[mdwrigh2]

I wouldn't feel foolish at all. Regardless of whether it's a viral marketing campaign, it was a neat idea that seems to have caught some steam.

Furthermore, you hopefully gained something from those few hours of work, whether it's knowledge, satisfaction, or just a little more experience.

[collypops]

This was just my initial reaction. I've now completely reversed my thinking on it, and not because of Jonathan's response. I believe that anyone who puts enough time into a project like this (sponsored or otherwise) deserves a great deal of credit and respect regardless of their intent or the outcome. I would like to think that I'd receive the same amount of admiration, and I don't wish to taint his achievements in any way.

We all love building cool and interesting shit, and it's more fun when people open up APIs and datasets and services for us to tap into. I did learn something in my few hours of hacking, so I thank Jonathan for the inspiration. I don't feel foolish in the slightest - only empowered to unleash one or two of my own experiments into the public.