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  • On the post: DailyDirt: Sky Diving Without A Parachute….

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 14 May, 2015 @ 07:10pm

    Why Daily Deals?

    Is this Daily Deals thing new?

    What happened StumbleUpon? And how come you guys started these more miscellaneous posts in the first place?

  • On the post: Bloomberg Latest To Kill Comments Because Really, Who Gives A Damn About Localized User Communities?

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2015 @ 05:30pm

    Analytics and Comments

    Interesting that he says only about 1% of all people comment.
    First of all, I think it is incredibly high. I bet there are a lot of sites that would love to get that kind of engagement.

    Secondly, how much did he look into the analytics of how many people read the comments? I don't often comment on sites, but I almost always read the comments, especially on my favourite sites. That's added value for me.

  • On the post: NBC Insists Twitter Is Useless Because Not Enough People Tweeted During The Olympics… Which NBC Made Difficult To Watch Online

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2014 @ 06:24am

    Re: Old Media vs. New Media

    I think the very definition of "old media" is that they belittle new media. Those who embrace new media BECOME new media.

  • On the post: Awesome Stuff: Stand While You Work

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2014 @ 11:36am

    Simple is best

    I've been using a combination of standing and sitting for the past year, and think simplicity is the best: I put an IKEA Lack table on top of my desk, and it's the perfect height: http://blogcampaigning.com/2013/07/my-standing-desk/

  • On the post: A Look Back In Techdirt History

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2014 @ 07:18am

    not a fan

    I've been a longtime fan of Techdirt, and wish you congratulations on 15 years of solid blogging, but I'm really not a fan of these "look back" posts. Maybe on a monthly basis, they're okay. But on a daily basis? No thanks.

    I come to Techdirt for great writing and good insights on new developments, not to look back at the good old days. Live in the now and the future, not the past.

  • On the post: Cory Doctorow Joins The CwF+RtB Experimental Crew

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2009 @ 06:50am

    CwF

    I think its also worth mentioning that Doctorow's plan wouldn't be successful if he didn't do such a good job with the CwF part of the equation: he frequently interacts with his fans on BoingBoing (for free!), and learns what THEY want to read about while getting them interested in in what he is writing about it.
    I'm not a huge fan of his writing, but I certainly applaud this move by him.

  • On the post: More Evidence Suggests That iPhone App Store Doesn't Really Sell That Much…

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2009 @ 06:29am

    Sell not apps, but...?

    I might not be reading the article closely enough, but it seems like people aren't making a lot of money based on people BUYING apps.

    What about free apps, like the Pizza Hut one that enables you to order pizzas through your iPhone? Surely things like this must be making money for people (and I realize this is a slightly different issue than making money directly by sale of the app).

  • On the post: Trent Reznor Continues To Show Different Ways To Connect With Fans

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2008 @ 11:01am

    Re:

    I would just for curiosity's sake.

  • On the post: Trent Reznor Continues To Show Different Ways To Connect With Fans

    Parker Mason ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2008 @ 11:00am

    fan fun

    The great line in Mike's post is "he's making being a fan fun."
    That's why people become fans of bands (movies, artists, etc) - because they enjoy it. As soon as you make it difficult to enjoy (high prices, lawsuits, restrictive policies), people won't have fun anymore.