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"Sponsored Comments", "Sponsored Tweets"... amazing how many people struggle to spell "Spam" properly. Oh well. Won't bother me. I've already got Ghostery conf

• jlgaddis 13y ago
  Seriously. Let me say up front that I have a strong dislike for marketing and sales people. They surprise me sometimes, though. FTA: > "If we can complement the experience people already enjoy using Disqus ..." > "So instead, they’re pinned to the top of the discussion environment where things are just getting started. It’s like movie previews. It’s not the thing you came for, but if done well, it adds a little bit to your experience ..." I've learned over the years that some of these folks really truly believe this -- that they are making the world^Wweb a better place by displaying more ads in more places. I don't remember the last time I left a comment on a site that uses Disqus but, seriously, who the "enjoy[s] using Disqus"? It's just not something that you "enjoy" doing, although the marketing/P.R. people would seem to believe that you do.
  • smacktoward 13y ago
    > I've learned over the years that some of these folks really truly believe this -- that they are making the world^Wweb a better place by displaying more ads in more places. As Upton Sinclair (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair) used to say, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
    • 001sky 13y ago
      "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." This is a useful reminder for many topics.