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Re:WhatsApp Co-Founder Donates $1M to FreeBSD Foundation on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:57PM (#8620914)
I don't know their hosting costs or if they have any need for more. But that money (or the investment returns) could be well spent on marketing for the project.
Re:What's nokia up to? on Monday November 17, 2014 @10:49AM (#8618686)
chromecast or apple tv competitor it seems
Re:Google search indexes itself on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @03:24PM (#8298508)
I wonder if it's somehow possible to exploit this to pass pagerank from google.com to your own website. Or if there's even people already doing it.

Ask HN: Do online press releases still make sense?

Back in the day it used to be common practice to issue a press release on sites like prweb.com when launching a new product. As far as I understood, for SEO purposes since Panda 4.0 that doesn't help anymore. And it's been long since I've seen a blog post referencing a press release. Is it still worth it? is being featured in NH or TechCrunch there only good option left for a successful launch?

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Re:I was on BloombergTV talking SOPA today - how'd I do? on Thursday January 05, 2012 @12:48AM (#3427592)
Is denying the entertainment industry crisis out of the table?

You could mention the recent study from the swiss government: https://www.ige.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Juristische_Infos/e...

Interesting quotes: - "in spite of numerous media reports and public awareness campaigns, a majority of internet users still do not know which offers are legal and which are not." - "The percentage of available income spent in this area by consumers remains constant. However, shifts can be seen within this budget. For example, money saved by consumers at exchange platforms is still being spent in the entertainment sector. However, that available amount is now being put towards concerts, going to the cinema and merchandising instead of music or film recordings."