http://www.ditchwalk.com/2009/11/01/art-entertainment-ethics-and-exploitation/ Storytelling in the Digital Age Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ditchwalk.com/2009/11/01/art-entertainment-ethics-and-exploitation/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Marketing Fatigue | Ditchwalk Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:08:31 +0000 http://www.ditchwalk.com/?p=309#comment-241 [...] Second, I don’t like the idea of turning two names over to a company that just sent me an offer that asks me for two names instead of giving me the opportunity to renew at the previous year’s rate. Because this new offer puts me in that box. I can either renew myself for $18, or renew and give up the contact info of two friends for $18 — but no matter what I do, the cost is the same. Yes, it motivates me to go for the two free subscriptions, but that benefits Pop Photo more than it benefits me, which makes me wonder what kind of similar abuses I’ll be subjecting my friends to. What new marketing lists will they find themselves on? And why am I even thinking about stuff like this? [...] [...] Second, I don’t like the idea of turning two names over to a company that just sent me an offer that asks me for two names instead of giving me the opportunity to renew at the previous year’s rate. Because this new offer puts me in that box. I can either renew myself for $18, or renew and give up the contact info of two friends for $18 — but no matter what I do, the cost is the same. Yes, it motivates me to go for the two free subscriptions, but that benefits Pop Photo more than it benefits me, which makes me wonder what kind of similar abuses I’ll be subjecting my friends to. What new marketing lists will they find themselves on? And why am I even thinking about stuff like this? [...]

]]> http://www.ditchwalk.com/2009/11/01/art-entertainment-ethics-and-exploitation/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Nobody Knows Anything | Ditchwalk Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:33:34 +0000 http://www.ditchwalk.com/?p=309#comment-193 [...] in another context, I referenced the above famous saying by William Goldman. Today, a perfect example: “I’m [...] [...] in another context, I referenced the above famous saying by William Goldman. Today, a perfect example: “I’m [...]

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