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Re: Dear jetBlue...

#41

Post by keltecp11 »

dannyr wrote: post #18

So they are asking for JetBlue to give them special treatment? They booked 43 flights in 30 days. How about cutting their flights in half so that they are less likely to miss one? I wonder what their backgrounds are that would make them good resource to interview JetBlue passengers and make them deserving of special treatment from JetBlue.

They made it an open letter because they wanted to get attention. I think it was very well done and I wish them the best. It sounds like it is going to be an incredible experience - reminds me of Taxi Cab Confessional but a little less Hokey. People have incredible stories and I bet within 30 days they're going to hear some amazing adventures. Best of luck guys.

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#42

Post by pyre »

pyre wrote: post #33
deltaqueue wrote: post #23

Not only is this chick completely irresponsible, but this "trip" is a joke. He's going to be living in an airport for a month, all for what? No one cares about people who live in airports, nor do they care about the fascinating lives of airplane passengers. I genuinely hope his trip goes as planned, but this social networking media web 2.0 garbage is a waste of the internet.

> this social networking media web 2.0 garbage is a waste of the internet. Why is this necessarily a waste of internet? Are you worried that we're going to run out of internet, and there won't be any left for you? This sounds like the sort of idea that in years past someone would embark on to write a book about. Nowadays it's on the internet instead. This attitude is just as bad as the 'a crime is a worse crime when…

Why the down-modding? His comment isn't even relevant.

> Not only is this chick completely irresponsible, but this "trip" is a joke.

The 'chick' that spent her last bit of money on plane ticket was someone that the two creators of that site met on a plane trip, not someone who is embarking on this journey. If you're referring to the two creators of that site, then how is this 'experiment' (though I use the term loosely) irresponsible?

> He's going to be living in an airport for a month, all for what? No one cares about people who live in airports, nor do they care about the fascinating lives of airplane passengers.

The popularity of the movie 'The Terminal' (and somewhat similarly 'Catch Me If You Can' -- strangely enough also starring Tom Hanks) indicates otherwise.

> social networking media web 2.0 garbage

What does this site have to do with social networking? They are planning on doing something, then blogging about it, and possibly being popular enough to earn some advertising revenue. The cherry on top would be endorsement money from JetBlue. I fail to see how that is 'social networking' anymore than the rest of the web.

That comment added nothing to the discussion, other than a poorly formed 'get off my lawn' opinion. If all it takes to gain popularity on HN is copping a curmudgeonly attitude, then we're starting to go downhill in my opinion.

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#44

Post by deltaqueue »

pyre wrote: post #33
deltaqueue wrote: post #23

Not only is this chick completely irresponsible, but this "trip" is a joke. He's going to be living in an airport for a month, all for what? No one cares about people who live in airports, nor do they care about the fascinating lives of airplane passengers. I genuinely hope his trip goes as planned, but this social networking media web 2.0 garbage is a waste of the internet.

> this social networking media web 2.0 garbage is a waste of the internet. Why is this necessarily a waste of internet? Are you worried that we're going to run out of internet, and there won't be any left for you? This sounds like the sort of idea that in years past someone would embark on to write a book about. Nowadays it's on the internet instead. This attitude is just as bad as the 'a crime is a worse crime when…

I was obviously exaggerating...

But yes, I agree that this could turn out to be an interesting book, so long as they gathered some interesting experiences or stories. Seems like the sort of thing you publish after the fact, since the odds of meeting your content-related goals seem slim.

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#45

Post by ghshephard »

I sense that 50% of the posters to this thread are missing context.

Please read: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=759577

Before suggesting that the article is not appropriate for HN. The Idea of traveling to all these cities was first discussed on HN.

And to all the naysayers - These guys are going to do something more interesting than I've ever done. I don't know what adventures and enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures you've rolled out over the last few years - but they must be impressive if 30dayflight doesn't appear to be HN fare to you...

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#47

Post by deltaqueue »

pyre wrote: post #42
pyre wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> this social networking media web 2.0 garbage is a waste of the internet. Why is this necessarily a waste of internet? Are you worried that we're going to run out of internet, and there won't be any left for you? This sounds like the sort of idea that in years past someone would embark on to write a book about. Nowadays it's on the internet instead. This attitude is just as bad as the 'a crime is a worse crime when…

Why the down-modding? His comment isn't even relevant. > Not only is this chick completely irresponsible, but this "trip" is a joke. The 'chick' that spent her last bit of money on plane ticket was someone that the two creators of that site met on a plane trip, not someone who is embarking on this journey. If you're referring to the two creators of that site, then how is this 'experiment' (though I use the term loose…

Breaking down my 300-character comment about something that shouldn't even be on HN? I'm bored, but I'll keep it tweetably succinct.

Alaska managed large sums of money, but could not manage her own. Irresponsible.

You're right, movies are often good indicators of how interesting real life is.

Social networking was just a hyperbolic adjective in my (critical) remarks about modern marketing.

So that this comment isn't entirely useless, here are my two points for you:

1. This shouldn't be on HN because this is neither interesting nor hacker-related. 2. Reading comprehension.

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#48

Post by coffeemug »

I think this is a really clever, innovative, and interesting idea. The experience will probably be fascinating - if they really interview as many people as they can, they'll most likely see patterns emerge, and I suspect some of the patterns won't necessarily be something you'd expect. They're also bound to hear some crazy outlier stories.

They have a tremendous value proposition. They'll be able to tell JetBlue things about their customers that no focus groups and marketing research can tell them, at a small fraction of the cost. I'm genuinely surprised this idea got such a bad reception here - reminds me of some of the TechCrunch comments. If anything, it's a little like "around the world in 80 days", which is cool for its own sake.

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#49

Post by antonovka »

vibhavs wrote: post #31
nir wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The funny bit is that rather than arranging this over the phone/email with a customer rep, they apparently need to discuss it over coffee with JetBlue's CEO. This is where the idea moves from Paul Theroux ("Great Railway Bazaar" etc) territory into Julia Allison land.

I think in general, he also wants to meet with the CEO of a large company. @dcurtis' tweet: "My two-month goal is to have a beer with a Fortune 500 CEO. Can anyone help me with this?" ( http://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/2096133916 ). Now, he has an "excuse" to do so. (Just don't tell him JetBlue isn't in the Fortune 500 :-).

I'm a bit weary of seeing HN used as a platform for dcurtis' sophomoric attention antics. This should have been a side-channel communication with JetBlue; why would the CEO want to meet with dcurtis about this, and why would he be impressed with an impersonal open letter?

Most importantly, why do I care? As a pitch, the story isn't captivating or well written, and 30 days in airports sounds both depressing and boring -- I'd be surprised if you're capable of carrying out non-monosyllabic conversations after the first 5 days.

"Have a beer with a Fortune 500 CEO" is a pretty pitiful goal. Does he not even care which one?

Re: Dear jetBlue...

#50

Post by gojomo »

Great idea, but by day 3 I fear both the travelers and their online audience will be weary of the concept, and move on to shinier new tweets. It'll be slightly interesting again at the finish line and summary stage (days 30-31).
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