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Downvote.

"San Francisco" results in just 1 match, whereas there are 5 on the front page alone.

Now, in hindsight, we know what a mistake that was, as natural breast milk contained compounds which decreased various cancer and health risks.

I cannot help but think they are going down the same road.

https://twitter.com/CambridgePolice/status/30533598012521267...

It seems this "affinity data" model is the basis for the high hopes and high valuation: http://gigaom.com/2012/03/24/pinterest-weve-got-a-business-m...

It's not as established, though, and I haven't read or heard much about the startups which come out of it, though, which I why I posted the question.

I'd love to hear from anyone with direct experience.

You might be far less likely to blow up the way Knight did, but you're hardly immune.

Until they blow up one day themselves...

Call me cynical, but no type system, no matter how sophisticated, nor team of programmers, no matter how talented & experienced, is immune to this type of thing.

I cannot, no.

But a large (and dare I say ruthless) organization interested in limiting the PR damage?

Sure.

I have often wondered, though, about his alacrity to side with the establishment, in defense of investment bankers, against net neutrality, etc., and what his motivation is.

OTOH, there is a lot of PR spending on social media (e.g.: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/politics/obama-campaign...), so it wouldn't surprise me if Goldman has hired people to smear Smith on forums like this one.

Possible, but unlikely.

Smith must have known he'd be attacked personally (as in that ad hominem piece you posted), and it's unlikely another bank would want to touch him, regardless of their true feelings towards Goldman.

Do you know anyone who pays people for saying stuff like this on random message boards?

Sure: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/pku22/iama_former_koch...

I tend to say this kind of thing because I think it's true, and because I'm unimpressed with the quality of opposing arguments and would like someone to refute me.

I'll give you credit for the latter (if it's true), but not the former.

So no, it's not Occam's Razor: if he were merely unhappy with his bonus, he would call another i-bank and move on.

BTW, I notice you're always quick to defend the big money status quo around here (you were against net neutrality a while back, IIRC).

What's in it for you, as a mere SEO "consultant"?

Are you paid to post these talking points, or do you really believe what you say?

I'm not sure the white trash equivalency is really gaining momentum, though.

Whites never deeply disliked their poorer and less-educated brethren despite looking down on them, and there has been a spate of "white trash is cool" with the popularity of the Cable Guy and Redneck comedy tours.

Chris Rock has a famous rant about this: "There are black people and there are n!!!ers, and the n!!!ers have got to go"

Recurring is built-in to both of those platforms, and the fee structure is far less.

I don't know why you're willing to put up with the credit card processing status-quo.

Why pay those merchant account fees, and on top of that, pay another set of fees to be able to do recurring billing?

Don't tell the lean startup guys that.