I use it because it’s actually the technical term for this sort of activity, but other EAs have found the term somewhat distasteful as well. There’s a trade-off to be made between using a technical term that some non-experts find distasteful, and using a more friendly term. That’s one reason why CT scans were not called “intense X-ray” machines so we certainly have historical precedents for this :-)
Do you think using a more friendly, non-technical term would be better for this activity? If so, what suggestions do you or others have?
Gleb, I think that you should think a bit more about exactly what terms to use and for what reason in general. Cf the previous discussion about “softcore EA”. Provocative metaphors are generally to be avoided in sensitive areas.
Good thought, Stefan, thanks for identifying the meta-issue here. I think I didn’t notice the possibly provocative nature of the term simply because I learned it in the context of acquiring expertise on marketing, and took it in as just the specific technical term used there. Probably a bit of a curse of knowledge for me on not identifying the possible pejorative connotations this term might inspire, and something to watch out for.
Back from the meta-level, for the object-level issue, perhaps a term like “using breaking news stories” instead of newsjacking would serve. I’ll retitle the post.
I think that you want to be “selling”, and that you for that reason come up with these eye-catching terms. Being selling or using eye-catching terms is not necessarily a problem, but you need to be cautious regarding which eye-catching terms you use, and in which contexts.
Recently started to look for a trusted and high-quality work with a broker for binary options, but the search was not a very successful, and my friend who is already a few years makes this kind of activity offered me option strategies—site who himself uses http://option-strategies.org
Owen, I hear you about the term!
I use it because it’s actually the technical term for this sort of activity, but other EAs have found the term somewhat distasteful as well. There’s a trade-off to be made between using a technical term that some non-experts find distasteful, and using a more friendly term. That’s one reason why CT scans were not called “intense X-ray” machines so we certainly have historical precedents for this :-)
Do you think using a more friendly, non-technical term would be better for this activity? If so, what suggestions do you or others have?
Gleb, I think that you should think a bit more about exactly what terms to use and for what reason in general. Cf the previous discussion about “softcore EA”. Provocative metaphors are generally to be avoided in sensitive areas.
Good thought, Stefan, thanks for identifying the meta-issue here. I think I didn’t notice the possibly provocative nature of the term simply because I learned it in the context of acquiring expertise on marketing, and took it in as just the specific technical term used there. Probably a bit of a curse of knowledge for me on not identifying the possible pejorative connotations this term might inspire, and something to watch out for.
Back from the meta-level, for the object-level issue, perhaps a term like “using breaking news stories” instead of newsjacking would serve. I’ll retitle the post.
I think that you want to be “selling”, and that you for that reason come up with these eye-catching terms. Being selling or using eye-catching terms is not necessarily a problem, but you need to be cautious regarding which eye-catching terms you use, and in which contexts.
Stefan—Alison Woodman is one of the mods, you can email her about spam/trolling.
Recently started to look for a trusted and high-quality work with a broker for binary options, but the search was not a very successful, and my friend who is already a few years makes this kind of activity offered me option strategies—site who himself uses http://option-strategies.org
This is a troll/bot. Mods, please take action. Also, how can I report posts?
I think you mean CT scans (X ray), instead of MRI (not X ray).
Thanks for catching that, edited it :-)