Geez, I just re-read my last three entries and it seems like I’m the president of the, "I Hate Email" club. For the record, that’s not true: I’m the president of the, "Email is Horribly Broken" and "There’s Got to be a Better Way" clubs. Communication networks have to be authenticated (available now via alert networks). [...]
Archive for March, 2005
David Daniels from Jupiter comments on "RSS’s Effect on E-Mail Marketing"… and suggests that RSS feeds can fill up with annoying "bogus clutter" just like email… and completely misses the point about RSS: If you don’t like what’s coming from a vendor’s RSS feed, turn it off. It’s impossible to do this with email. (We [...]
Napster (the illegal variant) was a customer revolution. People wanted — demanded — a better way to get music. Through fits & starts, the recording industry has changed forever. RSS isn’t about RSS… it’s about another customer revolution: People despise SPAM. People want — demand – to be in control of the electronic information they [...]
‘Tis true — at least for the "not opt-in" variety — whether anyone wants to admit it or not. Simple line of thinking: People despise SPAM (it’s the only thing republicans and democrats agree on! <smile>). SPAM is about doubling every year. The gov’t is now involved. Political careers are at stake. CAN-SPAM II will [...]
Got invited to a super exclusive DMA event in Florida… very high-powered crowd, top 100 CEO’s in the direct marketing space no less. Got to present about RSS, blogging, and alerts. Twist my arm or what? <smile> So here’s the funny thing: I expected the crowd to be somewhat stodgy… somewhat, well, stuck in legacyland. [...]
Hard to get back into the swing of things. But, alas, we don’t really have a choice. Thank you to all for keeping a good thought about George in your heart from time to time. More posts soon.
Everyone mourns differently, heals differently. Ultimately we’re all left with that common, unspeakable question: "Is that it? Here one day, gone the next?" But then — deep in our hearts – we find the answer. Our loved ones are always with us — inspiring us, influencing us, teaching, comforting, even amusing us — for the rest [...]
It is believed that our dear friend George Vineyard passed away March 2. This is a devastating loss for the Farros family. George is my closest confidant and my wife’s best friend. He is the person I chose to be godfather to my daughter. Words cannot adequately express our grief. George was involved in a [...]
My wife surprised me with a ski week in Canada. Seriously beautiful country. I now append all of my sentences with, "eh?" <grin> P.S. My wife is the best female skier in the entire world, I kid you not, though she’ll probably kill me for posting this. She recently thrashed a 22 year old [...]
Naming a blog is almost as difficult as naming a child. No foolin’. You want it to be professionally descriptive… but also fun and memorable and interesting. Go ahead and try it: In 3-5 words, create a tagline for yourself! I’ve been changing the name of my blog every couple days and nothing feels right. For [...]
