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Re:Formspring - A Postmortem by encoderer on Thursday March 28, 2013 @03:10PM (#5456996)
Bzzzzt, try again!

There were not even any real attempts at monetizing early on. No ad units. No sponsorships. It was about preserving the user experience.

And are you really criticizing them for seeking continued growth? What is that?

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Re:Formspring - A Postmortem by AznHisoka on Thursday March 28, 2013 @03:50PM (#5457207)
That's even worse. What the heck were they waiting for? 10-20 million users not enough? we need a billion!
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