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		david_shaw on Sept 8, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Apology From TechCrunch Sure, and I'm positive that you weren't alone. I'm not saying that they shouldn't make joke apps, but TechCrunch should not have let them take the stage.

calbear81 on Sept 9, 2013 [–]

I'm not sure it's clear what we should discount "joke" apps as not being serious business. After all, they built a place where users upload offensive photos and allow folks to vote and share ... just like 9Gag, Reddit, and countless other legitimate, funded, businesses.

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