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Re:Report: Google Reducing AdSense Payout to Make Quarter? on Saturday October 18, 2008 @10:56PM (#336840)
My payments have been stable - but nothing to write home about (biggest revenue comes from other networks). The telling sign will be from those who get $5,000+ / month consistently. If traffic is consistent, the change would be:

1) advertisers pulling campaigns (unlikely to happen so quickly) 2) google changes rev share (likely? unlikely?)

@josefresco - is gossip every truly useful? :)
Re:Attention Start Ups: Key Lessons in Email Marketing! on Saturday May 31, 2008 @06:15PM (#205466)
Another lesson in email marketing that's not discussed in the article is around email frequency. One key to powerful emails is getting the timing right. Sending weekly emails is for some companies too much... and for others too little.

It's imperative to track your email campaigns:

views

clicks

activities / goals

session length

then return sessions

It's also important to give users the ability to set their own timing. Some users want emails with every update (ie on Facebook). Others want daily summaries.

Re:Twitter's (Big) Problems in Pretty Pictures on Saturday May 31, 2008 @04:10PM (#205396)
Hysterical... I thought about following Juci until I saw those updates!!
Very true... no matter what the power users do, they need Twitter to work!
They don't care so much about the language... but they certainly care about the ability to scale - which language can impact.
Re:Michael Arrington: “I’m a Click-Whoring Jackass” on Thursday May 29, 2008 @10:24PM (#203979)
I actually like that Arrington is expressing opinion in his articles... the other authors on his staff mostly give the news in black and white. When Michael writes, at least it has an op-ed type feel to it and gets you thinking (whether or not you agree with him is a totally a different matter!).
Re:Ask YC: Finding a New Job as a (Semi)Recent College Grad on Thursday May 29, 2008 @10:22PM (#203978)
Good post here about finding a start up job: http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2008/05/18/landing-a-great-start-u...

Also, what's your skillset? Depending on, I have a couple available opportunities... how should we contact you?!

Re:The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @06:09PM (#202688)
Whoa... thats $90 for 30 berries. I would pay for a couple but I really don't need $90 of miracle fruit that is probably hazardous considering:

1. I dont know this guy 2. I dont trust this guy 3. I dont trust his shipping either

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