Know your audience
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:36 amI remember years ago, while a student at Michigan State U, I was stopped by a bystander, asking for directions to a certain place of business. The friend I was with, started with streets, cross street, then referenced a local art gallery. I looked at the guy, and thought "nope, not this guy", and I said "You know where Dooleys is?" (a then local bar) Oh, yeah, sure I do! Well, it's just down the street from there.
Tonight, as we were returning from our adventure du jour, I spotted a driver's license on the floor in the vestibule of our apt. building. I picked it up, the person was a young woman, like 22, so not a resident, maybe a caregiver. Went to the community room, asked the people there if they knew her. Nope, nobody did.
As is common here, everybody is interested in everything. So, while I was in the community room, and the gathering there were speculating which caregiver it might be, Enzo was at the elevator, chatting with a couple other guys. So, I come back to them, and they give me suggestions. "Look in the phone book" says one guy. "Yeah, that's a good idea" says the other. I thanked them, and Enzo and I went home. We get into the apt. and Enzo suggests I google the young woman's name.
Nope, I got this covered - she's a 20 something female, likely to have a smart phone, not be listed in a phone book, but certainly is gonna be on facebook. So I do that first. So, I message her, and 5 minutes later our phone rings. A half hour later, she had her license back (and 2 ninja rubber ducks for her 2 small male children).
I know my audience. (yeah, she was also on google, but all that did was indicate she was on both facebook and twitter).
Tonight, as we were returning from our adventure du jour, I spotted a driver's license on the floor in the vestibule of our apt. building. I picked it up, the person was a young woman, like 22, so not a resident, maybe a caregiver. Went to the community room, asked the people there if they knew her. Nope, nobody did.
As is common here, everybody is interested in everything. So, while I was in the community room, and the gathering there were speculating which caregiver it might be, Enzo was at the elevator, chatting with a couple other guys. So, I come back to them, and they give me suggestions. "Look in the phone book" says one guy. "Yeah, that's a good idea" says the other. I thanked them, and Enzo and I went home. We get into the apt. and Enzo suggests I google the young woman's name.
Nope, I got this covered - she's a 20 something female, likely to have a smart phone, not be listed in a phone book, but certainly is gonna be on facebook. So I do that first. So, I message her, and 5 minutes later our phone rings. A half hour later, she had her license back (and 2 ninja rubber ducks for her 2 small male children).
I know my audience. (yeah, she was also on google, but all that did was indicate she was on both facebook and twitter).
