Re: UKNM: Re: They're dropping like flies.....

[Amy Vickers]

ouch.


whatever happened to giving the little guy (it was 1 person per site) a

chance? it had only just started.


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amy, formerly of the-bullet.com


----- Original Message -----

From: Tim Ireland <

timdesignercity [dot] com

>

To: <

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

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Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 1:02 PM

Subject: UKNM: Re: They're dropping like flies.....



> Darren Wallace let us know about:

> > Online service shot dead

> >

> > The UK's internet industry suffered another blow today with the closure

of

> > the-bullet.com

>

> I really must say that the-bullet was second string in many ways (sorry

> guys) so again, it is far from a 'death knell for the industry'. Rather,

it

> is a warning to all those who would try and profit from a poorly realised

> and/or shabbily executed concept.

>

> I know I'm going to get some flak for this kind of statement - especially

> when it seems to be made with the benefit of hindsight. I tell you what,

> here's a quote from this very list that outlines a quality-control issue

> regarding the-bullet, well ahead of this announcement:

>

> ************

> BTW, it should be noted that when text goes from a Mac to PC (via email)

> that the character "-" becomes a "Ð" (how this is going to turn out for

> anybody reading from a Mac is anybody's guess).

> <cheeky>

> The Bullet should be aware of this and either inform their copywriter to

> attach the text as a doc - or teach the coder how to read.

> </cheeky>

> ************

>

> On top of this, the site was rarely updated enough to be truly useful

> (they're still, quite ironically, running that 'green typing fingers'

> article). Hardly having their finger on the pulse, they ran a piece on a

> certain auto-dealing site and how blah it was, yet their scuttlebutt team

> failed to pick up what was fairly common knowledge; that recruiters were

out

> in force trying to source new talent for the venture. Most galling of all,

> their 'Bash the Fox' feature was a very poor copy of urban75's excellent

> generative model. Mike Slocombe should sue.

>

> There's more - but the core problem lies in the model for monetisation.

> Wouldn't you agree that us industry folk are the worst (and most cynical)

> customers in the world? Not a target audience I'd like to take on.

>

> That said, my new book is out now and priced at a very reasonable £7.95

>

> ;o)

>

> Tim Ireland



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