Ask HN: Why a Great Product Won't Succeed Without a Community
3 points by gonzar79 | 0 comments
An Ask HN post venting that great products fail without a community, arguing founders should build an audience before launching.
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9 stories tagged marketing, newest first.
Amazon’s “digital pacifier” for toddlers(oligarchwatch.substack.com)
252 points by jumploops | 358 comments
Oligarch Watch article criticizing Amazon's new Kids Tablets marketed to toddlers, citing pediatric research linking screen use to developmental and emotional problems.
Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome(9to5mac.com)
269 points by ivell | 450 comments
9to5Mac article on Apple's 'Switch to Safari' marketing campaign arguing Safari is more powerful and private than Chrome.
LLMs and Data Poisoning Are Weaponized to Manufacture Consensus(medium.com)
17 points by marketinganai | 7 comments
Medium essay arguing that marketing, power, and data poisoning shape what LLM assistants present as truth, manufacturing consensus.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/9/12/5e2459fb-ed3a-4ad2-8529-f7c22511520f.jpg)
IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video](youtube.com)
562 points by kegenaar | 155 comments
YouTube video from IKEA Ireland promoting KALLAX Storageborn, a free creation (mod) for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line(kensegall.com)
483 points by zdw | 389 comments
A blog post by former Apple ad agency creative Ken Segall arguing that Apple is crossing a line Steve Jobs would not have allowed.
Ask HN: How to learn marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur?
427 points by yu3zhou4 | 164 comments
Ask HN thread where a developer who failed to commercialize several products asks for resources on learning marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur.
Removing stuff is never obvious yet often better(gkogan.co)
415 points by mooreds | 176 comments
Blog post by Greg Kogan arguing that removing features or elements from products and pages is rarely obvious but often improves results.
How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40(davekiss.com)
560 points by davekiss | 196 comments
Blog post by Dave Kiss describing how he used ChatGPT and JavaScript to help win $2,750 in a WD-40 marketing video contest.