AlexBlom

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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   Whether you support the guy or not you can't put him in a Catch-22. 'You have done nothing' 'I did XYZ' 'Stop promoting yourself. The work should speak for itself' ...
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   But that does not necessarily mean it is legit. Until the class action did we not think Yelp was totally legit?
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   Now that's a PR stunt if I ever saw one...blogging!
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   I'm not surprised. A few weeks ago I found that around 60% of my University's bandwidth as tracked as going through porn sites. What have I been missing by not going to lectures??
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   It's a tech startup silly. Are you suggesting these companies focus on making money?????? What the hell are you smoking!!! *sarcasm
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   I wonder if those figures are massaged, considering everything else going on!
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   by AlexBlom 16y ago

   +1. I was going to say something similar. Every generation has it's problems, it goes two ways. More importantly, especially in the startup scene, the EMPLOYER is probably going to get a big payday at the end. I'll see little / none of it s
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   Live example of Facebook ‘Recommendations’ Plugin(alexblom.com)

   1 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|0 comments
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   Putting common sense into pricing structures

   1 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|0 comments
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    I should mention, you can give me feedback here, through the feedback script on the website or get my contact details via Twitter (@AlexBlom).
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    Ask HN: Help me beta TConsolidate.com

    4 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|1 comments
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    I think the difference is that an infomerical is effectively one ad. Personally I am not against marketing / ads at all, I just think they need to be utilized properly. The scenario I am speaking of is more akin to playing 4 infomercials at
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    Understood. I'm not talking about effectiveness for the publisher but for the marketer. As a consumer the more ads I see in a single space the more likely I am to remember none of them. My point is that there is a balance and ad rates are f
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    +1 to kgermino . The difference is I will notice the ads now instead of train myself to not see them.
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    I don't see why there cannot be AB testing with fewer ads. The point I was working towards was that there is so much clutter we ignore most of them. That means Myspace may earn more money but the ads are not as effective. As soon as a more
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    And corrected. I mis-titled the picture.
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    Hi. I'll try to clean my language from the site up a little. I do use the RSS feed for the stories however most hits came direct from the website.
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    Thanks. I did not put in absolute numbers because the story was live only 12 hours ago. To give you some perspective though the top bar in the graph was around 1,600 hits :) While I was on the 'new' page (but not yet on the RSS feed) the ar
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    Thanks. Did not pick it up in my proof - typo corrected.
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    Traffic spikes - The Hacker News Effect(alexblom.com)

    10 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|14 comments
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    by AlexBlom 16y ago

    I was using mail companies as an example :) MailChimp and CampaignMonitor do show their prices (Mailchimp I ended up buying from) however several other companies that were suggested to me either flatly did not show prices or had them very w
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    Having a price is really cool for getting profits(alexblom.com)

    4 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|3 comments
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    My take on Twitter owning the ecosystem(alexblom.com)

    2 points by AlexBlom 16y ago|0 comments
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    Have you tried ringing the banks direct? Back in AU (I now live in Canada) I was able to get a pretty good deal and system from my local bank. I have no idea why it was not promoted online but their merchant facilities did the trick!
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    Two Tips: 1) I would default on the light screen. Just easier to read (and change the orange text up top). 2) A WTF link somewhere may be good to explain how it works / what the idea is.
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    Also in a similar boat..coming from overseas. Most interested in NY / ON, CA and surrounding regions..
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    I found there to be a lot of Jargon. Keep a sales pitch simple. A good rule of thumb is not to say what your business does / what the script is, but what it can likely do for me. As the script is complex simply ask users to identify themsel
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    Registered alexanderdblom AT G MAIL
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    Bad can be good (when it comes to marketing)(alexblom.com)

    1 points by AlexBlom 17y ago|0 comments
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    by AlexBlom 17y ago

    Those who are idealess, why not contact me on alexander D blom (AT) G mail DO-T com. I'm the opposite, too many ideas, no time to make them all.