@jquery doc.jquery.com is down :-P - jake
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jason described it perfectly and you won't be left out of the loop because > you don't use Twitter. The mailing list is still the main point of > communication for the jQuery project. You would be surprised, though, how > many people do not subscribe to the mailing list but are on Twitter and > other services. We need to reach those folks as well. > > Going forward, we're going to use every means possible to get the word out > about jQuery. Remember that part of the team is dedicated to evangelism > efforts so we won't be thinning ourselves out. > > Rey... > > > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > > > Thanks, Jason... just wanted to make sure I wasn't getting "left out > > of the loop" or had to subscribe to yet *another* source of info... > > > > Rick > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jason Huck > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:31 AM > > > To: jQuery (English) > > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: [ANNOUNCE] New Twitter Account for jQuery & jQuery > UI Projects > > > > > > > > > Twitter posts (or "tweets") are limited to 140 characters, so they're > > > not going to replace full-fledged announcements. Rather, most of the > > > time, they'll just be headlines with a URL which points to...you > > > guessed it...the plugin repository, the main site, this list, various > > > blogs, etc. > > > > > > So, I wouldn't worry about news being distributed exclusively via > > > Twitter. You just might find out about something a little bit sooner > > > if you use the service. In fact, even if you don't have a Twitter > > > account, you can still subscribe to an RSS or Atom feed of the updates > > > via your favorite feed reader. > > > > > > I don't know how much automation is currently in place or planned, but > > > it might be nice to set it up to auto-announce new additions to the > > > plugin repository, new posts at planet.jquery.com, etc. > > > > > > - jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 8:05 am, "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, Rey... > > > > > > > > First, a disclaimer... I'm not a Twitter user, so I don't "get it", as > I've > > > > heard Twitter users say of no-users. :o) > > > > > > > > That being said, I wanted to ask why another source of info, beyond > the > > > > jquery.com site, the ton of individual plug-in sites, doc sites, etc, > is needed. > > > > > > > > It seems that we're spreading the sources of info even thinner, rather > than deeper. > > > > > > > > I was surprised to see the Twitter accounts starting up. > > > > > > > > So, I'm hoping to understand the desired benefits of using Twitter. I > know you stated > > > > below that you hope to "maximize the reach of announcements about > upcoming jQuery & > > > > jQuery UI updates and releases." How does Twitter do that better than > the mailing list? > > > > And will the mailing list continue to be adequate for this of us who > don't "Twitter"? > > > > > > > > Can you clue me in? > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
