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alizaki
18y ago
Hi, i'm pretty interested in running our service on an affiliate network. Don't use AIM though. Would appreciate a chat over email --> zaki (at) timesvr.com
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alizaki
18y ago
a) Bit-torrent puts Flash in the hands of everyone who wants it. Abode just wants to collect when you build something great with it. b) Adobe sells Flash for less than 60$ at my university. In fact, they sell all of the CS for that price...
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alizaki
18y ago
Right on the money, except for Dell. The company is putting money into key trend and technology. Case in point: the netbook and the 19 hour battery life laptops.
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alizaki
18y ago
I second dreamhost.
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alizaki
18y ago
also, if you do know someone else who might fit the bill, please point them this way.
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How to use a Virtual Assistant to maximum effect
(zaki.timesvr.com)
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alizaki
18y ago
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alizaki
18y ago
its hard to be profitable when your financing is only justified by a quick exit to Google/Yahoo/MS. Sad but true.
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alizaki
18y ago
At TimeSvr, we want to take advantage of the quality/price arbitrage between developed and developing countries to help busy people save time and get things done everyday. Noble? If we can get people to free up 15 - 30 minutes a day, that's
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alizaki
18y ago
thanks! we try our best.
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alizaki
18y ago
We should be back at full strength in terms of service time by mid-next week. When you say gone, do you mean replied to? My email is zaki (at) timesvr.com if you have any issues.
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alizaki
18y ago
Great idea. We're working around the clock, even though a quarter of our staff was on Eid break when the site launched. They're all back, but yes, everything should be back to normal in terms of turnaround in the next 24 hours. We've also a
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alizaki
18y ago
thats a great idea! Thanks man. Didn't actually think of that.
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alizaki
18y ago
yep, aware of that. A couple of alignment issues on Opera as well. One surprising thing we learned was that Safari behaves very differently on a Mac and a PC. Oh well :P
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alizaki
18y ago
Just a short note: We had to take down new signups due to overwhelming demand. Leave a contact and we'll get to you within a few days. Hopefully people here and elsewhere can appreciate that as opposed to doing a shoddy job. :)
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alizaki
18y ago
No plans yet to offer another language. Hard to find native-quality speakers and we don't want to compromise service quality.
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alizaki
18y ago
thanks for the heads up. We've fixed it. Upvoted, of course.
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alizaki
18y ago
Completely agree. However, most people can not justify or afford a full time, or even part time, assistant. They're just looking for 30 - 45 minutes of help a day. That's where we step in :)
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18y ago
Thanks for the article Sid. Appreciate your balanced review :) Zaki Mahomed CEO, TimeSvr.