Alright already! Could we please put an end to this thread??? On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:49:05 -0800 "Robert C" <[email protected]> writes: > Ever think of applying for a job as editor for the tabloids? > Feel free > to be anything you want, just let this go and let people decide for > > themselves what they want or dont want. > > Quote of the nanosecond... > "Whenever I feel blue, > I start breathing again." > --Larry Baum > Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn > E-mail- > [email protected] > Home Page- > http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim grimsby Jr." <[email protected]> > To: "gw-info" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: We don't all use Twitter > > > > hi, ok as a consumer here is what I want from a company. one I > want > > informatin provided to me on a timely bases. > > two I want the company to inform me where I can go to get such > > information. > > three I want this information in a form that I can access. > > after the company has done these things it is my job to get the > > information. for example if I know there is an anounce list then I > can > > sign up for that. if I would rather have the support list I can > sign up > > for that. now I get not only the news but I see and can post > messages > > ofering help and getting it at times in return. now I find they > offer a > > news letter so I sign up to have that mailed to me. do I exspect > every > > article that is in the news letter to show up on the mailing list. > no of > > course not. now there is this thing called a blog they replaced > the news > > letter with the blog. the company needs to make sure I understand > this and > > know how to sign up for the rss feed that will provide me this new > blog. > > they don't have to keep up the old system just because I have > never used > > rss. once again I don't exspect messages to show up on the > support list > > telling how he nearly got run over buy a car and how wonderful his > note > > taker was. that isn't the point. now you got this twitter feed > thing. > > so now the company needs to make sure I know it is there it is my > choice > > to use it or not. they don't have to offer exactly the same > things. > > infact they shouldn't this list is for support and news at gw > micro like > > window-eyes 7.5. this was big news and showed up on the support > list and > > the twitter feed. as it should. but this showed up on the > twitter feed > > and had no point on the list. > > about 2 hours ago, GW Micro posted @Mongoose_Q Which pause are you > > > referring to? > > also would you want every tweet about every app posted. > > oh and should the tweet about chips classes be sent even though > it was > > talked about here before it was sent out. > > it is the companys job to provide it. once it is provided and I > know > > where to get it it is my job to sign up and it is my job to read > what I > > subscribed to. > > if that is an e-mail list twitter or an rss feed to review the > twitter > > acount. > > once it was mail or a news letter we could get from an bbs. the > voice of > > vision. now it switched to a twitter and a blog feed. once this > e-mail > > list was a conference on the bbs. it changed gw micro told us what > we > > needed to do to deal with those changes. back then it was telix > and > > silver express mail reader. then it was an e-mail client like > internet > > mail and news. so there is your standpoint from the consumer > point of > > view. > > hth > > > > > > > > Jim Grimsby JR. > > Skype name: Jim.Grimsby > > Skype number: 909-498-4711. > > E-mail: [email protected] > > Twitter: Jgrimsby > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert C > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:31 AM > > To: Marvin Commerford ; jim grimsby Jr. ; gw-info > > Subject: Re: We don't all use Twitter > > > > Again, another apologetic. How about taking the position as a > > > consumer? > > GW Micro staff makes its money by producing products which are > used by > > consumers...that is you and I. Do consumers not also have a > limited > > amount > > of time in a day? Do you sit in front of the tv or radio and > listen to > > all > > the ness networks 24/7 or read a half dozen newspapers in order to > stay > > current with events? Some people may be junkies in this respect > but most > > are not. > > > > You commented "...is if we're willing to spend a few minutes > looking > > into the situation." > > > > So we all should take a couple minutes more to do something and > let GW > > Micro spend a couple minutes less to put out information? > > > > Quote of the nanosecond... > > Standing in the middle of the road is dangerous. You will get > knocked down > > by the traffic from both ways. > > Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn > > E-mail- > > [email protected] > > Home Page- > > http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marvin Commerford" <[email protected]> > > To: "jim grimsby Jr." <[email protected]>; "gw-info" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 9:15 AM > > Subject: Re: We don't all use Twitter > > > > > >> Hi. This thread brings up an issue that to me is a problem. > Some > >> comments have been made that it would take no time for Aaron to > make sure > >> that emails are also sent with any kind of information. If any > busy > >> person yields to too many of these seemingly small demands his > day's > >> schedule would be more than full. If he takes the 30 seconds to > email he > >> may not answser your support call quite as fast. The web content > may be > >> delayed, when the release comes out your copy of WE may wait as > well. Oh > >> yes, they are putting out a new version. It's not a good idea > for non > >> involved persons to try to dictate how another busy person uses > his time. > >> The info is there, if we use our resources we can get it without > signing > >> up for anything, that is if we're willing to spend a few minutes > looking > >> into the situation. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "jim grimsby Jr." <[email protected]> > >> To: "gw-info" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:43 AM > >> Subject: Re: We don't all use Twitter > >> > >> > >>> um no. he is explaining the facts of life to you. if you don't > keep up > >>> with the times you miss out. I got dragged in to twitter > kicking and > >>> screaming but now I am here I find it quite useful. you see > twitter > >>> is like any other tool use it effectively and you will get good > stuff > >>> from it use it to follow just anyone and you will get a lot of > useless > >>> information. if you find this to be the case then this means > that your > >>> not using it effectively. of course there are exceptions to > this. I > >>> followed the author of quitter because I thought this would let > me know > >>> about updates to the program. it does this how-ever he likes to > go on > >>> about all manor of other things. so in this case effective use > means > >>> that I follow him because I want some of what he has to provide > and I > >>> skip over the stuff that I don't need. another example Skype. > this is > >>> useful for finding out what is going on with Skype but they > publish from > >>> time to time a feel good story that doesn't help me much. > >>> now the gw micro tweet is wonderful. every pece of information > posted > >>> was useful in some way. so twitter is not bad at all it just > needs to be > >>> used effectively. and it works good with quitter and > window-eyes. > >>> have not done the face book thing. can anyone give me a good > reason for > >>> doing so. if so how well does it work with window-eyes. tried > myspace > >>> and hated it. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jim Grimsby JR. > >>> Skype name: Jim.Grimsby > >>> Skype number: 909-498-4711. > >>> E-mail: [email protected] > >>> Twitter: Jgrimsby > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Tom > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:50 AM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: We don't all use Twitter > >>> > >>> Aaron must have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed this > >>> morning. > >>> > >>> Tom, who is one of those who remain unlettered > >>> > >>> ** Message Separater ** > >>>>If you don't use Twitter, that's fine. No one expects you > >>>>to. But you also lose out on the information being presented > >>>>through our Twitter feeds. That's just how it works. If you > >>>>don't use it, you don't get the information. As I mentioned, > >>>>if something is really important, we post to all of our > >>>>lists. This was not that important. > >>>> > >>>>Aaron > >>> > >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the > original sender > >>> only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your > message is > >>> related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message > to > >>> [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >>> > >>> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. > You can > >>> manage your list subscription at > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. 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