Comments for David Lano

Comment on The Courtesy of “No Thank You” by David Lano

David Lano — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:01:06 +0000

@Brian – I couldn’t agree more – well said.

I like how you’re polite to tele-marketers. Just because tele-marketers abuse the permission marketing rule of thumb Seth Godin talks about oh so often, doesn’t mean we have the right to blow them off and not treat them like actual human beings – unless of course they’re computers : )

Nonetheless, you’ve inspired me, and I appreciate your thoughts – thank you.

Comment on The Courtesy of “No Thank You” by Brian Gomsak

Brian Gomsak — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:04:45 +0000

I am glad that it is not just me. I think it goes beyond just a lack of response to estimates, offers of service, and the like. It is a trend toward a lack of responsiveness in general. While social media and networking has created multiple means of communicating, I feel it has also had a negative effect in that it has changed the usual give and take of a dialogue into more of a one way street, which is either gathering info, or sending it out.

Social graces and a general respect for the other person has unfortunately been lost to some degree. I understand that time is precious to everyone these days but think that taking out just one minute to at least write a quick email to respond with that “no thank you” or the simple, “I am not interested” is a more descent and respectful way of saying no than ignoring someone. Then again I am that guy who is actually polite to tele-marketers and even take the time to give them my sound reason for declining their offer.

Comment on You Comment, I Follow by Sad11

Sad11 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:41:55 +0000

Sometimes though we will persevere if we are hearing from someone in a place where we have trouble speaking to people. ,

Comment on Light Up The World by David Lano

David Lano — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:09:50 +0000

@SiBurgess79 – Yeah, it’s great! You’re welcome :)

Comment on Light Up The World by SiBurgess79

SiBurgess79 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:04:30 +0000

I just can’t stop smiling after watching the second video…it’s frickin awesome! Thanks for sharing David :-)

Comment on Gmail: Get Mail From Other Accounts by David Lano

David Lano — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:53:05 +0000

@Ty Maynarich – Yeah I’ve noticed that too. I completely agree, Gmail should be instantaneous. No, unfortunately I haven’t found a way to increase the update rate yet. :/

Comment on The Courtesy of “No Thank You” by Faraz

Faraz — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:51:00 +0000

I so agree with you there, mate.

For sellers this creates an especially awkward situation.. cause if some one shows interest in what I’m selling and then disappears without saying , “I’m sorry but I’m not interested anymore”

Like I would prefer to get that response rather than just saying nothing cause we don’t want to call them back and ask so why havn’t I heard from you.. this just reduces the value of the product we’re selling.

Comment on PDF Undo – Convert PDF’s to Word by Roger Smith

Roger Smith — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:45:02 +0000

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Comment on Gmail: Get Mail From Other Accounts by Dustan

Dustan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:13:38 +0000

WOW, if only I found this blog post before the 3 hours of frustration!! LIFESAVER!

Comment on Gmail: Get Mail From Other Accounts by Ty Maynarich

Ty Maynarich — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:44:46 +0000

Handling various personal and work email accounts is frustrating. This Gmail feature is amazing, but it doesn’t respond as fast as I would like. Gmail should be requesting email from each account at a maximum of every 5 minutes. Most of my email clients typically force a 1 minute status update. Google currently waits up to 1 hour before requesting new emails from my linked accounts. Unacceptable, email should be instant. Is there any way to increase the frequency Google requests emails?