habanablue Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Dear FOHers, my latest ECCJ piece is up on my site if you'd care to read it. looks at how twitter, facebook, forums, podcasts, video reviews etc is influencing the cigar industry. That reprobate Ayala provided some insight, but I had to ignore most of his dribble as it was unintelligible. http://www.inlumino.com.au/european_cigar_cult.html Cheers Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 As usual, good stuff Sam. Now, where did you find that 10 year old photo of Ayala? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maalouly Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Good read, thank you for posting the link. When you are at Bowman St next let me know, we will have a cigar out on the deck mate, give me 2 days notice before you come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Nice work Sam. As much as I enjoy the forum here, I've never considered using facebook, twitter, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Thanks for the post Sam. Always enjoy reading your column...good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa1257 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Nicely done Sam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Nice work Sam. As much as I enjoy the forum here, I've never considered using facebook, twitter, etc. Well done, Sam! I was long skeptical of "social media," but joined Facebook some time ago at the suggestion of my niece. It has put me in touch with some old friends with whom I might not have been in contact otherwise. For that reason alone, I'm glad I created my account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aavkk Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Those are very well written articles and it was nice to get a better idea how PCC is run. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Cool article! In my case, and as Colt said, I greatly enjoy this crowd and site, but have no interest in other social networking sites... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizedean Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Great Read, thanks for the Link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habanablue Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks for feedback guys, always nice to get reactions from folks who won't give me any BS! (or at least I hope not!) Maalouly - Bowman St? no comprendo! No to give too much away, but my next piece will be an interview with a member of this board...and no it won't be Rob....stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Japan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Received today, congrats, great stuff together with that of CG. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLS Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was long skeptical of "social media," but joined Facebook some time ago at the suggestion of my niece. It has put me in touch with some old friends with whom I might not have been in contact otherwise. For that reason alone, I'm glad I created my account.That may be so, but I don't like taking advice from young girls where identity theft is a possibility. IT IS a balancebetween what you want to achieve in re-connecting with old friends, and giving more information than you should. I am not a black helicopter type guy, but I would rather stay off the grid for the most part. I ponder that once a month...how many women are trying to introduce me to my sons, how many old air force buddies want to catch up, etc. You can have that facebook stuff. But look at the Montecristo Open...how many thousands of boxes will go unsold because the negative word spread globally in a day or so and in the months that followed, it only got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 That may be so, but I don't like taking advice from young girls where identity theft is a possibility. Message board communications being as they are, I'll not take that as a slight, but it wouldn't be a stretch for me to do so. I have a much greater chance of becoming a victim of identity theft by having my mail stolen than I do by using Facebook as I do. It's a convenient way of keeping up with my nieces' lives and staying in touch with folks that matter to me. There was a time when I wouldn't even communicate via email with someone who wasn't using PGP. Surfed by proxy, or not at all. Then I decided that the benefits of conducting my life more simply outweighed the potential benefits of that much privacy. There's nothing in my profile (which is only available to people I've allowed access to it) that couldn't easily be found elsewhere. My choice to participate, just as it's yours not to. Rest assured, though, that I do my research before I rely on the advice of teeneagers. Huh. Seems I'm feeling a little slighted after all. Looking forward to reading the mystery interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It has put me in touch with some old friends with whom I might not have been in contact otherwise. Tig, one of the exact reasons I don't subscribe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 LMAO!!! I went into it pretty skeptical, but no regrets thusfar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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