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wow, really - a press release? I've been thinking about writing it for a while but have never planned or prepared anything for it. I wrote this in about 10 minu

wow, really - a press release? I've been thinking about writing it for a while but have never planned or prepared anything for it. I wrote this in about 10 minutes without any pre-written notes. About why some of the commenters haven't heard of us, I can't really speak for them - but we're the biggest tech blog in Europe now (based on number of visitors) and growing fast Regarding the "hey check out this quality post", that thought crossed my mind but frankly I thought it might appear spam like so decided not to. ps.Did you know we follow each other on Twitter (http://twitter.com/zee http://twitter.com/zee)? I'm pretty sure you've heard of us because about 50% of my shares are from TheNextWeb

jsdalton 17y ago
It didn't read at all like a press release, by the way.
byrneseyeview 17y ago
A press release would be a good way to get this across to a different audience -- advertisers and competitors, mostly. (Actually, the company I'm with does some PR work; email address is in the profile). Just imagine reading a post like this from, say, the reddit guys. They might say "In the coming days, you'll see fewer Lolcats and conspiracy theories, and more thoughtful essays and insightful humor." But there isn't a clear path from here to there, and once we're there, we'll know about it -- so you're announcing something that either a) will happen, and won't need to be announced, or b) won't happen, making the announcement dishonest.
mnemonicsloth 17y ago
The problem isn't that your post is too glib. The problem is that: 1. Most of us have never heard of you before. 2. Nevertheless, you have somehow managed to appear at the top of the front page, 3. ...apologizing for a conflict that none of us can remember and that I can't find with Google. 4. Taking 1+2+3 together, you look (at best) like you're taking yourself too seriously, and at worst like a manipulative spammer. Please don't take this as an indication of hostility. If your intentions were legitimate, I wish you the best of luck in raising the quality of your site.
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- zeedotme 17y ago
  I'm not sure how to react to that to be frank... I'll try though. 1. I introduced myself, and have been active for a while but an (RSS)subscrber for a long while. 2. I wasn't expecting the post to get to the front page. At best, I thought it might receive a few points and a few people might comment and appreciate the effort I'd made. 3. I didn't really apologise. I just wanted to start afresh, and hope that you guys would consider reviewing our content to potentially share on HN in the future. Also, there wasn't a conflict, but there have been comments that have said stuff along the lines of "I've never enjoyed TheNextWeb" and some other slightly harsher stuff. 4. Maybe I am taking myself or ourselves too seriously, I don't really know. I do know I'm not a spammer though and genuinely just wanted to do something which I'd been thinking about for a while...I also figured it was rather personal & bold, in the sense that very few other tech sites/bloggers would consider doing it. And hey, I admit it did feel a little hostile at first, but thanks for updating your comment with that last line.
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jsdalton 17y ago

It didn't read at all like a press release, by the way.

byrneseyeview 17y ago

A press release would be a good way to get this across to a different audience -- advertisers and competitors, mostly. (Actually, the company I'm with does some PR work; email address is in the profile). Just imagine reading a post like this from, say, the reddit guys. They might say "In the coming days, you'll see fewer Lolcats and conspiracy theories, and more thoughtful essays and insightful humor." But there isn't a clear path from here to there, and once we're there, we'll know about it -- so you're announcing something that either a) will happen, and won't need to be announced, or b) won't happen, making the announcement dishonest.

mnemonicsloth 17y ago

The problem isn't that your post is too glib. The problem is that: 1. Most of us have never heard of you before. 2. Nevertheless, you have somehow managed to appear at the top of the front page, 3. ...apologizing for a conflict that none of us can remember and that I can't find with Google. 4. Taking 1+2+3 together, you look (at best) like you're taking yourself too seriously, and at worst like a manipulative spammer. Please don't take this as an indication of hostility. If your intentions were legitimate, I wish you the best of luck in raising the quality of your site.

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zeedotme 17y ago
I'm not sure how to react to that to be frank... I'll try though. 1. I introduced myself, and have been active for a while but an (RSS)subscrber for a long while. 2. I wasn't expecting the post to get to the front page. At best, I thought it might receive a few points and a few people might comment and appreciate the effort I'd made. 3. I didn't really apologise. I just wanted to start afresh, and hope that you guys would consider reviewing our content to potentially share on HN in the future. Also, there wasn't a conflict, but there have been comments that have said stuff along the lines of "I've never enjoyed TheNextWeb" and some other slightly harsher stuff. 4. Maybe I am taking myself or ourselves too seriously, I don't really know. I do know I'm not a spammer though and genuinely just wanted to do something which I'd been thinking about for a while...I also figured it was rather personal & bold, in the sense that very few other tech sites/bloggers would consider doing it. And hey, I admit it did feel a little hostile at first, but thanks for updating your comment with that last line.
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