tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post8339557680132171775..comments2008-02-19T10:54:34.263-08:00Comments on Blogging Without a Wire: Two DownYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-25343867314835916912008-02-19T09:49:00.000-08:002008-02-19T09:49:00.000-08:00I wouldn't say you are being too harsh :) just pla...I wouldn't say you are being too harsh :) just playing devil's advocate...<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check out purple pawn then (and actually read your main blog more frequently!)<BR/><BR/>cheers, and thanks for this useful blog. I thought it was a useful sidelineGavin Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490611166440023913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-29564155541703978062008-02-19T00:13:00.000-08:002008-02-19T00:13:00.000-08:00Gavin, you're right that I sound oo harsh on marke...Gavin, you're right that I sound oo harsh on marketers.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, like technical writers, a marketer is responsible in understanding a product before putting out a message. I get the feeling that this isn't always the case for all marketers.<BR/><BR/>I'm probably going to fold this blog back into my main blog, now that I started Purple Pawn.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-31167342578304656052008-02-18T22:31:00.000-08:002008-02-18T22:31:00.000-08:00As for the actual content of the post...marketers ...As for the actual content of the post...<BR/><BR/>marketers are just people. they are not all liars, not all overly optimistic. However they may often find themselves put in situations that are unrealistic by design.<BR/><BR/>take your product. If the marketer isn't the owner, or a core programmer, he has no real control. His only real task is to make sure everyone likes what he is marketing, whatever that may be... and the less he knows about it (from an ownership / vision / technical standpoint), the less he will actually be able to say in it's defense.<BR/><BR/>I know a bunch of people who get stuck in these loops... there is a wonderful team of marketing people at Moli.com who basically have no way of making their product better, and a very limited way of getting more attention for it no matter how hard they work. content content content, still doesn't fix it if the site can't function to the level average consumers expect.<BR/><BR/>As for new projects, I'm always interested to see if i can help out. I would say (based on where we are as a company) liquid investment is unlikely. But I'm always up for tossing out graphics & design :)Gavin Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490611166440023913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-5064669059817465552008-02-18T22:18:00.000-08:002008-02-18T22:18:00.000-08:00I'm still reading the blog from time to time. Just...I'm still reading the blog from time to time. Just been absurdly busy moving into our new offices (or rather not, because contractors are jerks), and prepping 12 months worth of weekly web comics for robot martini :)Gavin Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490611166440023913noreply@blogger.com