But the problem is that you haven't even been able to try it yet, so you're "blind recommending". It's a bit pyramid scheme-y, really- you bring yourself closer to a potential pay-off by involving other people that trust you.
That might be fine if I'm forwarding it to other people in the HN-type crowd, but I often tell my less tech-inclined friends about cool services I've started using. But I would never recommend something to my friends without being able to try it myself and work out if it is recommendation-worthy.
That might be fine if I'm forwarding it to other people in the HN-type crowd, but I often tell my less tech-inclined friends about cool services I've started using. But I would never recommend something to my friends without being able to try it myself and work out if it is recommendation-worthy.