Comments on: Marketing by downtime, the Apple way http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/ News from Pingdom Uptime Monitoring Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Nine surprisingly useful single serving sites | Royal Pingdom http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-356480 Nine surprisingly useful single serving sites | Royal Pingdom Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:59:35 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-356480 [...] URL: http://www.isapplestoredown.com/ What it does: A classic for Apple fans, this site just tells you if the Apple Store is up and running or not. (Since Apple tends to take it down when they are about to announce something new.) [...] [...] URL: http://www.isapplestoredown.com/ What it does: A classic for Apple fans, this site just tells you if the Apple Store is up and running or not. (Since Apple tends to take it down when they are about to announce something new.) [...]

]]> By: jack parler http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-318970 jack parler Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:01:22 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-318970 Can you provide more information on this? Can you provide more information on this?

]]> By: Arbune Webmaster http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-314287 Arbune Webmaster Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:53:19 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-314287 Well, you're actually right, IT IS a marketing magic trick but it's only effective when Apple is waving the wand, no other site could ever make people excited about new products being released because, let's face it, no one designs things like Apple does. I'm still druelling for that MacBook Air... Well, you’re actually right, IT IS a marketing magic trick but it’s only effective when Apple is waving the wand, no other site could ever make people excited about new products being released because, let’s face it, no one designs things like Apple does. I’m still druelling for that MacBook Air…

]]> By: trovillo design » Blog Arşivi » Pingdom brings Apple Store downtime hysteria to your website http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-105319 trovillo design » Blog Arşivi » Pingdom brings Apple Store downtime hysteria to your website Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:12:33 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-105319 [...] So, save the wear and tear on your mouse and grab the badge rather than hitting refresh all morning this Tuesday. Pingdom also has a downtime history going, and an analysis of Apple’s “marketing by downtime.” After all, it is quite a well-planned marketing scheme, if not a growing national pastime for Apple fans. [...] [...] So, save the wear and tear on your mouse and grab the badge rather than hitting refresh all morning this Tuesday. Pingdom also has a downtime history going, and an analysis of Apple’s “marketing by downtime.” After all, it is quite a well-planned marketing scheme, if not a growing national pastime for Apple fans. [...]

]]> By: Rick Cain http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-66471 Rick Cain Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:37:12 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-66471 You know I never even thought that it would have been a marketing stunt. Apple obviously has the technology to merge in new products into their online store with zero downtime, but to create the "apple buzz" by faking downtime is true genius. Props to Jobs for not only making lemonade out of lemons, but for faking the lemon problem in the first place. You know I never even thought that it would have been a marketing stunt. Apple obviously has the technology to merge in new products into their online store with zero downtime, but to create the “apple buzz” by faking downtime is true genius. Props to Jobs for not only making lemonade out of lemons, but for faking the lemon problem in the first place.

]]> By: Vasudev Ram http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/01/18/marketing-by-downtime-the-apple-way/comment-page-1/#comment-65229 Vasudev Ram Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:51:07 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=238#comment-65229 Insightful of you to spot that ... I think you're probably right. Hey, the current steep downturn in the stock markets worldwide and the panicky sell-off reaction by retail investors is likely just another example of the same Pavlovian condioned reflex. What was that again that the stock analysts keep saying in the newspapers (whenever there's a more than small up or down in stocks) about the "markets" (read, humans - there is no such thing as a "market") being "driven by fear and greed"? ... Good one. Vasudev Ram www.dancingbison.com Insightful of you to spot that …

I think you’re probably right.

Hey, the current steep downturn in the stock markets worldwide and the panicky sell-off reaction by retail investors is likely just another example of the same Pavlovian condioned reflex. What was that again that the stock analysts keep saying in the newspapers (whenever there’s a more than small up or down in stocks) about the “markets” (read, humans – there is no such thing as a “market”) being “driven by fear and greed”? …

Good one.

Vasudev Ram
http://www.dancingbison.com

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