Comments on: Change This: Why PDF? http://www.contentious.com/2004/07/30/change-this-why-pdf/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:05:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: mrG http://www.contentious.com/2004/07/30/change-this-why-pdf/#comment-3320 mrG Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:51:55 +0000 #comment-3320 I don't <em>know</em>, but here's a thought to throw out on the table because I was also intrigued by this very retro approach to publishing: Could it be the glamour aspect is secondary to the more sinister goal of tracking the spread of these docs through the covert channels? Consider: These are not your everyday PDF files spit out by pdftex or default Word filters, these are very <em>advanced and techically cutting edge</em> PDF files, with built-in navigation, copious hotlinks ... Could it be they seek to track <i>referrer</i> stats from clicks back to the source from within the wandering document copies? I don’t know, but here’s a thought to throw out on the table because I was also intrigued by this very retro approach to publishing: Could it be the glamour aspect is secondary to the more sinister goal of tracking the spread of these docs through the covert channels?

Consider: These are not your everyday PDF files spit out by pdftex or default Word filters, these are very advanced and techically cutting edge PDF files, with built-in navigation, copious hotlinks …

Could it be they seek to track referrer stats from clicks back to the source from within the wandering document copies?

]]> By: Paul http://www.contentious.com/2004/07/30/change-this-why-pdf/#comment-1290 Paul Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:09:21 +0000 #comment-1290 PDFs are fully searchable on the web and is an industry standard for sharing finalized docs. Change This seems to have their act together too. PDFs are fully searchable on the web and is an industry standard for sharing finalized docs. Change This seems to have their act together too.

]]> By: View from the Isle http://www.contentious.com/2004/07/30/change-this-why-pdf/#comment-437 View from the Isle Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-437 <trackback /><strong>Why Change?</strong> <p>Why change?</p><p>I'm not a devotee of Seth Godin's.  I've started <i>Permission Marketing</i> twice and put it down twice.  I ...</p> Why Change?

Why change?

I’m not a devotee of Seth Godin’s.  I’ve started Permission Marketing twice and put it down twice.  I …

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