Re:It's Not Just Google: The Many Feuds of Rap Genius
by olefoo on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:00AM
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Can we just decide not to feed these guys any more attention?
Rap Genius has always hung a lot of attitude on a really thin thread. Their product is not special or defensible. Their main claim to fame has to do with their winning a sizable investment and acting like jackasses in public.
Are they delivering anything of value that couldn't be better done on a wiki? No.
As near as I can tell, their main talent is hype; but hype without a product is like discount fireworks; a lot of noise and banging on, but all you're left with is a mess that someone has to clean up.
Re:It's Not Just Google: The Many Feuds of Rap Genius
by 001sky on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:11AM
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Are they delivering anything of value that couldn't be better done on a wiki? No.
It seems many start-up ideas have defaulted to this. Take something people would do for free and try to exploit this behaviour. It's an unfortunate trend. Although, if you believe that premise...sunlight is the best dis-infectant. Worth considering, at least.
Re:It's Not Just Google: The Many Feuds of Rap Genius
by thedawn on Sunday December 29, 2013 @02:20AM
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It is so scary to think what Google can do to your business in no time, from a successful website with lots of traffic into a website no one can find. This is why kids you should all try and play clean, wearing your white hat to work :)
Rap Genius has always hung a lot of attitude on a really thin thread. Their product is not special or defensible. Their main claim to fame has to do with their winning a sizable investment and acting like jackasses in public.
Are they delivering anything of value that couldn't be better done on a wiki? No.
As near as I can tell, their main talent is hype; but hype without a product is like discount fireworks; a lot of noise and banging on, but all you're left with is a mess that someone has to clean up.
It seems many start-up ideas have defaulted to this. Take something people would do for free and try to exploit this behaviour. It's an unfortunate trend. Although, if you believe that premise...sunlight is the best dis-infectant. Worth considering, at least.
On a side note: I can't help noticing that the author misspelled Berkshire Hathaway pretty badly and that somehow ruined the entire piece for me.