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Emerging MLM Threat
Great article! It is inspiring and makes me want to blog (even more) but you might want to let the world now more about the dark side? You glossed over the subject of blogging garbage and the feasting MLMs (multi-level marketing blogs), ''there are plenty of people who make a living posting dubious crap'', but they are growing. These new “helpful” ...
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rstanley
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October 4, 2008
What's with the hard sell?
Why do I have to see a HUMONGOUS advertisement for this lame article on the homepage? Isn't it clear from the comments that this article is not worthy of our efforts? Believe me, we've tried to read it, but the layout makes it too difficult and it's BORING - we've heard this all before, somewhere else, and better - even the rickrolling - you must ...
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szkott
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June 18, 2008
Why don't you just text it to me.
This article is not dense enough. All that white space just makes me scroll more if I were going to read it. On the other hand, its appearance makes me think there is not enough info to bother. I am not an average reader, though, online or in print. I still get a newspaper everyday. I like books as well. They are compact, durable , don't ...
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russellk
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June 17, 2008
Dude: you're doing it wrong
Michael Agger: Seriously, despite the seriously uncalled for Rickrolling, this was an interesting article. However, as a 25 year old web developer and heavy internet user, I've got to tell you: it's completely wrong. The design strategy for a certain generation of web designer involves a look at how people are using the web and an adaption ...
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bloorstmystery
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June 14, 2008
Jakob Nielsen
I've known about Nielsen for years, being a budding copywriter, and I know by now that he's one to take with a grain of salt. I recommend reading him, but like many web-based marketers and copywriters, he's not a big picture guy. His only focus is readability, and when you take it to the extreme like he does (just check out his site: ...
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siboney
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June 13, 2008