Anand needs your help!

[wasssup]

<< djchemistry writes: I'll tell you why everyone's kissing ass...it's called being appreciative. So many people take this site for granted and never realize what it's done for them. They always b*tch about this and that and how some new hot deals site is better and what not. But a quick look at the whole package Anandtech provides will show you that this is one of the best technology sites on the web. >>



I don't see that as a reason to kiss ass. Sorry if I missed the point. If someone helps me out i'd be thankful, but I don't kiss their ass. And sure, I like the fact that people know what they're talking about here, i've learned stuff too. Once again, I learn something from someone (say how to properly show cache hits and misses, easy stuff i know, but i needed an example), i'm thankful, but i don't go kissing ass.

heh, on another note, someone should change the topic a bit...i was just looking at it and chuckled, &quot;Anand needs your help!&quot; could mean anything, like maybe he's in jail because someone posted a coupon code or something.

 

[cantstop]

buBump

 

[K-squared]

I'm sorry, but both wasssup and ygreenkitty hit the nail on the head, so to speak. The information that is being collected is pure demographic data aimed at determining our purchasing power - there's not one question in there that could be truthfully used to &quot;better serve you and continue to bring the best content to you&quot;. The data that are being collected are the type of data that are used in marketing/promoting a site to advertisers, marketers, etc., or in some instances compiled and sold to telemerketing groups for a fee (although I seriously doubt the latter is the case here). Just look at the following:

About You
Does whether I am male or female really make a difference here - it does if you're trying to &quot;sell&quot; demographic information about your website for commercial purposes. If there are more females here than males, does that mean we're going to go to a &quot;pretty pink and powder-puff blue&quot; motif? I don't think so. And of what value could information on education level and income be in &quot;structuring&quot; what kind of information is brought to this website? Does it mean that Anand will go to only reviewing &quot;hi-priced, hi-tech&quot; items if the survey shows our pocketbooks are skewed in that direction? I hope not....

Employment Status
Again, this is purely for marketing purposes - there is nothing here that truly asks a question on how AnandTech could better structure, operate, or design the website for our use - as the survey implies. It's the resulting data such as, &quot;27-percent of our membership base are involved in making purchasing decisions within their organization, of which more than one-half are involved in acquisition decisions that total $100,000 or more annually&quot;. How is knowing whether my company has 10 employees or 10,000 employees going to influence how this website is run or operated? It's not! What influences how this website is run is the number of &quot;hits&quot; the various sections receive on a daily basis....

djchemistry - while I agree to some extent with what you've said - that Anand has provided us something no other site on the web offers (although others offer some of what this site does) - I think he at least owes it to us to be honest in why he's trying to collect the data. The survey is clearly targeted at collecting data on our purchasing power both personally and professionally. I'm sorry, but I just don't see a single question in this survey that's geared towards anything but that.

Now if Anand is trying to collect the data, and in turn use that data to bring in advertising revenue, which turn will (partially) be used to provide something back to this website - then tell me so. Be honest about why [you're] trying to collect the data and I'll participate. Try to guise this in a &quot;[we're] doing this to make things better for you&quot; and I'll respectfully pass....

 

[safaar]

LAUGH.... ROFL... LAUGH... To Wassup... or maybe he might need help with some other reasons... *wink*

 

[Dameon]

Personally, I'm thinking this is being requested by advertisers. Advertisers like this kind of info, they want to know if they are targeting &quot;decision makers&quot; or grunts in their ads. It will affect buy rates and pricing for ads on the website.

For example:

We have so and so many people making x$, thus they have a greater disposable income than those reading SharkyExtereme, which is why you should advertise here instead of there.

 

[CounterStryke]

A whop babaloobop...a whop bam...*BUMP* !

 

[Bagger]

For crying out loud, I put my first computer together with all the info found on Anand's reviews and members' assistance in the various hardware forums. And the hot deals forum helped me to get the best parts for my money. Where else can you learn about Cas ratings on ram while shopping for 'em? I only wish the workers at big electronic or computer stores were so helpful or knowledgeable.

Out of all the examples you just gave as to why we should be so appreciative to Anand, only one can actually be attributed to Anand himself. The rest can be attributed to us. The humbled masses. I just don't get the warm, fuzzy, &quot;let's win one for the gipper&quot; feelings for an individual who runs a business that we already contribute to by visiting, posting, linking to, etc. That said, I LOVE this forum and I find Anand's reviews very insightful and helpful. I just think that more credit goes to the guys who are hitting the cyber-pavement looking for all those hot deals.

 

[montanaman]

That was a small price to pay for the money we SAVE!
Thanks for the link by the way.

 

[fragarific]

I just hope this doesn't get locked because we're all talking about this.

 

[KamaKrAzY]

Damn skippy. I'm willing to spend 30 seconds for this forum any day.

 

[digitaltrader]

We will gladly furnish names, email addresses and IP numbers to any representative of any law enforcement agency or any company who complains about such activity.
AnandTech Moderator

Cool, sounds like a hot deal to me. Where's that survey again, so I can supply Anand's overreactive moderators with my personal information so they may supply it to anyone who who complains about my postings.

 

[pinoy]

Done! But where's the coupon code????

 

[Jumby]

Pinoy.....Coupon Codes are not allowed here

 

[jazziz]

this ain't a hot deal...
mod...
lock....!!!

 

[stso]

done, hope this helps a bit

 

[uOoGLy]

Done and bump for a good cause!

 

[XL]

I thought just by coming to this site we were helping anand. Isn't this an OT topic.YES!! But I bet it don't get locked. But some of us might get the ax for saying that.OOPS!!!


digitaltrader HAHAHAHAHA....Tell'em

 

[lamchop9]

Done. Hot Deal! =P

 

[MikeHelvey]

I'm sure he would not ask unless it was important.

You have more faith than I do. However, I don't mind doing a favor for the site. I'm still pissed that I can't use my AOL account to maintain an account.

 

[MontyBurns]

Kind of ironic that this thread hasn't been locked, isn't it?

 

[MusashiX]

This site hasn't saved me a dime! in fact, because of Anandtech, I've lost THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS on items that I otherwise wouldn't have bought. Is my new Inspiron 4000 really all that great? Yes! But I surely don't NEED it. And why the hell did I buy that veloCD 12x/10x/32x burner for the low low price of $170 after rebates ($180 if they don't accept the 50-pk cd-r rebate)? Is it really necessary for me to be able to burn a music cd in 6-7 minutes? Hell no! Truth be told, I don't even LIKE music all that much. Hell, I don't even use my desktop anymore now that I've got my little lappy with me. Dammit, Anandtech, I'm suing.

 

[wasssup]

who's anand anyway? is this in indian site or something?

-Aloo Poori

 

[Rosebud]

Don't be so shy MusashiX. Tell us how you really feel! LOL

 

[RobK]

Compared to sites like Fatwa77et, Anand doesn't do jack. The owner of that site actually takes users into regard when making changes, i.e., the coupon posting here.

 

[Aboroth]

<< We will gladly furnish names, email addresses and IP numbers to any representative of any law enforcement agency or any company who complains about such activity. >>



Umm, WOW. That's bad.

Anyway, I come here now and again, and I saved a few bucks (or lost a lot, depending on how you look at it) but I don't really go to the other forums much for knowledge and I honestly don't read many of the reviews done here. I'm glad this place is here though so I filled out the survey.