Ha. While you're detecting for Flash 6 to show your fonts, try logging Flash and non-Flash users to see how much of your time you are wasting. Don't believe the official stats. Log your own. It will open your eyes.
Not really surprising. After the 2000 election, I just assumed Bush would win in 2004 by a rigged election, Supreme Court appointment or declaration of martial law. Once you cross the line he has, nothing is impossible.
It's more likely that the administration will orchestrate events to bring about canceling of the election and establish an emergency police state. If they can instill enough fear, they can do it.
If Osama was captured alive long ago, they would have to kill him just prior to going public. Otherwise, Osama would be able to tell the world he has been held in jail for months. So, any October Osama Surprise will involve a dead Osama. The administration can't do the event any other way.
Gmail invites are not silly. It's called marketing. If Google simply launched Gmail from the get-go, everyone would have rushed to create an account, made an instant judgement, and said, "Huh? This isn't worth abandoning my existing web mail account."
No, instead, they invite a large group of people under the guise of a thank you to its customers and call Gmail a beta program. Google leverages its great reputation as having revolutionized search engine market, thus creating a mystique that anything Google does will be gold. Then Google simply lets its existing Gmail users market the product themselves with invites. It's very simply the only way Google could hope to pull a significant number of people away from their existing addresses.
"It's so exclusive you need to be invited into the secret club. It feels like everyone is receiving invites except me! Golly, Gmail must be fantastic! Someone invite me! I want an invite!"
That attitude is exactly what Google needs to push people to abandon an existing e-mail account in favor of Gmail. People *do not* like changing e-mail addresses. The Gmail invite program is a mastermind of marketing genius.
I, for one, was excited when I grabbed my first invite last month, then was sorely disappointed that Gmail didn't live up to the hype. I'll stick with my existing web e-mail account until Google produces a better product.
Ha. While you're detecting for Flash 6 to show your fonts, try logging Flash and non-Flash users to see how much of your time you are wasting. Don't believe the official stats. Log your own. It will open your eyes.
posted by holling 19 years ago
In "Surprising results in Florida. Again."
Not really surprising. After the 2000 election, I just assumed Bush would win in 2004 by a rigged election, Supreme Court appointment or declaration of martial law. Once you cross the line he has, nothing is impossible.
posted by holling 19 years ago
In "Curious George Votes."
Anytime 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Avoid voters on their way to and from work.
posted by holling 20 years ago
In "October Surprise?"
Which vicious freak you talking about nostril? Bush or Cheney?
posted by holling 20 years ago
It's more likely that the administration will orchestrate events to bring about canceling of the election and establish an emergency police state. If they can instill enough fear, they can do it.
posted by holling 20 years ago
If Osama was captured alive long ago, they would have to kill him just prior to going public. Otherwise, Osama would be able to tell the world he has been held in jail for months. So, any October Osama Surprise will involve a dead Osama. The administration can't do the event any other way.
posted by holling 20 years ago
In "Curious George: Cat Scratch Fever"
Get yourself a loose-fitting couch cover. My cats completely ignored the couch afterward.
posted by holling 20 years ago
In "D'you know what I have?"
Gmail invites are not silly. It's called marketing. If Google simply launched Gmail from the get-go, everyone would have rushed to create an account, made an instant judgement, and said, "Huh? This isn't worth abandoning my existing web mail account." No, instead, they invite a large group of people under the guise of a thank you to its customers and call Gmail a beta program. Google leverages its great reputation as having revolutionized search engine market, thus creating a mystique that anything Google does will be gold. Then Google simply lets its existing Gmail users market the product themselves with invites. It's very simply the only way Google could hope to pull a significant number of people away from their existing addresses. "It's so exclusive you need to be invited into the secret club. It feels like everyone is receiving invites except me! Golly, Gmail must be fantastic! Someone invite me! I want an invite!" That attitude is exactly what Google needs to push people to abandon an existing e-mail account in favor of Gmail. People *do not* like changing e-mail addresses. The Gmail invite program is a mastermind of marketing genius. I, for one, was excited when I grabbed my first invite last month, then was sorely disappointed that Gmail didn't live up to the hype. I'll stick with my existing web e-mail account until Google produces a better product.
posted by holling 20 years ago
Google has pulled off the best viral marketing program ever.
posted by holling 20 years ago
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