Thoughts on Announcements Posted Here

[Andre Garzia]

Jerry,

I agree with you as usual.

I have all the Rev add ons available, some I even have twice or thrice due
to bundles. I am a sucker for bundles, I am that guy that buys that bag of
bananas not because he likes it but because of the "look at my banana ROI,
they cost me -3 bucks since they were bundled".

Now, speaking of announcements and links of interest, I like them, I also
like progress reports on other devs initiatives, specially if they are built
with Rev. I like to see what people are doing. I think the signal is higher
than the noise and we all benefit.

One can always filter messages if they want. I hope to have some
announcements shortly...

:D

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Jerry Daniels <jerry.daniels at me.com> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Many of us on this How to Use Revolution list enjoy the helpful, learning
> environment it offers to all its subscribers. I am one of those people who
> read it, enjoy it and contribute where and when I can.
>
> I'm also one of those people who follow every link when there's a product
> announced here. I do not consider announcing products (mine or anyone
> else's) to be purely commercial. I learn MUCH more from downloading every
> demo, watching every video, and going to each website than I could from just
> reading the text-only information offered here.
>
> My motto: people can say or type anything, but what do they actually do?
>
> These products people are creating and announcing here are their
> accomplishments. They're real and vibrant with knowledge. I love to see how
> other developers approach their market, create their app's workflow and and
> do their UI. I really enjoy seeing break-through stuff like Chipp's
> diagramming tool. I wonder...how did he/she did that? Often I email them and
> ask.
>
> I buy a couple thousand dollars worth of software a year for my Mac, iPhone
> and iPad. I don't necessarily use it all. Most of it I learn from. I play
> with it and get a huge transfer of knowledge from people who put their
> intelligence and devotion into solving a problem with a real product.
> Sometimes they just entertain me. That's great, too.
>
> Even if I was not a software developer I would be buying apps just to
> explore them. My brother Jon spends more than a couple of thousand dollars a
> year going to baseball games, buying baseball books and collecting baseball
> paraphernalia. Is he wealthy? No. Does he play baseball? No. Not even a
> little. Lots of people have their hobbies and passions and want to spend
> time and money on them.
>
> So, I encourage others to post links to their products and other products
> that strike their fancy. I don't even care if they're not Revolution
> products. I haven't seen a software project or product where I didn't learn
> something that helped me in Revolution.
>
> All that said, I do think there should be a few lines we don't cross with
> our announcements.
>
> - I would recommend that commercial product announcements don't "call for
> the sale" but rather offer links to additional information--not "buy" links.
>
> - Announce something new, or a noteworthy development in a known product.
> Don't hammer everyone with the exact same thing over and over--or with
> minutiae. Thankfully, we don't see much of this. This isn't Twitter, after
> all.
>
> - I also recommend avoiding download links in an announcement. Downloading
> from an email makes many people nervous. I guess I'm one of them.
>
> - Also, the [ANN] prefix in the subject line makes it easy to filter or
> avoid announcements, if that's really desired.
>
> BTW. I'll be posting my product announcements here, too, and will do my
> best to follow my own announcement strictures.
>
> Best,
>
> Jerry Daniels
>
> Follow the Rodeo discussion:
> http://rodeoapps.com/rodeo-discuss-among-yourselves
>
>
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