RE: News/400's new web site?

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's always the intent.  But making people sign up is not going to help.
I am sure they got really excited about it and went with it.  When your
audience is small, it's small.  Trust me, if someone has an AS/400, they
already know about News or MC.  

I know these types of meetings can really get people excited... but usually
(unless you're Amazon.com a few years back saying "I wonder how selling
books on the net would do... let's try") things jump up, then settle back
down again.

If they want to go worldwide they need multiple sites in each major language
(ie French, German, etc..).  that's only a start.  Pretty pictures don't
make the Germans more interested in your site.  (Unless the pictures are of
David Hasslehoff.... jk!!!)

Brad


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don [mailto:dr2@cssas400.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:28 PM
> To: David Gibbs
> Cc: midrange-l@midrange.dynip.com
> Subject: Re: News/400's new web site?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Guys, I went to the 400 briefing at thier party Sat pm...its 
> potential is
> VERY IMPRESSIVE!  I'll ask Randy or Wayne to give me 
> something I can post
> here as a FYI..the intent is to take this thing worldwide...
> 
> Don in DC
> 
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, David Gibbs wrote:
> 
> > Folks:
> > 
> > Has anyone taken a look at News/400's new web site?
> > 
> > Interesting ... they now require you to "Subscribe" to the site in
> > order to access any of the information (including my favorite:
> > Street Talk).
> > 
> > It appears there are multiple levels of subscription ... from a full
> > subscription (which, I assume, includes the magazine) to an 
> associate
> > membership that is free.
> > 
> > All the memberships require you to give a bunch of information about
> > you and/or your company.
> > 
> > Personally, I liked the old site much better ... and will not become
> > a "Member".  <Sigh> So much for a great resource.
> > 
> > david
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