The encroachment of Twitterspeak and Twittersigils into everyday English is a bad moon rising.
I kinda agree. But then again I do find it has utility; people can use it to express emotion, which previously has been a sticking point for purely textual communications. Consider:
And then they all died! #upset #crying
versus:
And then they call died! #hellyeah
I quite like this sort of hacking.
However, the example you give is dark humor, so you win me over there.
It was, and for that reason people who say "lol", or use it in blog posts, are difficult for me to take seriously.
Three mistakes of grammar in a paragraph about relaxed written communication. A self-evidencing post!
That seems bizarre, but of course is to imply a certain opportunity and efficacy in the product in a very salacious, shareable fashion.
I don't buy it.
"Apply Privately with Facebook"
Instafail. That's never gonna happen. Ever. Please take a read of http://dickbrouwer.com/post/16748664071/facebook-perils
Obviously, this is bad for your deliverability. You should fix your unsub links.
If anyone else is having problems, we send all of our e-mails from addresses that you can respond to. The one-click unsubscribe links seem to be working fine, but if they're not, you can just respond to the e-mail and we'll take care of it.
That's a mildly dangerous position for a product owner to take (though I accept in the particular scenario described it makes sense). In a customer's mind, having a facility available - even if never used - may be a key feature of the service.
[1] http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/I7ICPsQ45YVbLzKEBiHND... left locked, right unlocked
Not really sure how it works, to be honest...
Edit: This is the stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_glass
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.h...
Haha, nice pitch - wonder if VCs would buy it! ;)
Hilarious story btw. :)
Say hello to the new age of not so much privacy.
