tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post114039934726918043..comments2023-09-20T03:34:47.984-04:00Comments on My part of the world.......: Some research is clearly needed....Acolytehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673179447438729227noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140568844085201942006-02-21T19:40:00.000-05:002006-02-21T19:40:00.000-05:00@ dangerously_shyWell it does sounds harsh but I d...@ dangerously_shy<BR/>Well it does sounds harsh but I do feel you coz many of our counter parts at home too have no long term plan.I would love to read the story smitta wrote coz of your email!Thanks for the good wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140457311460896172006-02-20T12:41:00.000-05:002006-02-20T12:41:00.000-05:00@ spicebearI wonder if a deluge of e-mails and let...@ spicebear<BR/>I wonder if a deluge of e-mails and letters would help?Acolytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673179447438729227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140448314692986252006-02-20T10:11:00.000-05:002006-02-20T10:11:00.000-05:00it's good to know that i'm not the only one who ha...it's good to know that i'm not the only one who has written letters of protest to the standard - those prices are absurd! could it be that maybe someone told them that abroad $216 (approx KSH15,530) is not a big deal? that's robbery, and even if i want to be entertained, i am not that desparate to read the pulse. and most of the older newspaper bigwigs dont know what a blog is - tried explaining the concept to one and he was fascinated but i doubt that he actually went ahead and had a look for himself.spicebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459339195386644770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140441681404467462006-02-20T08:21:00.000-05:002006-02-20T08:21:00.000-05:00@ prouAt least you have a library, some of us have...@ prou<BR/>At least you have a library, some of us have to make due with the little that we get from them.<BR/>@ M<BR/>At least your persistence paid off.I may go into correspondence with them about the cost of the digital edition but I know it will be an uphill task.I do think that they have been listening to the wrong people when it comes to product pricing.Have you seen the price for Taifa leo online?It's ridiculous!<BR/>@ Kenyanmusings<BR/>Kenyan papers are so expensive that not too many people buy copies and have to read the office ones like you.The government needs to reduce taxes on newsprint.<BR/>@ Milo<BR/>I used to love the Pulse!I tried to get someone to be scanning it for me but seems kubaffs back home were too lazy even though I was willing to pay!Those prices are so high that I put it out of my mind at once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140439379279776052006-02-20T07:42:00.000-05:002006-02-20T07:42:00.000-05:00I'm tempted to ask some from home to be scanning t...I'm tempted to ask some from home to be scanning the Pulse magazine and attaching it to an email addressed to one Milo...<BR/><BR/>Those sh8tty ba*tards katsiad my Friday morning must read entertainment!!!<BR/><BR/>Those prices are so high its almost like you'd expect them to send the reporter to your digs to give you the storo verbatim!!!Milonarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573752810605404130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140432295827778812006-02-20T05:44:00.000-05:002006-02-20T05:44:00.000-05:00Oh yaaay! will be calling on you with that. I have...Oh yaaay! will be calling on you with that. I have been trying to get hold of some stuff for a while. Be so blessed! LOL @ Keguro $5....<BR/>enyewe the Nation and Std guys are mad crazy.....some of us still have the pleasure of reading the office copies, so I really cannot offer the shoulder needed here....KenyanMusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510356979822457281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140428662453285282006-02-20T04:44:00.000-05:002006-02-20T04:44:00.000-05:00I've been having a struggle for the last 2 years w...I've been having a struggle for the last 2 years with Nation. Convincing them to even deploy RSS technology was a royal pain.<BR/><BR/>I don't know where Nation and Standard got this idea that they are so popular and have so much leadership that people will be willing to pay 200+ dollars for their content!<BR/><BR/>But it's all good. Reality will soon check in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140426077877829682006-02-20T04:01:00.000-05:002006-02-20T04:01:00.000-05:00Am one of those who was totally pissed off at EAS ...Am one of those who was totally pissed off at EAS for limiting access to the juicy parts of the magazines. There is no way in hell am paying that fees coz if I was desperately in search of an article I have access to a library. Their loss indeed.<BR/>I shall keep you in mind for access to NY times articles. Thotful of you indeed.Prousettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367325529770099956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486446.post-1140402591057793772006-02-19T21:29:00.000-05:002006-02-19T21:29:00.000-05:00@ KeguroThere is some pretty good stuff in the arc...@ Keguro<BR/>There is some pretty good stuff in the archives.I am limited to 100 articles per month.I too would have been willing to pay upto $5 per month, as for their planning the less said about it the better.I dont think those dinosaurs in the board rooms even know what a blog is.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com