@Edent You're describing geocities. It's been done. We'd all need to be addicted to RSS readers for it to be viable.
Come to think of it, maybe that's the REAL reason Google killed Reader.
@Edent You're describing geocities. It's been done. We'd all need to be addicted to RSS readers for it to be viable.
Come to think of it, maybe that's the REAL reason Google killed Reader.
We take reviewing coffee gear at CoffeeGeek very seriously. We want to make sure you have the best possible advice - honest, real, and relevant to the product you might be shopping for.
So I started off this post with an apology.
#coffee #espresso #reviews #influencers
https://coffeegeek.com/blog/news/the-responsibility-of-product-reviewers/
Here's a pro tip from someone who publishes original content for people to read, enjoy, digest, learn from, or get frustrated with:
If you want to support creative types publishing content in your sphere of interest, hobby, passion:
Everytime you buy gear for that sphere of interest, no matter the vendor, tell them you were influenced by creator xyz, and suggest they should support creator xyz as an advertiser, etc.
This consumer support is worth like 10K clicks to a content producer.
One To Fourteen.
One of the more important articles I've written on CoffeeGeek in some time. It's all about getting the best possible cup of pour over, siphon, press pot and AeroPress coffee, but without the need for an expensive (or even inexpensive) scale.
Read, and share, if you like!
#coffee #pourover #coffeeratios #siphoncoffee
cc @coffee
2002 was a very interesting and innovative year for Bodum. Back then, they were still fully developing interesting products (today, they mainly buy China-made stuff and rebrand it).
In 2002, they introduced:
- Bodum eSantos
- Bodum eSantos Mini
- The Pavina Line of double wall glass cups, incl espresso
- The first double-walled glass press pot
- three "rapid heat" cordless kettles for coffee making, incl a travel size (mostly plastic)
The Pavina cups remain some of the best glass espresso cups you can buy today, and a lot cheaper than the weirdo, oversized stuff from Kruve and others. And at just $16 for a pair, it's a deal:
link ⬇️
https://amzn.to/43kzBSW
Bodum's not a big company, so this was a really big year for them.
I don't quite understand how a society that is now so ingrained to INSTANTLY answering text messages, because they are so focused on their smart phones, are so adverse to answering emails.
I still send emails to people, quite a bit. I don't like typing on a small smartphone screen.
Over the past several years, it seems that whenever I send an email to someone in the coffee sphere, my chances of getting any response are maybe 25% in the first week. If I send a bump to remind, it goes up to maybe 50%.
If I send a text, the responses are often instant.
Remember when Google just gave you the proper search results when you typed a word or term into their search engine, and nothing else? Remember that's how they stole you away from Alta Vista, Yahoo, and other search engines?
We need another Google. Stat.
Anyone remember why we're on @Flipboard for our Mastodon presence?
It's because we have a long-running Flipboard magazine, where we share interesting (and REAL, not AI generated) content from specialty coffee sources.
It's part of my continued pledge to promote good indie coffee news (not just our own website, but many others) to #coffee lovers around the world.
I wish more in the indy coffee scene would share other content like this. They don't. We do.
cc @coffee
https://flipboard.com/@coffeegeek/coffeegeek-ery-7a2ovse2y
A pro tip that definitely fits within the coffee product world (and any product):
If a company's main pitch is:
"and it's from a brand you know and trust..."
It's a rented out brand name from a company long gone extinct. Hawking products made by some 3rd rate anonymous Chinese factory. Stay away.
Here's why you should never again trust a big media website's "reviews"; but stick with truly independent websites for all your purchasing decisions about the hobbies and passions in your life.
Look at the review we did for the Flair 58. It is massive, and represents literally 100s of hours of work to formulate and create the review. Yet we make ZERO MONEY in affiliate links from this review (because Flair only sells it direct, and they don't pay us or have an affiliate link with us).
The review wasn't published to drive us affiliate link money. It was written to give you the best possible evaluation of a product you might spend $100s on.
My deal with you is this: if you value our content and information, we ask that you a) spread the word as best you can about what we publish (as often as you can), and b) if spending $$$ on coffee gear, consider the businesses that do support our website as advertisers (in the coffee sphere).
Looking for some folks who love coffee and know a bit about the Web to help out.
I'm ready to share with some of you our test domain for the new CoffeeGeek 2024 build. Would love to get feedback from you on how the site looks, works, loads, and displays in different platforms (Mac, PC, Firefox, Chrome, Tablet, Android, Smartphones, etc).
If you'd like to take the brand new CoffeeGeek website for a test spin, please direct message me for the URL and some instructions! :)
The first "professional" product review we ever posted on CoffeeGeek: it was our "launch" review, back on Dec 18, 2001. Screenshot is below.
For our 20th anniversary, we re-did the review entirely for the best siphon coffee maker ever made: the Hario Nouveau.
cc @coffee #siphoncoffee #hario #vacpot #vacuumbrewer
Link ⬇️
https://www.coffeegeek.com/reviews/hario-nouveau-siphon-coffee-quickshot-review/
I do not like algorithms. At all.
Context, for those who need it;
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/1223280562/alaska-airlines-flight-emergency-landing-oregon
So, we've been reviewing #coffee and #espresso equipment for over 20 years now on CoffeeGeek.
In that time, about 75% of what we've reviewed has been supplied by either a) a vendor of the equipment, or b) the manufacturer for review.
Every single time, there is a clear and written agreement between CoffeeGeek and that vendor / manufacturer that they have no say or influence in the outcome of those published reviews. I won't review without that agreement.
/2
Lance Hedricks shares a video on bias, companies giving machines for reviews, and the small crowd on reddit / forums who think if a machine is provided for review, there must be bias. I have some thoughts.
/1
I have published very critical reviews of equipment, as well as very complimentary reviews when the product warrants it.
What's interesting is what happens after the reviews. Some equipment (usually provided by a vendor) reviews resulted in those vendors ending any advertising or other relationship with CoffeeGeek, because we very fairly criticized a bad product. These companies expected kudos for advertising + product supply, and got honesty.
/3
We don't have a patreon account for CoffeeGeek. for 18 of our 21 years online, we did not solicit any "tips" or fund requests from our readers. We don't have an active income source from any social media account (youtube, instagram, etc).
About 80% of our income is from ads we sell direct to the coffee industry. It's enough to a) pay our bloggers / site admin, b) pay hosting, c) provide about $2K a month income to me.
It's not enough to buy equipment to review, and never has been.
/5
Also a few manufacturers have done the same, after we posted some criticisms of their machines. One I will mention - La Marzocco - ended interaction and involvement with CoffeeGeek after I did the First Look on the La Marzocco Linea Mini. They didn't like that I criticised the paddle group for being just a facsimile of LM's paddle group, instead of a real one.
That said, many manufacturers, and some vendors feel us doing unbiased reviews is a good thing, even if their products rank poorly.
/4
Anyway, a bit of a ramble. Lance is obviously hearing and feeling calls against him for "bias" and posted his video today to address it.
I've heard "bias" thrown my way for 2 decades, though to be honest, a lot more of it in the last 3 years than the previous 17 combined. People just don't seem to trust any longer. They automatically assume that if you're given a product, you are beholden to the company or there's some kind of back room cash handshake going on.
/8
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