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Re: Directory of Mathematica Add-Ons

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg87584] Re: Directory of Mathematica Add-Ons
• From: AES <siegman at stanford.edu>
• Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:40:04 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Stanford University
• References: <ftkbev$bvl$1@smc.vnet.net> <ftmtvk$4pa$1@smc.vnet.net> <ftsd2f$bc4$1@smc.vnet.net>

In article <ftsd2f$bc4$1 at smc.vnet.net>, David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 
> But in my  offering of http://scientificarts.com/worklife the most
> difficult thing that I find is getting people to try it.  And this has
> lead me to learn more of why, in the real world, active advertising is
> unfortunately essential.
> 

Genuine sympathy for your dilemma.

And just a note that in the Silicon Valley startup / venture capital / 
"entrepreneurship" world (where I live physically, but which I'm not in 
any way engaged in), one of the most highly regarded ideas is the 
concept of "viral marketing".