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psili · 01-21-2006, 09:32 AM

I sometimes use my mom as a judge of how "competent" surfers are. Two years ago, she'd spam her mailing list with joke / inspirational emails she'd receive that was at least ten deep of forwarded attachment emails I'd have to click through to read. Recently, her spam emails have stopped, and when I actually get one, the original email is actually right below her forward. Maybe it's the software now, maybe she's learned how to use it. Don't know.

I also see less "dumb" feedback emails from customers to the adult site I work for. Used to be they'd be all frustrated because they didn't know they needed a plugin to watch video (real / windows), or how to deal with an outdated plugin. Now with Windows(2000/XP) becoming more prevalent, the issue is becoming moot, since the operating system does most of the work of informing them of their troubles. And what to automatically do to resolve it.

In regard to getting surfers attention to click on a certain link; I think they have become more desensitized and aware of the tactics deployed by websites. Look at the popup-blocking software available; even browsers are integrated with it now (though, there's always a way around it). Personally, I think if you're up-front and honest about where you send someone, they will, even unknowingly, be thankful for that and may continue to come back to look for more. Yes, there's always new people to swindle, if that's the game one plays. But that game's a zero-win one, as you always lose the lucky person who stumbled on your site.

Thinking about that, I should take my own advice and actually place sites into my site that I'd actually want to be a member of. If I did that, though, I'd have only a few sponsor sites to list.

01-21-2006, 09:32 AM
psili Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 5,526	I sometimes use my mom as a judge of how "competent" surfers are. Two years ago, she'd spam her mailing list with joke / inspirational emails she'd receive that was at least ten deep of forwarded attachment emails I'd have to click through to read. Recently, her spam emails have stopped, and when I actually get one, the original email is actually right below her forward. Maybe it's the software now, maybe she's learned how to use it. Don't know. I also see less "dumb" feedback emails from customers to the adult site I work for. Used to be they'd be all frustrated because they didn't know they needed a plugin to watch video (real / windows), or how to deal with an outdated plugin. Now with Windows(2000/XP) becoming more prevalent, the issue is becoming moot, since the operating system does most of the work of informing them of their troubles. And what to automatically do to resolve it. In regard to getting surfers attention to click on a certain link; I think they have become more desensitized and aware of the tactics deployed by websites. Look at the popup-blocking software available; even browsers are integrated with it now (though, there's always a way around it). Personally, I think if you're up-front and honest about where you send someone, they will, even unknowingly, be thankful for that and may continue to come back to look for more. Yes, there's always new people to swindle, if that's the game one plays. But that game's a zero-win one, as you always lose the lucky person who stumbled on your site. Thinking about that, I should take my own advice and actually place sites into my site that I'd actually want to be a member of. If I did that, though, I'd have only a few sponsor sites to list. __________________ Your post count means nothing.