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Mint.com on the definition of a user (redditall.com)
6 points by kn0thing on Feb 21, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Hah, what the? Does Alexis work for Quicken?

I think that's a fairly standard definition of a user. Every company out there is looking for ways to maximise their numbers. I think if someone has signed up, then they're a user. If they create an account, they still have the potential to use the site at a later date, or they're exploring. How does that make them less of a user?

If you started culling multiple accounts and inactive users you'd start seeing some very different numbers from every major website. Particularly multiple accounts...




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