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The major problem is 1). We did not do well at publicizing either ourselves or our journalists. People brought up 2) a lot, but I don't feel it was as bug a pr
by pbiggar 16y ago
The major problem is 1). We did not do well at publicizing either ourselves or our journalists.
People brought up 2) a lot, but I don't feel it was as bug a problem as almost anything else I put in the post. Our major competitor was called "true/slant", and it did they little harm (but then they built their brand around that, so it's a little different).
- brandnewlow 16y agoI have several friends who were writing for True/Slant when you guys launched. They all were aware and wanted you guys to drop dead as they had already gambled with this other j-startup and now there was a second one casting doubt on their original choice. Of course 5 months later, both projects are dead and gone under less than ideal circumstances. I actually was invited to and attended a planning meeting for True/Slant's Chicago people. They asked me to be there so I could explain how they could use Windy Citizen to promote their stuff. They seemed like good people, but I suspect their content was too earnest to really make a go of it. They had the same problem you did: Without naked women, it's pretty hard to build eyeballs on the web.