[CLUE-Admin] Re: O'Reilley Request

[El Presidente de CLUE]

On Thursday 17 April 2003 06:31 pm, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> Hey Guys.
>
> I've updated the CLUE website with the O'Reilly "safari" blurb. Given that
> I've been the most vocal complainant regarding spam, I admit to feeling a
> bit squeamish about posting a blatant marketing message to the mailing
> lists though. I understanding the reasoning by which it's deemed "OK", but
> it still makes me uneasy. Following is the blurb I started writing for
> CLUE-Talk or Announce. Feedback please.

FWIW, we have not announced the O'Reilly stuff on our email lists.  I have 
personally setup 3 or 4 banner ads for them that ran on CLUE web site for a 
few weeks or months.  The one difference is that I normally posted the banner 
ad on the home page.

In the past, O'Reilly did not ask us to spam our email lists, so I don't think 
we need to know.  Our web site gets > 800,000 page views a year (~2200 per 
day) - they're ad will definitely be seen.

I agree that a blantant ad to the lists is probably not a good idea.  So, I 
suggest that we keep it on the sponsors page and also put it in the 'News and 
Notes' section.  We had another O'Reilly ad there a few months ago and no one 
complained.

Jeff


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