Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#1

Post by davecardwell » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 4:49 PM UTC

Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)
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Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#2

Post by davecardwell » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 4:51 PM UTC

I thought this was a clever way of incentivising people to authorise Dropbox to access their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

I don’t suppose I would normally have posted to my Facebook wall about Dropbox, nor my Twitter account, but now I have.

Presumably the cost to Dropbox is quite minimal (768MB extra free space in total). It’s made me think about ways in which we could offer similar incentives at $dayjob.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#3

Post by stevelosh » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC

So what does "Connect your Twitter account to Dropbox" actually mean?

They're asking for read/write permission, which makes me wonder if it's going to post every time I change a file or something. No thanks.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#4

Post by runjake » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:11 PM UTC

Here's a more simple task I was able to perform for 50GB of space:

1.) Sign up for a $9 50GB membership.

2.) Go through their wizard to set up a recurring $9 Paypal payment.

3.) There is no step 3.

Time spent: 3 minutes

Karma spent: You support a great company that doesn't screw you over.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#5

Post by morisy » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:14 PM UTC

Tell us why you love Dropbox = 128 MB.

And to think of all the time and wasted energy we spent early on trying to get user feedback. Incentives are a wonderful thing!

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#6

Post by eps » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:17 PM UTC

Is this a marketing trick of some sort? I'm getting a login form and that's it.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

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Post by zavulon » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:18 PM UTC

stevelosh wrote: post #3

So what does "Connect your Twitter account to Dropbox" actually mean? They're asking for read/write permission, which makes me wonder if it's going to post every time I change a file or something. No thanks.

Yeah, I'm sorry but I'm not clicking "Connect your Twitter account" without telling me EXACTLY what will happen afterwards.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

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Post by jrnkntl » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:18 PM UTC

Authorized, followed @dropbox, told them why I loved it, posted about it & de-authorized Twitter, easiest 512mb I made under 30 seconds.

Sidenote to Dropbox: Buy a SSL certificate that supports dropbox.com without the www.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

#9

Post by davecardwell » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:19 PM UTC

stevelosh wrote: post #3

So what does "Connect your Twitter account to Dropbox" actually mean? They're asking for read/write permission, which makes me wonder if it's going to post every time I change a file or something. No thanks.

I connected but they didn’t post anything until I used their “Tweet about Dropbox for more free space!” button.

Presumably I could just delete their access now I’ve got my free space but I haven’t tried that.

Re: Dropbox (YC S07): Simple Tasks for Extra Space (768MB total)

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Post by zavulon » Mon, Nov 22, 2010, 5:19 PM UTC

morisy wrote: post #5

Tell us why you love Dropbox = 128 MB. And to think of all the time and wasted energy we spent early on trying to get user feedback. Incentives are a wonderful thing!

Not sure how accurate this feedback is though