Re: [NTLK] Recruiting potential new Newton users to our community

From: Katie Powers (climbing_kate_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Fri May 07 2004 - 07:36:58 PDT


If I got that email then I would most likely pass it off as spam, and not
even consider clicking the link. Just my opinion.

>From: MKow1234_at_aol.com
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>Subject: [NTLK] Recruiting potential new Newton users to our community
>Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 10:27:24 EDT
>
>Hello Everyone:
>
>I think I came up with a possible idea for recruiting more people into
our
>community. We all know how the process usually works: somebody reads
the
>"Wired" article about the Newton's functionality and decides
to buy one via eBay.
>It takes awhile to locate all of the neat sites that offer support, and
>eventually (hopefully) the person stumbles onto the NewtonTalk website.
>
>I think it would be nice to try and expedite that process, by actively
>recruiting Newton bidders on ebay. Here is a sample e-mail that I could
send
>randomly to eBay Newton bidders:
>
>-----------------------------------------
>
>I was surfing the ebay and looking at various Newton auctions. I myself
own
>a couple of Newtons already, so no worries about me wanting to outbid
you.
>
>I want to extend an invitation to you to visit the www.newtontalk.net
>website. It hosts the bulletin board for the worldwide open-source
Newton community.
>This is the ideal forum for asking questions and getting answers to
>Newton-related problems. The site also posts links to free Newton
software and
>postings for upcoming meetings for Newton users to get together to
exchange technical
>knowledge or just hoist a beer. We have nearly 2,000 members registered
>(free). Please visit the site and consider joining us on a regular
basis. Thank
>you.
>
>-------------------------------
>
>Any thoughts on this?
>
>Matt K.
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