tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8522620042799932208..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Contest likely in Facebook rule complianceJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53385270436745321162012-01-19T19:37:04.958-05:002012-01-19T19:37:04.958-05:0011:56 & 12:30 hit the nail on the head. When w...11:56 & 12:30 hit the nail on the head. When was the last time anyone in management talked about better quality content? Maryam? Susie? Hunke? Micek?Any of their senior vice presidents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23332371227608790872012-01-19T15:51:10.269-05:002012-01-19T15:51:10.269-05:00If this brand is truly in the hands of its marketi...If this brand is truly in the hands of its marketing people, as many people seem to think, we are definitely f*cked. My Uncle Harry knows more about marketing right now than these clowns. And he died 10 years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64435005391207071262012-01-19T12:30:36.392-05:002012-01-19T12:30:36.392-05:00Several months and hundreds of thousands in wasted...Several months and hundreds of thousands in wasted dollars from now, someone in corporate will come up with the same conclusion as you, 11:56. meantime, let stupidity and misguided ideas reign.<br /><br />Build a better product and readers and advertisers will come. It's that simple. All the bells and whistles and corporate bullshit is a huge waste in time and effort. It's the content, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90649771928883013062012-01-19T11:56:25.613-05:002012-01-19T11:56:25.613-05:005:14 - there is no question negative reaction to t...5:14 - there is no question negative reaction to the tagline was the reason it was pulled. And don't believe anyone who tells you it wasn't going to be the new tagline. Just another marketing blunder by Maryam, Sandra, and Laura. It's clear why they were unemployed for so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38137173268199428442012-01-18T18:39:07.329-05:002012-01-18T18:39:07.329-05:00As you know, news was fake when jack kelley was at...As you know, news was fake when jack kelley was at USA today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2753110682168565302012-01-18T17:14:42.345-05:002012-01-18T17:14:42.345-05:00I find it curious that USAT has reinstated the iPa...I find it curious that USAT has reinstated the iPad 2 contest but have removed the reference to "News that's real" from the contest entry form. The entry form just says like USAT for a chance to win an iPad 2. Seems like what may have been a new tagline has been discontinued. Could the negative reaction to the tagline from this blog have contributed to its quick demise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22701686684118851462012-01-18T09:04:22.500-05:002012-01-18T09:04:22.500-05:00Is this the best USA Today's vaunted marketing...Is this the best USA Today's vaunted marketing team can come up with? Really? How lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18514749462578542522012-01-16T16:59:05.843-05:002012-01-16T16:59:05.843-05:00It's not the new taglineIt's not the new taglineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32586482488026845232012-01-16T16:35:27.292-05:002012-01-16T16:35:27.292-05:00OK, looks like maybe we're OK with the FB peop...OK, looks like maybe we're OK with the FB people. But, we're still on the hook for the lousy new tagline. FB can't help us there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1321524124819818212012-01-16T16:07:24.418-05:002012-01-16T16:07:24.418-05:00I think 3:15 is correct, and I'm revising this...I think 3:15 is correct, and I'm revising this post to reflect that.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17141360663721246552012-01-16T15:15:04.070-05:002012-01-16T15:15:04.070-05:00Agreed about this being a non-issue. Read the gui...Agreed about this being a non-issue. Read the guidelines more carefully. You can't use "Liking" a page as a means of registration for a contest, but you can require people to like your page to get access to forms that come from Facebook Apps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17828844396415413812012-01-16T15:14:07.350-05:002012-01-16T15:14:07.350-05:00Stop the presses!Stop the presses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50958601654484179022012-01-16T13:40:26.134-05:002012-01-16T13:40:26.134-05:00Companies run this kind of thing all the time. Th...Companies run this kind of thing all the time. The fact of the matter is that USAT isn't using it as a 'voting' mechanism.<br /><br />The 'sharp-eyed' reader is totally unfamiliar with FB's policies. This is definitely a non-issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46136598153291202562012-01-16T13:09:31.283-05:002012-01-16T13:09:31.283-05:00The easy way to find out if they are in violation ...The easy way to find out if they are in violation is to lodge a complaint to FB.<br /><br />In the past multiple complaints would place the page in jeopardy and subject to removal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89411380922776275612012-01-16T12:33:00.634-05:002012-01-16T12:33:00.634-05:00if they're using fan appz or another third par...if they're using fan appz or another third party then they're probably okay. The vendors are generally approved by facebook and run the contests well within the FB guidelines. <br /><br />This is a non-issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15080464084489733702012-01-16T12:19:44.670-05:002012-01-16T12:19:44.670-05:00I doubt that would happen unless the paper was a r...I doubt that would happen unless the paper was a repeat violator and ignored well-publicized signs that it had possibly violated rules.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69536064865967020512012-01-16T12:18:52.836-05:002012-01-16T12:18:52.836-05:00And we're not now?And we're not now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68541461660024187392012-01-16T12:05:19.780-05:002012-01-16T12:05:19.780-05:00Imagine if USAT lost its FB account because of thi...Imagine if USAT lost its FB account because of this violation? We would be ridiculed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36786401146794329552012-01-16T11:56:46.079-05:002012-01-16T11:56:46.079-05:00Note: A sharp-eyed Gannett Blogger pointed out USA...Note: A sharp-eyed Gannett Blogger pointed out USAT's possible Facebook guidelines infraction.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com