urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight Your Home For Snappy Repartee 應龍 urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight:20041227.1426 2004-12-27T19:26:00 2004-12-27T19:26:00 2004-12-27T19:26:00 I was being somewhat disparaging about <A HREF=http://www.idea-bank.com/>IdeaBank</A> in a recent entry. We added a new feature where in passers-by can sign up for a paid account right off the home page. I never expected it to generate too many new subscribers. I believe most users will go through the old existing process: ask for a free trial first and then, if we are lucky sign up for a paid account. However, today was historic apparently; I got this edited message from Chuck: <BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> From: Charles Francis<BR> To: Graham ...<BR> Subject: FLAST NEWS <BR><BR> Dear One and All: <BR><BR> We have just received our first subscriber who subscribed on line. He is ***** *** ****** from <B>Kuwait</B>. He used his Visa credit card for a Plan 1. I must say that, so far at least, everything worked perfectly. It was almost all automatic except for my insertion of the Due Date. Thanks to everybody for helping put this new feature in play. Regards. <BR><BR> Chuck Francis [ emphasis mine ] </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR><BR> Let's hope there will be more of those :)