With just two days left before we mark the first year of the K-Landnews, we do the traditional and the easy thing: provide insights on the ups and downs, the boring and the surprises, followed by an optimistic statement about the future of the blog.
We have shamelessly exploited the cultural differences between the U.S. and Germany, for example, in our second ever post "What Ice Cream Truck". The friend who unwittingly ran into the mishap is no longer among us. If you read the post and smile, dedicate the smile to Jimbo.
Our third post "How to win over airline ticketing folks" became an instant hit, spoiling us by raising our expectations as to the popularity of the blog.
Not to worry, a day or two later, we were back to the slow, very slow, growth in page views. The quirky post "Open left eye, squint - open right" enjoyed substantial popularity, and we can only guess why.
We bitched about Facebook and the "real identity" requirements, made fun of Hewlett Packard and their overpriced printer ink, and more.
Fellow web users were as irked as we were about big companies messing with their customers, but hardly a soul was interested in a post with this, we believed, attention getting title: Free Smoking Paraphernalia for Kids for Christmas.
Critics could argue, well, if you knew your audience, you'd do better. An audience of maybe five at the time?
Plus, we are not nosy, we leave you be. We invite you to drop us an email, but it is up to you.
Many people have done so, actually, and almost all were Facebook users desperately looking for help after being ignored or brushed off by the FBook. So, you're welcome Mr. Z.
The future of the K-Landnews?
We will continue to be eclectic, not too predictable. Which tends to be bad for business as measured in ads clicked. And that is fine.
We will continue to write and rant, to laugh and to weep, all the while hoping that a few reasonable and kind readers will warn us if and when we jump the shark.
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