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		narkee on Jan 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Hipster Got 10K Signups In Two Days Without Re... Illustrates how much tech adoption is driven by hype and bandwagon behaviour, and not by actual content or usefulness.

dominostars on Jan 18, 2011 | [–]

Isn't that just another way of saying, 'Illustrates how much tech adoption is driven by marketing'?

jdp23 on Jan 18, 2011 | [–]

wait a second though, nobody's adopted it yet. so i'd rephrase: Illustrates how much tech 'journalism'adoption is driven by hype and bandwagon behaviour ...

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