Should we begin posting press releases in our forums?

Rob Williams · 06-26-2012, 02:43 PM

Hi all:

On any given day, I receive a lot of press releases, and sometimes, there are some worth talking about. But thanks to a lack of time or some other factor, we don't talk about the product or service until we review it, or not at all.

So, I'm looking to gauge interest here. Would it be worth our while to relay these press releases to you guys? We'd basically post some of them verbatim in our news forum, along with the images we were supplied. It'd be an easy way for us to just get the information in front of your eyes, and save our time for more important news posts.

I should note that these might not -just- be press releases, but if we're sent information directly then we might just post that also.

Let us know!

Optix · 06-26-2012, 02:45 PM

If there's enough positive response to a press release it could be a good indicator that we might have overlooked something if we weren't planning on reviewing it.

Rob Williams · 06-26-2012, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optix

If there's enough positive response to a press release it could be a good indicator that we might have overlooked something if we weren't planning on reviewing it.

That's a good point. Never thought of that.

madmat · 06-26-2012, 02:55 PM

I agree with Optix. You never know what is going to generate interest.

Rob Williams · 06-26-2012, 06:08 PM

Yup, I'm starting to think that this thread didn't even need to exist, haha. Will leave it here though, and ponder how I want to go about this. A "Press Release" sub-forum might be best, rather than our usual news forum since that's meant for readers, not us.

madmat · 06-26-2012, 08:14 PM

Personally I'd just ad another section to this subforum (Site HQ).

Rob Williams · 06-26-2012, 08:23 PM

I was thinking of just renaming "Community Submissions" to "Submissions", then adding the other category. It doesn't really belong under the site HQ because that's meant to be for site matters and content.

I think I'll set the forum up later, and change it along the way as we need to.

madmat · 06-26-2012, 09:27 PM

The main reason I was thinking about the section is simply that it's the first one you see in the forum when you get here.

eunoia · 06-27-2012, 07:40 PM

I trust you to leave out the ones that aren't actual press releases. A lot of time hardware press releases aren't anything more than jockeying for the public consciousness. As soon as you see hedge words like "hopes", "considering", "speculating" they're just grist for the rumour mill and take deserved attention away from actual hardware companies doing actual things.

Outside of that, I dig almost all hardware news.

Rob Williams · 06-27-2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eunoia

I trust you to leave out the ones that aren't actual press releases. A lot of time hardware press releases aren't anything more than jockeying for the public consciousness. As soon as you see hedge words like "hopes", "considering", "speculating" they're just grist for the rumour mill and take deserved attention away from actual hardware companies doing actual things.

Outside of that, I dig almost all hardware news.

Yeah of course, and those "releases" bug the hell out of me. An example would be new PSUs that Cooler Master just released. We don't review PSUs, because we can't. But that doesn't mean we can't talk about them. And for that matter, the company also just released a chassis that we may or may not review, but you guys might still be interested in learning about them.

I am behind here but will get to this soon. Could be a fun way to drum up some conversation.

06-26-2012, 02:43 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Should we begin posting press releases in our forums? Hi all: On any given day, I receive a lot of press releases, and sometimes, there are some worth talking about. But thanks to a lack of time or some other factor, we don't talk about the product or service until we review it, or not at all. So, I'm looking to gauge interest here. Would it be worth our while to relay these press releases to you guys? We'd basically post some of them verbatim in our news forum, along with the images we were supplied. It'd be an easy way for us to just get the information in front of your eyes, and save our time for more important news posts. I should note that these might not -just- be press releases, but if we're sent information directly then we might just post that also. Let us know! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-26-2012, 02:55 PM	#4
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	I agree with Optix. You never know what is going to generate interest. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

06-26-2012, 06:08 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Yup, I'm starting to think that this thread didn't even need to exist, haha. Will leave it here though, and ponder how I want to go about this. A "Press Release" sub-forum might be best, rather than our usual news forum since that's meant for readers, not us. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-26-2012, 08:14 PM	#6
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	Personally I'd just ad another section to this subforum (Site HQ). __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

06-26-2012, 08:23 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I was thinking of just renaming "Community Submissions" to "Submissions", then adding the other category. It doesn't really belong under the site HQ because that's meant to be for site matters and content. I think I'll set the forum up later, and change it along the way as we need to. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-26-2012, 09:27 PM	#8
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	The main reason I was thinking about the section is simply that it's the first one you see in the forum when you get here. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

06-27-2012, 07:40 PM	#9
eunoia Partition Master Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Outside Poker Flat Posts: 305	I trust you to leave out the ones that aren't actual press releases. A lot of time hardware press releases aren't anything more than jockeying for the public consciousness. As soon as you see hedge words like "hopes", "considering", "speculating" they're just grist for the rumour mill and take deserved attention away from actual hardware companies doing actual things. Outside of that, I dig almost all hardware news. __________________ Cooler Master HAF X - Thermaltake Toughpower W0178RU 850W - Gigabyte G1.Assassin - Intel Core i7 930 - Noctua NH-U12P SE2 - Kingston HyperX Red 1600 3X4GB - XFX 6850 - 2 X SAMSUNG DVD SH-S223L - WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB - WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB - Acer AL2216W - Tt eSports Challenger - Logitech MX 620 - Win 7 Pro x64

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