19165 signed up to be notified of the Duolingo Esperanto course. Significance?
de jdawdy, 28 aprilie 2015
Contribuții/Mesaje: 49
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dbob (Arată profil) 4 mai 2015, 15:34:08
antigone314:Though Klingon was a fun idea for us since we do like Star Trek, Esperanto jumped to the top of our list for learning.Wow! Talk about coincidence! Two posts before yours I just wrote:
dbob:Klingon could be a very good ally too.Have fun learning Esperanto! Qapla' (success).
yItaH 'ej yIcheptaH (Klingon)
Dif-tor heh smusma (Vulcan)
Vivu longe kaj prosperu (Esperanto)
Larga vida y prosperidad (Español)
Live long and prosper
robbkvasnak (Arată profil) 4 mai 2015, 16:35:27
In marketing, I learned that if we wanted to sell more Xa, we had to place Xb, Xc and even Xd next to it on the shelf. Maybe that works for Esperanto and klingon, too.
gianich73 (Arată profil) 4 mai 2015, 19:15:36
erinja:... and although Duolingo is fun, it isn't Candy Crush.I love your sense of humor, Erinja. Even if, like you, I would like more people to learn Esperanto.
Salutations.
orthohawk (Arată profil) 4 mai 2015, 20:16:34
erinja:I am always in favor of new Esperanto learning resources. But we shouldn't freak out if this doesn't turn out to be as big a bump to the movement as we might hope, and we need to manage expectations. Having a feature film with a well-known actor in Esperanto doesn't really do much for the movement, for example. (Incubus)I don't really think of "Inkubo" as a feature film. It's more an artsy-fartsy (as we say here in the midwest) indie film. To me, a "feature film" is by a major studio that is released in hundreds (if not thousands) of theaters at the same time. Any film advertised on network TV I also consider to be a "feature" film.
Alkanadi (Arată profil) 5 mai 2015, 07:46:50
robbkvasnak:In marketing, I learned that if we wanted to sell more Xa, we had to place Xb, Xc and even Xd next to it on the shelf. Maybe that works for Esperanto and klingon, too.I think people want Esperanto to appear side by side with languages like German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, ect...
They don't want it to appear next to Pig Latin, Alienese, Klingon, Elvish, Navi, ect...
I personally don't really care. If Esperanto is good then it will succeed regardless. Content is king.
Alkanadi (Arată profil) 6 mai 2015, 09:53:25
Christa627 (Arată profil) 6 mai 2015, 21:37:00
jdawdy:The real difference though, between Lernu and Duolingo is that people seek out Lernu who already have some real interest in Esperanto. The chances are remote they will run across it casually, and if they do, they are unlikely to register.Remote, but not nil! I'm living proof of that
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jdawdy (Arată profil) 7 mai 2015, 00:53:59
gianich73:This just made me realize: If there were half as many invitations sent out on social media saying "XXX has invited you to join Learn Esperanto!" as there are Candy Crush or Farmville invitations, Esperanto would soon surpass Chinese in number of speakers!erinja:... and although Duolingo is fun, it isn't Candy Crush.I love your sense of humor, Erinja. Even if, like you, I would like more people to learn Esperanto.
Salutations.
Alkanadi (Arată profil) 7 mai 2015, 07:41:50
jdawdy:This just made me realize: If there were half as many invitations sent out on social media saying "XXX has invited you to join Learn Esperanto!" as there are Candy Crush or Farmville invitations, Esperanto would soon surpass Chinese in number of speakers!Maybe, there could be some sort of badges that get posted on facebook for completed Esperanto courses.
1Guy1 (Arată profil) 7 mai 2015, 10:38:17
gianich73:I enjoy Duolingo far more than I would ever enjoy Candy Crush. Does that make me a sad person?erinja:... and although Duolingo is fun, it isn't Candy Crush.I love your sense of humor, Erinja. Even if, like you, I would like more people to learn Esperanto.
Salutations.