Comments on: I’ve subscribed… finally. http://www.nirak.net/2007/06/29/ive-subscribed-finally/ Karin Dalziel Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: karin http://www.nirak.net/2007/06/29/ive-subscribed-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-345 karin Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.nirak.net/2007/06/29/ive-subscribed-finally/#comment-345 Well, that's just it. Back in the day (1996-2003 ish?) I was subscribed to LOTS of mailing lists. The content was good, but the noise and the hard time following conversations was problematic. I got annoyed and unsubscribed from all. At the time, forums were huge on the internet, and seemed a much better way to communicate. (And, yes, I utilized usenet often as well...) Gmail solves the difficulties following a conversation, which was one of the big annoyances. I'm still holding out for the perfect communication vehicle.... Well, that’s just it. Back in the day (1996-2003 ish?) I was subscribed to LOTS of mailing lists. The content was good, but the noise and the hard time following conversations was problematic. I got annoyed and unsubscribed from all. At the time, forums were huge on the internet, and seemed a much better way to communicate. (And, yes, I utilized usenet often as well…)

Gmail solves the difficulties following a conversation, which was one of the big annoyances.

I’m still holding out for the perfect communication vehicle….

]]> By: Michael http://www.nirak.net/2007/06/29/ive-subscribed-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Michael Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.nirak.net/2007/06/29/ive-subscribed-finally/#comment-343 No, no - lists are great ways to communicate many-to-many, surpassed only by usenet newsgroups. It's just too bad about the spammers. They're like subject specific websites that get delivered right to you. They were "push" before Wired magazine even existed, let alone had a clue what "push" was. In terms of threading and control and moderation and organization, participatory web sites of various flavors can only wish to compete. *sigh* I'm so old... No, no - lists are great ways to communicate many-to-many, surpassed only by usenet newsgroups. It’s just too bad about the spammers.

They’re like subject specific websites that get delivered right to you. They were “push” before Wired magazine even existed, let alone had a clue what “push” was. In terms of threading and control and moderation and organization, participatory web sites of various flavors can only wish to compete.

*sigh* I’m so old…

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