I've always imagined sites like these are run by a small circle of insiders, who essentially sponsor or promote specific products. I find it hard to believe the promotional buzz and hierarchy of an entry into a site like this completely natural.
It's a good question. I think Brin/Page can be seen as bringing more value to users, as opposed to people who see FB as a waste of time, and a bane on how people spend time on the internet.
It also probably has to do how media props Zuckerberg as always trying to change the world vs Brin/Page who seem to lead more quiet personal lives.
Interesting how the judge is outraged by the recommendation of 'Doctor X' to the person to discontinue their antidepressants before taking MDMA. Surely she must know the highly elevated risk of mixing anti-depressants and a drug like MDMA can cause Serotonin Syndrome and lead to death....
I think the judges point was that someone responsible would not recommend MDMA in these circumstances, rather than tell the other party to try and juggle their prescription medication and drug usage.
Dr. X doesn't think it's an issue: "Another asked about combining MDMA with an SSRI and Dr. X advises that there is a theoretical risk but, in his opinion, it is overestimated."
I was wondering if the judge was considering increased risk of suicide due to withdrawal from the antidepressant. But in my quick layman's research that particular anti-depressant doesn't seem to have that issue.
Not specifically a startup but there is also the recent example of television show 'The Mindy Show'. The shows producers/team created fake Tinder accounts for Mindy to create buzz and help the show go viral.
I'm slightly confused, he made his app free on June 15/16, and two days later he's got a tonne of reviews from users stating this application has helped them lose weight, and sounds like they've been using it a while. If the surge in downloads happened just two days ago, those reviews all sound very fishy.
