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I used to work for a little company called The Internet Marketing Center. I'm not sure who taught you how to market this way, but I definitely giggled a little
by garyrichardson 13y ago
I used to work for a little company called The Internet Marketing Center. I'm not sure who taught you how to market this way, but I definitely giggled a little when I saw your site using IMC style long copy to sell tech ebooks. I may even buy a copy :)
- mattjaynes 13y agoThanks Gary :) I got most of my inspiration from Kathy Sierra and Why the Lucky Stiff. They're waaaay better than me in this regard, but they taught me that most brains love a little whimsy. I try to add a little since systems engineering can slip into dryness pretty quickly if you're not careful. Little jokes like the borg cow can lighten things up: https://devopsu.com/newsletters/ansible-weekly-newsletter.html https://devopsu.com/newsletters/ansible-weekly-newsletter.ht... An added benefit is that whimsy helps filter out trolls. Adorable puppies, kittens, squirrels, cows, etc have a way of turning trolls away or at least softening them up a little :)
- da02 13y agoI remember this genius edu. researcher (Alan Kay) talking about his dog: "...and my little dog, Watson..." I wondered why he would emphasize the diminutive nature of his adult dog. The closest guess I came to was: Even though this guy had no kids, his mind/body still is "programmed" to respond to baby-like features. That might explain why your cute pictures calm the trolls. Then again, I'm no neuro-socio-biologist.