December 14th, 4:06 pm
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Cameron says this about Droplr: At least give the users a minute to see if they even like your app before you start begging them to promote your own application (which is the developer’s job by the way). If you do things like this, people who just want 1GB will do it, and people like me, with standards and expectations of quality software, will not. I don’t usually disagree with people online, but feel compelled to in this case. It’s cool if someone doesn’t want tweet about a new tool — I understand that. Bu that’s why the Droplr fellows give you a way out. Being douchey about it would be to force you to send the tweet. I chose not too — and so can everyone else who installs the app.

Cameron says this about Droplr:

At least give the users a minute to see if they even like your app before you start begging them to promote your own application (which is the developer’s job by the way).

If you do things like this, people who just want 1GB will do it, and people like me, with standards and expectations of quality software, will not.

I don’t usually disagree with people online, but feel compelled to in this case. It’s cool if someone doesn’t want tweet about a new tool — I understand that.

Bu that’s why the Droplr fellows give you a way out. Being douchey about it would be to force you to send the tweet. I chose not too — and so can everyone else who installs the app.

  1. charliepark reblogged this from chrisbowler and added:
    Charlie’s comment: There’s a middle ground here. We did something similar, with our just-launched anti-ID-theft app...
  2. zonble reblogged this from camh and added:
    Actually I installed Droplr, too....the software because I saw a friend mentioned about...
  3. sgtstretch reblogged this from goobimama and added:
    hate campaigns like this. What...carpet bomb spamming attack.
  4. goobimama reblogged this from chrisbowler and added:
    What’s odd, is that it’s not a clear cut checkbox to opt out. There’s no “No Thanks & Continue” button at the bottom....
  5. chrisbowler reblogged this from camh and added:
    Cameron says this about Droplr:...don’t usually disagree with people online, but feel...
  6. ampersandbox reblogged this from dwineman and added:
    What makes this even worse is that instead of offering a “No thanks” button, they’ve forced the user to opt-out by...
  7. tj reblogged this from dwineman and added:
    Here’s another outcome: You install it and don’t pay close attention to Yet Another Thing I Have To Click On Before I...
  8. frijole reblogged this from camh and added:
    storage, then delete...tweet as quickly as possible.
  9. xntrek reblogged this from dwineman and added:
    which is why I now have a second twitter account I do not link to anyone for just this purpose, to announce new products...
  10. dwineman reblogged this from camh and added:
    Holy hell. Do they really think this strategy works? Here’s the best-case scenario*: Someone whose opinion
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