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Dateline: 24 March 2000 Early Edition Read The Previous Edition A permanent link to this page can be found here
Editorial
They're drawing the obvious comparisons with the affiliate scheme operated
by that king of the online bookstores
Amazon.com.
Given that comparison, I wonder whether they have read
this story?
I was sent some material on the program -- but for Christ's sake -- when will
people learn -- the whole world doesn't revolve around files created with
Microsoft Word! The email did suggest that I could request the information
by fax or regular email -- which I did. But nothing arrived :-(
A tip for PR companies and those planning to send out their own press release
material across the Net...
Neither I, nor many of the other writers I've spoken to, give a stuff about
fancy formating, "powerful" images or a striking use of fonts in the delivery
of PR announcements. All we want is the plain old ASCII text in an easy-to-read
and easy-to-edit format so that those of us who choose, for reasons of security
or reliability, not to use a Windows-based platform with MS Office, can read
excerpt or edit as required without stuffing about with a special reader program.
If you MUST waste time producing something that's a visual delight -- what's
wrong with putting it on a webpage and sending out a nice concise email that
contains the URL? (and if you want to keep the detains embargoed -- an ID/Password)
That's a whole lot more efficient and convenient, bulky, and annoying than
emails with a raft of overstuffed attachments.
As a result of this stuff-up... I can't really tell you much about the Pig's
new affiliate scheme.
Still I guess that's what you get for not attending the official media release -- complete
with Devonshire tea. I'm afraid that I seldom have time to attend these kind
of presentations (although I always enjoy being invited) so having the information
readily available through the Net is critical if the originators want some
informed coverage from this direction.
I checked the Flying Pig Site this morning at around 7:00am and found no
obvious mention of the affiliate scheme -- so who knows what it's all about
and should we care?
ISP Blocking New Free ISP Website?
At this stage I'm not going to name the ISP or the free service
because, for all I know, it could be a piece of "covert marketing" by the
operator concerned and I've not had time to verify the claims of the
writers.
Suffice to say -- if it's true then I'll be following up with some commentary
on the matter next week.
The Anderton Factor
No... I haven't received any contact from our Minister of Economic Development --
but I did receive another email from the parliamentary worker who appears
to have taken ownership of the situation and who I thank for his efforts to date.
He advises me that "due to a one-off
"glitch" in the computer system at Parliament your message sent last
Thursday to Mr Anderton did not reach the person who checks e-mail
messages on behalf of Mr Anderton."
However, I'm now informed that this person
who reads Mr Anderton's email for him (and, for all I know, also holds his hand
when he crosses the road) is now in possession of the message.
I guess, based on the elapsed time to date and the problems that our parliament
seems to have with this "new fangled technology stuff", we'd not get very
good odds from the TAB in respect to our chances of actually seeing some
positive action to foster a "new economy" any time soon.
It has now been EIGHT days since I sent my email to Jim Anderton with suggestions
on how to encourage the "new economy" and requesting a reply from our
Minister of Economic Development.
Still No response from the minister.
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How many hip replacements is that?
More fuel for the legislator's guns -- toldyaso!
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