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by JumpCrisscross 3149 days ago
> If you have a captive audience of tens of millions of people, you don't need to create buzz around your product

The guerrilla marketing was to keep Robert Scobles [1] from setting the Spectacles' zeitgeist. In that, it worked.

I agree that after they had lines they should have started marketing in app. A smooth transition would involve selectively marketing to those deemed to be general influencers, and then working down to the broader population. As a social network, it does seem odd to give away that home-field advantage.

[1] http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5826657846e27af2008...

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The guerrilla marketing was to keep Robert Scobles

Prescient, given how toxic his personal brand now is.