>Hey all - > >Just wanted to know if I am way off-base here, but if somebody on the >list decided to promote a survey/product/contest, etc, they would >probably get nailed and asked to take it to the community list or told >where to put it. > >I know that Macromedia makes ColdFusion, but is really OK for them to >use CF-Talk as a promotional tool? I think the just very spam-style >subject line might be getting to me. I am not trying to be a "we don't >do that here" sort of guy, but I would hope that MM would show a little >more respect. Announcements about updaters, new versions, etc make >sense, but a self serving marketing survey seems over "the line."
I have to say that I disagree with your statement. If anything, this list is perfect for that sort of survey. Taking that survey, it was apparent to me that MM is developing some sort of reporting tool, a tool that will no doubt effect us as developers in one way or another in the future. As such, I think we're the perfect target audience, as we're "in the trenches" with CF every day. Further, while I in no way speak for MM, I think they recognize the list members of cf-talk as skilled CF professionals, and any feedback they receive from this list will be weighted accordingly. Sure, dangling the $100 gift certificate gives the impression of some sort of market gimmick, but I don't really care about the gift. I care that they are taking the time to ask for feedback from the development community, which is something that, if you've been on this list a while, you'll have to admit a lot of people have given them a lot of heat for not doing in the past (rightly or wrongly is another matter!). Just my $.02. Regards, Dave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
