For those not on Facebook and verily, for those on Facebook not on Design Observer's Facebook Group (I'm sure there's still a few of you), today's strip might be a bit mysterious. For those who fit the above two descriptors, today's strip is a looking glass back into the depths of hell from whence came a demonic bludgeoning of "Vote for the DO" spam that nearly sundered the world. I returned from a two-day trip -- two days only -- to find no fewer than seven e-mails in my inbox from the DO Group, and this is in addition to at least 97 others I had received in days prior. While explanations have varied, the blame is pointed steadfastly at Facebook's own messaging system, and not the hands that typed out e-mail upon e-mail upon e-mail. Each note I received seemed to be a bit different from the last, and last I checked Facebook did not have an App to randomize text around a central message. Some have taken this opportunity to leave the DO Facebook Group, an opportunity I myself have also grasped, least I, too, should become a Gollum-like creature, hunched in the darkness, clenching the People's Design Award, swaying slowly back and forth to its silky, seductive rhythm.
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yeah, totally feeling this one. i left the group for the same reason. and did not vote for them. geez, so rude of design observer.
Every once in a while I miss the design platform I had (Be A Design Group). When I received my fifth DO vote email, I felt the twitch to make a snarky blog post. Seriously.
I also don't buy the Facebook messaging blame. I would guess it was Mr. Drenttel who was behind the push to vote. He has always seemed to be the one that liked to spout that they had so many million visits and had more readership than all the print magazines combined. Just seems like they are trying too hard to be popular, even though they already are.
I was unaware of the group, so I was spared.
yep, i too left after seeing what looked like a dozen emails on my Facebook. never read them, just deleted them and left the group.
i used to always find the pleas for votes a little lame in the design observer sidebar, but at least it was their site.