Comments on: The Viralogy Offer http://w-shadow.com/blog/2010/02/04/the-viralogy-offer/ A blog about web development, software business, and WordPress Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David http://w-shadow.com/blog/2010/02/04/the-viralogy-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-124603 David Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:17:35 +0000 http://w-shadow.com/?p=1651#comment-124603 If the script is optional, what would the user have to complain about? As long as it's clearly explained, it's just an extra optional feature. Including it either without the user knowing or without the option, now that could gain poor publicity. If that were the case, I'd agree with Ozh & Artem - but it's not. If you had the ability to terminate the agreement in the future, it would be worth trying and see what happens. Good luck! If the script is optional, what would the user have to complain about? As long as it’s clearly explained, it’s just an extra optional feature.

Including it either without the user knowing or without the option, now that could gain poor publicity. If that were the case, I’d agree with Ozh & Artem – but it’s not. If you had the ability to terminate the agreement in the future, it would be worth trying and see what happens.

Good luck!

]]> By: Ozh http://w-shadow.com/blog/2010/02/04/the-viralogy-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-33556 Ozh Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:10:51 +0000 http://w-shadow.com/?p=1651#comment-33556 Had the same conclusion upon their offer: not worth anything to users and even might unplease them, and worth nothing to me. Conclusion: no. Had the same conclusion upon their offer: not worth anything to users and even might unplease them, and worth nothing to me. Conclusion: no.

]]> By: Artem Russakovskii http://w-shadow.com/blog/2010/02/04/the-viralogy-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-33553 Artem Russakovskii Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:30:23 +0000 http://w-shadow.com/?p=1651#comment-33553 This reminds me of the Beacon and the Facebook scandal which was generally received very negatively. Combined with the latest concerns about privacy that Bruce Schneier wrote about at http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tracking_your_b.html and http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/02/anonymity_and_t_3.html, I'd say you shouldn't go for it, especially without clear upsides. This reminds me of the Beacon and the Facebook scandal which was generally received very negatively.

Combined with the latest concerns about privacy that Bruce Schneier wrote about at http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tracking_your_b.html and http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/02/anonymity_and_t_3.html, I’d say you shouldn’t go for it, especially without clear upsides.

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