Comments on: News #86 - You’re Going to Have to Work a Little Harder to Prove Us Wrong…but Do It and We’ll Pay You and Your Friends $120 Million! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Peter http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-530774 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:06:21 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-530774 Salivia Baker-san, wow. Thanks for doing the Math! :dogeza: Giovanni-san, thanks for the analysis. :dogeza: Duality-san, we'll be posting the winners on the blog and directly contacting the winners through PM services on each site. :grin: Salivia Baker-san, wow. Thanks for doing the Math! :dogeza:

Giovanni-san, thanks for the analysis. :dogeza:

Duality-san, we’ll be posting the winners on the blog and directly contacting the winners through PM services on each site. :grin:

]]> by: Peter http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-530773 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:02:40 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-530773 Thanks for all the feedback. Remember the contest is for $10,100 worth of FREE subscriptions for subscribers of YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. This is definite, and the drawing will be at the end of this month. :grin: The $120 million offer was an add on; something to shoot for. :wink: And these days you never know what can happen. :mrgreen: Bob1-san, that is too funny. Slap at "e" after the P and T, and... ;) Thanks for all the feedback.
Remember the contest is for $10,100 worth of FREE subscriptions for subscribers of YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. This is definite, and the drawing will be at the end of this month. :grin:

The $120 million offer was an add on; something to shoot for. :wink: And these days you never know what can happen. :mrgreen:

Bob1-san, that is too funny. Slap at “e” after the P and T, and… ;)

]]> by: giovanni http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529332 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:24:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529332 Alas, the graph came out really squeezed! You get the idea... Alas, the graph came out really squeezed! You get the idea…

]]> by: giovanni http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529330 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:22:43 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529330 Without having to check all the time you can query the API of TwitterCounter, by pasting the following URL in the address bar: http://twittercounter.com/api/?username=japanesepod101&output=xml&results=100 You can query englishclass101, and so on by changing the username. You get a record of daily followers... 1097 1103 1120 1290 1358 1402 1437 1462 1500 1512 1623 1711 1741 1761 That you can easily process (though I have to use ASCII here for this post not really pretty!) y_axis 1761.0 ## | # | | # | | | # | # | # # | # | # | | # | | | | # # #| ## # # # ## | # | # | # # | x_axis -19.0 # | 11.0 ## 868.0 If you check what you find is that the campaign had no effect so far on any other language sites (Chinese, Italian, English,...), but it did boost slightly Japanesepod! The growths are negligible in the twitter world but it is still interesting for Marketing in people... With the first announcement, 26/07/09, you got 170 extra followers in a day. The following days the number of additional users declined every day (68 44 35 25 38 12) Then after the second announcement, 2/08/09, you peaked again with extra 111, followed by a declining trend ( 88 30 20). It seems that the announcement are having smaller effects as time goes by.... Without having to check all the time you can query the API of TwitterCounter, by
pasting the following URL in the address bar:

http://twittercounter.com/api/?username=japanesepod101&output=xml&results=100

You can query englishclass101, and so on by changing the username.

You get a record of daily followers…

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If you check what you find is that the campaign had no effect so far on any other language sites (Chinese, Italian, English,…), but it did boost slightly Japanesepod!

The growths are negligible in the twitter world but it is still interesting for Marketing in people…

With the first announcement, 26/07/09, you got 170 extra followers in a day.
The following days the number of additional users declined every day (68 44 35 25 38 12)

Then after the second announcement, 2/08/09, you peaked again with extra 111, followed by a declining trend
( 88 30 20).

It seems that the announcement are having smaller effects as time goes by….

]]> by: Duality http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529265 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:25:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529265 So, I'm curious. I have been a subscriber to all of these pages excluding Facebook for a long time (and I'm a fan of that page now too). How would we receive any of the prizes via these mediums? Because it's not as if my Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts are linked to my JP101.com account! So, I’m curious. I have been a subscriber to all of these pages excluding Facebook for a long time (and I’m a fan of that page now too).

How would we receive any of the prizes via these mediums? Because it’s not as if my Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts are linked to my JP101.com account!

]]> by: Bob1 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529219 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:29:44 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-529219 This promotion is strong evidence that Peter's last name must be the result of some terrible mixup at the hospital where he was born. He is clearly a Barnum. http://www.newsinfilm.com/?p=19634 This promotion is strong evidence that Peter’s last name must be the result of some terrible mixup at the hospital where he was born. He is clearly a Barnum.

http://www.newsinfilm.com/?p=19634

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528991 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:57:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528991 If you look at our Twitter page, you'll see that we update it daily with new content :grin: Before it was wasei-eigo phrases and bikkuri adverbs, and now it's our Everyday Kanji project. If you look at our Twitter page, you’ll see that we update it daily with new content :grin: Before it was wasei-eigo phrases and bikkuri adverbs, and now it’s our Everyday Kanji project.

]]> by: Salivia Baker http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528966 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:40:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528966 I am not disagreeing. Quality should speak for itself. I don't like such an advertising campaigns. I am not disagreeing. Quality should speak for itself. I don’t like such an advertising campaigns.

]]> by: giovanni http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528962 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:41:39 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528962 Of course it was an unrealistic target. The goal is always to increase customers. Especially now with all the new sites (my guess is, though it is early days, based on the number of comments, often zero, and very low following, is that they are not doing nearly as well as Japanesepod). The common view is that there is nothing to lose with an internet sweepstake (or lottery in the UK). My point would be that this low-level strategy can backfire. It seems to me that the "wide and shallow" metaphor applies here. Surely not achieving the stated target by a very large margin, will look like a failure, even if more money is made. A lot of fudging will have to happen to present this as a success. What about back to basics? These day if you connect to Japanesepod you find pages of lotteries, popup, notionistic content, and tons of self-congratulatory talk. The rule seems to be more noise, less original updated rich content. Of course it was an unrealistic target. The goal is always to increase customers. Especially now with all the new sites (my guess is, though it is early days, based on the number of comments, often zero, and very low following, is that they are not doing nearly as well as Japanesepod). The common view is that there is nothing to lose with an internet sweepstake (or lottery in the UK). My point would be that this low-level strategy can backfire. It seems to me that the “wide and shallow” metaphor applies here.

Surely not achieving the stated target by a very large margin, will look like a failure, even if more money is made. A lot of fudging will have to happen to present this as a success.

What about back to basics? These day if you connect to Japanesepod you find pages of lotteries, popup, notionistic content, and tons of self-congratulatory talk. The rule seems to be more noise, less original updated rich content.

]]> by: Salivia Baker http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528947 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:24:29 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/09/news-86/#comment-528947 Giovanni, the goal of 1 Million is unrealistic but that#s probably the reason they picked that number ;) Anyway because of your comment I checked the numbers myself and I just post them for those who want an overview: Japanesepod -> 6810 Twitter 1824 Facebook 1999 youtube 2987 Frenchpod -> 653 Twitter 92 Facebook 80 youtube 481 Koreanclass -> 5869 Twitter 641 Facebook 456 youtube 4772 Germanpod -> 560 Twitter 95 Facebook 64 youtube 401 Arabicpod -> 422 Twitter 50 Facebook 49 youtube 323 Englishpod -> 641 Twitter 154 Facebook 34 youtube 453 Russianpod -> 476 Twitter 50 Facebook 57 youtube 369 EnglishClass -> 278 Twitter 37 Facebook 33 youtube 208 Spanishpod -> 619 Twitter 92 Facebook 73 youtube 454 Chineseclass -> 915 Twitter 182 Facebook 150 youtube 583 Italianpod -> 656 Twitter 81 Facebook 146 youtube 429 Total: 17,899 Giovanni, the goal of 1 Million is unrealistic but that#s probably the reason they picked that number ;)

Anyway because of your comment I checked the numbers myself and I just post them for those who want an overview:

Japanesepod -> 6810
Twitter 1824
Facebook 1999
youtube 2987

Frenchpod -> 653
Twitter 92
Facebook 80
youtube 481

Koreanclass -> 5869
Twitter 641
Facebook 456
youtube 4772

Germanpod -> 560
Twitter 95
Facebook 64
youtube 401

Arabicpod -> 422
Twitter 50
Facebook 49
youtube 323

Englishpod -> 641
Twitter 154
Facebook 34
youtube 453

Russianpod -> 476
Twitter 50
Facebook 57
youtube 369

EnglishClass -> 278
Twitter 37
Facebook 33
youtube 208

Spanishpod -> 619
Twitter 92
Facebook 73
youtube 454

Chineseclass -> 915
Twitter 182
Facebook 150
youtube 583

Italianpod -> 656
Twitter 81
Facebook 146
youtube 429

Total: 17,899

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