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Devon Feil's expose about A22 and TCU
Dick:
I read both ends of this, and then questioned why I gave a shit in the first place. I don't ride anymore, nor do half the guys commenting on this post.
Cole:
Fuck off dick, we all like some drama every now and then haha
locomotive:
--- Quote from: Dick on August 28, 2014, 12:29:24 PM ---I read both ends of this, and then questioned why I gave a shit in the first place. I don't ride anymore, nor do half the guys commenting on this post.
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I ride and I still ask why I gave a shit
Kurt Hohberger:
--- Quote from: streetStreet on August 23, 2014, 04:18:00 AM ---I'd rather support Kurt than Adam22; Kurt should post more videos, he's came up to a respectable point in BMX Media and probably doesn't like little boys and exploit them for personal gain.
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... I post a lot of videos everyday... http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/category/daily/ ... Front page is original / advertiser content but we generally post like 30 things a day in the daily section from big name pros to guys who hit us up hoping to get their name out there.
Kurt Hohberger:
--- Quote from: Kinchy on August 26, 2014, 09:26:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: Prodigal Son on August 26, 2014, 02:01:45 AM ---http://blog.defgrip.net/2014/08/qa-will-smyth-discusses-digs-new-direction/
I would pay to get a download overnight of a new issue. Could be really neat. A couple articles, a bunch of great photos, a video (maybe something more substantial than the wed edit) and an interview would satiate me for the month.
Is too much media a good thing? Back when I started riding there was Ride US as a bi monthly thing I could find in grocery stores, then the advent of more and more videos (on vhs) and onto the internet age. Now, its absurd the amount of quality content you can find daily! Would you and I along with the rest of our community be better off without so much? Overload and desensitization is my observation on that.
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This section from the interview is excellent:
"We’ve been approaching advertising a little differently too with our main focus being on a limited number of selective brands. We’re not opening our ad space up to anyone and everyone because we’d never do that with our editorial space (and we’re asking you to look at both). We only want you to see what we consider to be the best of what’s out there. There’s way too many companies in BMX and in my opinion there’s a lot that don’t bring much to the table. If anything they’re just getting in the way of those legit brands that do the good stuff and help keep BMX progressive, cool, interesting and fun."
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DIG's direction is definitely going to be awesome. I know the advertising dollars are a struggle to find, but I think they are doing it right by limiting things and not taking on shitty brands just for the money. I learned A LOT from Will during my two years with DIG and it has carried over a lot to The Union. Shit, I even offered to do product content for them again when the new site drops if that's something they need help with (I used to write their products column in every issue I had words in) because I'm so supportive of it. I'm more than stoked to see where things go with it. They have a STACKED crew of photographers, filmers and writers. If they can get the original content flowing, they will be able to convince brands to spend more money with them over other sites. That's always been my goal with my site, just the advertising dollars aren't there and I refuse to ask people to work for free. That's why 98% of the content is coming from me. I've paid for every video and if I ask a photographer for photos, I pay for them. There's even a few photographers who started out for free who I eventually started paying and they ended up getting a lot of work. It's how it needs to be done to continue to grow things for the sport. I look forward to the future.
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