Background Info on AMA and what else we could do.

Alright, as some of you reading this likely know, I am hosting an AMA session on Friday, September 28th of 2013. This AMA session is going to be focusing on malware and removal questions. So... everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. And if you did not know, you do now, and this gliph will actually be a reply to that gliph, so you can see all the info you need to see.

I have wanted to do something like this for the longest time, but the time never seemed just right. Now, the time seems right. And I think that the AMA session is going to get at least a few questions. And let me tell all of those who are considering posing a question: There are no stupid questions. Repeat after me: There are no stupid questions. No one was born knowing everything about malware, I certainly know that I was not.

An AMA session is nice for now, but I feel like going further with my readers. So, here is a little peak at what you might see coming to my blog within the next year.

1. Surveys: Nothing better then a user survey so that I can understand what my readers like reading best. Expect a survey to contain questions such as how knowledgeable I seem in my topic, and what particular kind of gliph you like reading best. All survey answers would be used to improve my blog. Your answers will remain completely private.

2. Livestream: Doing a Google+ Livestream thing is not really that popular, but we can do it anyway. I could even remove a rogue antivirus program live if that's the sort of thing that my readers would be interested in viewing.

3. Donate system: Some of the ideas listed here would work best if financed by generous readers. Keeps my costs down, and ensures that I can do those kinds of ideas more often if they are a hit. Even if none of the other ideas pan out, this might still be a good idea. Obviously it would make me VERY happy if a reader shows their appreciation by buying me a meal or two. Not that I'm expecting that, but it would be nice if that happened.

I have never run ads on any of my blogs, and I intend to never do so. Why? Because for one thing, ads tend to get in the way quite a bit when you are trying to read something. For another, my blog is independent. No company or manufacturer can buy a good review from me, nor can they buy good publicity from me either. And some people might think that I actually approve the products or services offered. So this is why I will not put ads on my blogs.

4. Phone based conversations: Would you like to have a talk with yours truly? We can make it happen. I can easily buy a disposable phone for use in phone calls. I could publish the phone number for the disposable phone and readers could call me. After the minutes are up, if I decide that I don't want to do another calling session, I could make a video of me smashing the phone or something like that.

The downside of this is that it would cost money, and I've noticed that disposable phones sometimes have issues with incoming calls from international numbers.

5. Phone based conference call: This might work better for international readers. I still have a conference call number from a call that did not really pan out. The conference will be free. The only charge on the part of the reader would be regular long distance or international call changes that come from your phone company.

The downside of this is that it could cost you money depending on where you are in the world. The company that I use for this service does have a toll free option available, however that would cost me money.

6. Giveaways: I have some old software in CD disk format that I really do not want or need. On a walk around my neighborhood, someone just left it out in the street. Everything has been opened, but most disks are still in their original cases.

Like I said, I really don't have any real reason to hang onto this software. Some of it's vintage, some of it is just old. I have disks for Windows 95 through Windows 98 and some other software. I could run a giveaway and send out a disk to the winner of whatever I decide to do as part of the Giveaway.

Maybe you could use some of this software for something. Most of it's meant for use with Windows 95, but still usable.

Hope this provided you with more info as to what I think is possible with my blog. I invite readers to comment with feedback on any of the above ideas.