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Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#91

Post by cletus »

I can't help bit feel vindicated by moves like this because they're a sign that Quora isn't the Next Big Thing that many inside the bubble that is Silicon Valley seemed to think it is (eg [1]).

Actually Quora is better than that (for me) in that it's a double hit on the hype on both Q&A and social.

These kinds of moves:

- requiring login to view content;

- partially obscuring content on Google results to maximize sign-ins; and

- showing what you view to other people.

come across to me as a company coming off hype and approaching a crunch point. I believe now, more than ever, than Quora will end up an acquisition for Google or Facebook or will simply slide into irrelevance.

[1]: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/08/23/the-power-of-q...

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#93

Post by ctdonath »

Anyone remember Belkin's fiasco of selling a router which would randomly replace webpage requests with ads for their products? Some do, and still won't buy Belkin anything due to trust destroyed. Same here: Quora may survive this, but many users will never go there for permanent lack of trust.

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#95

Post by pooriaazimi »

brandoncor wrote: post #76
lifeinafolder wrote: post #64

FYI, you cannot delete your Quora account from there website. For that, you need to email: privacy@quora.com

I don't believe that's true. I see a "Deactivate" button in my settings. Or is that not the same thing as "deleting"?

No. You have to send a mail to privacy@quora.com and they might take mercy on your asocial soul and delete your account for good (no guarantees though).

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#96

Post by ehsanu1 »

AznHisoka wrote: post #68
tatsuke95 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "They have $61M in funding [1], which means that their investors must be demanding bold moves." Like a business plan? Who knew that they'd be actually expected to offer a return on that money at some point? I'd love to know where that money is going/has gone. Edit: Oh. http://www.quora.com/Quora-company/Why-is-Quora-moving-to-Mo...

4 times their current size of 40 employees? This is Digg 2.0 all over time. The obvious question: Why the HECK do they need 40, let alone 160 employees?!

Space for 160 employees doesn't mean they'll have 160.. They just have room to grow a bit. 40 is a lot of employees, but with their funding they can afford it, and it may just be essential, we can't really know from the outside looking in.

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#97

Post by drharris »

m_for_monkey wrote: post #35
heyitsnick wrote: post #13

I see the author's point, and users should be aware Quora does this and have the facility to disable this but ... is this not an over reaction? Viewing a question titled “Should I come out to my parents?” or “What is the best way to hide an affair?” doesn't in any way imply you are gay or hiding an affair... just that you showed some interesting the question and possible answers. I'd be interesting in both those topi…

You are right, people shouldn't jump to conclusions, but, unfortunately, they often do.

+1. In fact our brains are wired/evolved to do so. Debating should vs. should not is ultimately philosophical at best. We should look at things like this from a framework of reality. Reality dictates people (including smart folks like us) will indeed jump to those conclusions and form opinions about others.

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#98

Post by koglerjs »

cletus wrote: post #91

I can't help bit feel vindicated by moves like this because they're a sign that Quora isn't the Next Big Thing that many inside the bubble that is Silicon Valley seemed to think it is (eg [1]). Actually Quora is better than that (for me) in that it's a double hit on the hype on both Q&A and social. These kinds of moves: - requiring login to view content; - partially obscuring content on Google results to maximize sig…

>Actually Quora is better than that (for me) in that it's a double hit on the hype on both Q&A and social.

well said. fuck Quora, as the OP suggested.

The best place to ask questions from the article like "What is the best way to hide an affair"--as if Quora could ever manage an honest discussion like that--is reddit.

Of course, you couldn't ask the question just like that. It'd have to be more genuine, a post on /r/AskReddit like:

"People who have had affairs: How did they happen?"

Reddit has the kind of simultaneous anonymity and validity to look at things in [1] a very accurate way.

[1]: http://www.alternet.org/inside-mind-serial-rapist

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#99

Post by jlarocco »

brandoncor wrote: post #76
lifeinafolder wrote: post #64

FYI, you cannot delete your Quora account from there website. For that, you need to email: privacy@quora.com

I don't believe that's true. I see a "Deactivate" button in my settings. Or is that not the same thing as "deleting"?

No, it's true.

http://www.quora.com/Quora-product/How-do-I-delete-my-Quora-...

I don't know what "deactivating" does, but the account is reactivated if you log in. I tried it and it didn't appear to do anything except log me out. I also sent an email to privacy@quora.com to have the account deleted, but it hasn't happened yet...

Re: This is a bit f'd, Quora

#100

Post by roc »

guelo wrote: post #94

This isn't much different from what Facebook does showing friends all your likes and comments, except Facebook doesn't let you turn it off.

There's a huge difference between sharing what people have explicitly interacted with (making a comment, clicking "like") and sharing what people have passively viewed with no explicit action on their part.
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