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January 3, 2014 09:55 pm GMT
Andreessen Horowitz-backed music lyrics and annotations Rap Genius was the latest to stray over to the darker side of so-called "growth hacking," with itsspammy SEO tacticsdisguised as an affiliate program. Called out, exposed and nowpunishedby Google, the site's traffic hastanked. But Rap Genius, thanks in part to that$15 million investment, will probably recover. They'll clean up their links, make amends, and maybe even get back into Google's good graces. End users will once again land on Rap Genius's pages, many of them none the wiser for the time the site spent in the penalty box.Other startups may not be as lucky.
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When Growth Hacking Goes Bad
Andreessen Horowitz-backed music lyrics and annotations Rap Genius was the latest to stray over to the darker side of so-called "growth hacking," with itsspammy SEO tacticsdisguised as an affiliate program. Called out, exposed and nowpunishedby Google, the site's traffic hastanked. But Rap Genius, thanks in part to that$15 million investment, will probably recover. They'll clean up their links, make amends, and maybe even get back into Google's good graces. End users will once again land on Rap Genius's pages, many of them none the wiser for the time the site spent in the penalty box.Other startups may not be as lucky.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5eGMnVndFdg/
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