Clever Name
Well-Known Member
No, I got it! However, there are others that seem to think that Disney hires people to do this sort of thing.I guess my subtle comedic tone was unnoticed ...
No, I got it! However, there are others that seem to think that Disney hires people to do this sort of thing.I guess my subtle comedic tone was unnoticed ...
The reason is simple; they don’t want your ideas. . . . Disney has fought many a lawsuit from persons that have claimed that Disney stole their idea. . . . To avoid that sort of nonsense, Disney has always turned its back on any unsolicited ideas.
I know for a fact that Disney does consider unsolicited ideas very carefully, especially when they're brilliant.
In the late '90s, I sent Disney a 100-page, illustrated treatise about how all four WDW parks could be plussed by adding pieces of Mickey's Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit to each park's icon.
A few years later, the Wand appeared on Spaceship Earth... and the Hat appeared in front of the Chinese Theater. Mere coincidence? I think not! (So all you Wand and Hat fans can thank me personally!)
The lawsuit is still pending. Disney's defense? They didn't steal my idea because they didn't implement the other two parts of it -- the robe on Cinderella Castle and the shoes on the Tree of Life. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in the fall!
You're making an assumption that the people on this forum are the focus of those marketing efforts...
Were you also the mastermind behind the Birthday Cake Castle??
I didn't assert that anyone follows "tens of thousands of people"; I said "hundreds or thousands of other people." And maybe your comment was meant to be made more generally, but since you specifically quoted my post, I'm assuming that part of it was at least directed at and in response to what I said in particular.
In any case, if by "people" we're talking about members of the general public, as opposed to public figures or corporations, then "most people" are neither following tens of thousands of people, nor do they have tens of thousands of people following them.
A substantial number of Twitter users -- and by that, I mean average, non-famous, flesh-and-blood individual persons -- do have hundreds, or even more than a thousand, other Twitter accounts that they follow. Just a cursory check of the Twitter accounts of a dozen people I personally know -- friendly acquaintances from work and school, though none I would consider close friends -- produces a range of 250 to 1200 in the "following" category, with one peaking at close to 3000. So... "hundreds or thousands of other people."
So yeah, I do understand how Twitter is used; I just don't find the same value in its overuses that some others do. Having a different opinion of something's utility is not the same as "deeply misunderstanding" it.
Keep up the ad homs. It really shows your weak argument. But, if you even bothered to read any of my posts, you would see that I have said businesses us social media. I just don't need a tinfoil hat and don't think everyone that disagrees with the D&G group are plants.A funny conincidence.. as his post showed up as I was typing mine. But good way to ignore the message and stay oblivious to the real meat of the matter!
His point about ignorance leading to belief is so true. I often wonder what people's professions are in these communities because they seem dumb as rocks in terms of what they've been exposed to how businesses actually operate.
Keep up the ad homs. It really shows your weak argument. But, if you even bothered to read any of my posts, you would see that I have said businesses us social media. I just don't need a tinfoil hat and don't think everyone that disagrees with the D&G group are plants.
It is not uncommon at all for posts/threads to be printed out and sent up the chain, sometimes very high up. I know of meetings being called to address certain forum posts/posters.
Not so much you, but generally people on this site. Lots of dimissive posts about Twitter and it's uses, when it's clear most people have no idea how those who do find value in twitter are using it. They see a few people's behaviors, don't understand it, and then flush the whole thing. The power of twitter has proven to be it's LACK of constraints on how people use it along with it's speed of propogation. The lack of structure often turns people off early - especially when they are used to much more guided experiences.
I know of one person in particular who lost coordinator status at Disney over a Facebook status update with a negative tone towards guests (not on company time, either).
Me too!Wow, apparently IQ points have dropped over the years for a few people... Did some of you choke on Pixie Dust one day and lose some oxygen/brain cells? Of course Disney monitors threads like these. You'd like to know what your biggest fans say...they are usually the first to notice problems...which means eventually your "average" guests will. And wannab@dis...I'm not sure what your getting at with your discussion of "plants" or how they aren't really plants or whatever... They may engage in a controlled way and sometimes I might even agree with what they post, who knows, but if they are paid by Disney to be here and attempt to shape forum discussions, they are plants. And Disney does do that. As do many other companies. It's not a unique practice. And @Clever Name...while I can never quite take your posts seriously do to some of your crazy ideas, they do certainly give me a good laugh.
And I just happen to be one of those people who undoubtedly knows what he's talking about, I think.We have numerous examples here of people who know what they are talking about and also of people who think they know what they are talking about.
Considering this is your first post in the thread...or is it?And I just happen to be one of those people who undoubtedly knows what he's talking about, I think.
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