Jesse Middleton's Comments

Feld Thoughts : 100% Click Through Rate

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:27:45 +0000

I would say that emails from Google Alerts (on my own name or brands) have a pretty high click through rate for me. It must be upwards of 70% because I want to know what people are saying about me or the brands I represent. This is similar to the "tagged" emails as they are doing the same thing to your image on Facebook. Cheers, Jesse

Srcasm : The Big News!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:04:05 +0000

Hey, the boat was awesome! �That's the reason I got one. :) �We'll have to take a trip again sometime next spring. �Thank you very much for everything.

Srcasm : The Big News!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:00:07 +0000

Thanks a lot Brian. �We're super psyched and I'm sure we'll get the chance to hang out again soon. �AND you can come visit us in NYC.

Srcasm : The Big News!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:00:06 +0000

You know we'll miss you too! �Thank you for your well wishes and I'm sure we'll be seeing you before we go (and we'll be back to visit).

Srcasm : The Big News!

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:33:04 +0000

Thanks so much Jonny. �I'm sure we won't regret the move. �It'll just be hard at first. �We're super psyched though!

Srcasm : IgnitePhilly RAWK'D the house!

Mon, 4 May 2009 19:01:55 +0000

We're sorry you missed it to. I'll have to check out Cut Off Your Hands a bit later. Don't want to disturb the guy sitting in front of me.

Srcasm : Unemployed, loved to volunteer -- This is for you.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:16:36 +0000

Wow! I would have never thought of that but paying someone to rally in your place is quite a concept. Not sure how many would put their necks on the line (and get arrested) but it could definitely raise some eyebrows.

Srcasm : Unemployed, loved to volunteer -- This is for you.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:20:09 +0000

Ian, These are great points. I'm not trying to negate the need for true volunteering but I am trying to create small jobs for people who may be unemployed, under paid and those who have free time. In addition, the largest group I'd like to see give money is not "Mr. TooBusy", but the small and large businesses in the area that may or may not have had to lay off people. If I make $14/hour and I work 40 hours/week my company pays around $760/week including benefits (if they offer one of the lowest Aetna Health Plans). If they had to lay off one other person and me ($1520/week savings) because times are hard, they may be willing to spend $200/week towards a non-profit that would in turn help to "employ" people who have otherwise been put out. That $200/week from that business is chump change to them (as they just saved a whole lotta loot) but at $10/hour, that could employ someone, who is otherwise S.O.L., 20 hours per week, give them experience in a field they enjoy and assist those who are helped by the charities they are "volunteering" for. In a perfect world, this isn't necessary but there are too many charities that go under-helped and too many people who are under-support by those charities and too many others who are unemployed. This is just another way of looking at it.

Srcasm : Unemployed, loved to volunteer -- This is for you.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:38:08 +0000

I will definitely reach out to Jordan to find out what he's working on. I have heard small bits and pieces about it but I should get some more details.

Srcasm : Unemployed, loved to volunteer -- This is for you.

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:56:17 +0000

In addition I feel like this could be setup just as a one-to-one pairing system to begin with. No man-in-the-middle service even necessary to see if there is a need and desire for it.

Srcasm : Unemployed, loved to volunteer -- This is for you.

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:39:53 +0000

Reed, You make a really valid point. My thoughts on this would be that any income you get would be as a sub-contractor with a 1099. It would be classified as income, not a gift. Any money that you give to the service (since it could be non-profit) would be able to be written off minus the administrative fees. I know it sucks that you'd have to pay as a recipient but it is income since you are volunteering in exchange for cash. That's not true volunteerism.

Srcasm : Tips and tricks with Google Sites

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:53:04 +0000

Thanks a lot for the information. This is a great resource for the readers here who own a G1!

Srcasm : Tips and tricks with Google Sites

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:44:03 +0000

An interesting point. I didn't think of that but there are tools out there to do this as well. I'll have to keep my eye out but I'll also post about it in the Google Premier Support forum. Maybe something like this is being developed.

Srcasm : Go ahead, tether me baby (on the G1)

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 17:40:03 +0000

Hi marcos,
I don't know of his email address but I'll put my feelers out to see if I can grab it for you.

Srcasm : Have you heard of Google Sites?

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:52:19 +0000

I could see people trying to make full business sites with it, which I wouldn't do, but as an intranet or collaboration tool it looks like it would be an excellent solution. Kinda makes me think of a free version of Sharepoint, kinda.

Srcasm : Secret Millionaire -- a great concept and executed well

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:18:27 +0000

Jon, Cool stuff! I love the boat and can't wait to get back on it in the spring time. Kinda wishing it was as nice here as it is in LA all year round. Hope you come back soon and do let me know if you're ever in the Philadelphia area.

Srcasm : Still loving the G1 and now TMobile too

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:48:12 +0000

Good to know (about the bills). Not that I generally pay them late but just in case it happens, it's good to know that I can count on them to come through for me because I'm a "valued customer".

Srcasm : Still loving the G1 and now TMobile too

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:47:31 +0000

Daniel, I couldn't agree with you more. I have had so-so experience with in-store people at TMobile but their telephone CSRs have been great. I hope that at some point they work with their store managers to make life a little bit better for us all.

Srcasm : Top 10 Reasons to Get a Mac

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:46:24 +0000

Chris, that's unfortunate that you had that kind of experience with an Apple product. I haven't seen that happen with any others but I really haven't used too many MacBooks (besides the fiancee's computer).

Srcasm : Still loving the G1 and now TMobile too

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:41:10 +0000

Awesome to hear about their CSRs. So far I have been hard pressed to find too many people who have had poor things to say about their CSRs. Billing issues have been another thing but as far as their people are concerned, they are ace.