Comments for Judson Collier

Comment on Education Fails. by Jon

Jon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:35:45 +0000

My trick (waaay back when I was in HS) was to befriend the librarian by helping them fix/update/maintain the computers, but this was before our school had an IT person or really anyone competent with computers outside the student body…

Comment on Cookies, etc. by Daniel Hollister

Daniel Hollister — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:55:04 +0000

I’m not saying there is not a benefit. I think it’s moronic when people have blogs without the ability to comment. I’m just saying that your one-sided thought process that somehow requires “joining the conversation” at all in order to be successful or do something interesting is not true. I can still point out asstons of successful websites, blogs, companies, etc that have absolutely no outlets for user feedback. I am not criticizing your opinion, but rather, the way you say it. As if someone would be an idiot or would be “wrong” to not shove their business into social media outlets.

Comment on Cookies, etc. by Judson collier

Judson collier — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:32:25 +0000

@danhollister

From a ‘join the conversation’ perspective what’s the point without having a public interaaction with customers?

Comments is just an example; nowadays we have thing such as get satisfaction, etc.

Comment on Cookies, etc. by Daniel Hollister

Daniel Hollister — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:26:33 +0000

I agree with you about the talking. Especially within the Web 2.0 niche, where I agree with Ethan Kaplan’s notion of less parties, more innovation.

However, I do disagree with your idea of “do it or don’t.” Bullshit. Social media is not a religion, it does not have rules, and it is not the “correct” way to run a website. It is simply what is currently popular in the eyes of VC’s and web designers. It is not “correct” to run a blog with comments or “correct” to interact with social media. It is simply the current norm, and is generally a good idea to do so. But we are still talking a about a matter of trend, opinion, and money more than fact, rule, law, common sense, etc. Don’t forget it.

Comment on Cookies, etc. by Alex Hillman

Alex Hillman — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:37:46 +0000

Dig the cookie metaphor. Well said.

Comment on Cookies, etc. by j.ere.my

j.ere.my — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:41:17 +0000

well said. and i’d say fairly average sixth-grader.

Comment on Apple and I by Dave C.

Dave C. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:13:04 +0000

Glad to hear it all worked out in the end, and that Apple got it done for you.

Comment on Apple and I by Zach Kollegger

Zach Kollegger — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:54:15 +0000

Awesome Dude! It’s nice to have such a great experience with any company once in a while.

As for me, I was able to get my iPhone 3G on friday, after 3 /12 hours in line. It went really smoothly because I didn’t have an existing plan with AT&T, and didn’t port a number to my iPhone. They loved me, lol.

Congrats on getting an iPhone 3G.

Comment on Education Fails. by admin

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:11:00 +0000

@adam jackson at my school, there’s no iPods or phones, so I wouldn’t know. But if I had to guess, there’d be a good bit of confusion.

@jason sadler, thanks for the good comments and advice. Strolling through high school is tough, but I’m half way through thankfully ;).

Comment on Education Fails. by jason sadler

jason sadler — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:59:01 +0000

Judson - welcome to being an entrepreneur stuck in student’s body. I struggled big time in high school and really struggled in college to even listen to my professors. I hear a lot of my friends going back to school for grad degrees, MBA’s etc etc and it makes me sick to my stomach. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

The only advice I can give you is to cruise through, get the “documents” you need to appease your parents and then focus on your personal career. Obviously you are well ahead of your time and you will become successful, just keep plugging away!