Submitted by B.L. Ochman (not verified) on Thu, 2005-01-27 16:17.
Your release quotes Dan Gillmor saying, "Sending marketing messages and newsletters via email has become a fool's errand; the obvious work-around is RSS. I'd much prefer to get public relations materials this way," and then you use email to make your announcement.
Yes, you can sign up for email on my blog and I publish What's Next Online, an email newsletter. There are a lot of people who still LIKE to get information via email.
What I take issue with is that you chose to announce an RSS feed service for publicists via email, and in the same release you note that it's a fool's errand.
Your release quotes Dan Gillmor saying, "Sending marketing messages and newsletters via email has become a fool's errand; the obvious work-around is RSS. I'd much prefer to get public relations materials this way," and then you use email to make your announcement.
Yes, you can sign up for email on my blog and I publish What's Next Online, an email newsletter. There are a lot of people who still LIKE to get information via email.
What I take issue with is that you chose to announce an RSS feed service for publicists via email, and in the same release you note that it's a fool's errand.