Email List Migration (Disquiet Junto)
This note — complete with a few minor repetitions I might have dealt with had I had more time — was included in today’s issue of the weekly Disquiet Junto project announcement email list:
As you should by now know, the email newsletter for Disquiet Junto project announcements has migrated from one service provider to another — from TinyLetter.com, which is closing down on February 29, 2024, to Buttondown, about which you can learn more at buttondown.email.
One nice thing about Buttondown is that I can use my own URL, so the home for the newsletter is now juntoletter.disquiet.com, which means that down the road, should I choose to change service providers again, the newsletter itself can retain its URL.
Another nice thing about Buttondown is that I can schedule posts to send automatically, meaning that much as this week’s project popped up at disquiet.com/0632 while I was sleeping, thanks to my blog’s powers of automation (it’s on WordPress), so too can I set this email to go out while I’m asleep. I sleep fairly soundly, and now I’ll sleep even more soundly, knowing that I have one fewer chores come morning. I’ve set this one to go out at 6:32am Pacific. We’ll know tomorrow how that has worked out.
A third nice thing about Buttondown is that I have less of a limit on the number of emails I can send out. So, while I promise not to abuse such newfound freedom, I look forward to occasionally sending notes of encouragement or with additional information off the weekly Thursday cycle. This is great.
Nice things, however, are generally balanced by downsides. Which is to say, Buttondown is not free. It’s not terribly expensive, when thought of at an annual rate, but it does cost, and will cost more as the subscriber list continues to grow. I may at some point add a paid option to this list, simply as a way for folks to chip in on the infrastructure costs that support the Junto — and perhaps pay for additional such infrastructure, such as a dedicated web presence, down the road. (In the meanwhile, if supporting the Junto in such a manner appeals to you, you could in the meanwhile subscribe to my This Week in Sound email letter. I’m remembering now that I dislike talking about money, so why don’t I stop there?)
And that covers it. I don’t think I mentioned that there was an academic article about the Disquiet Junto in the Cambridge University Press journal Organised Sound, and you can read it online. If you have any thoughts, please let me know.
Oh, and we’ve had a new slew of subscribers, so if you have any questions or thoughts, just shoot me an email.
And that really covers it. I hope this email goes out smoothly, and your year is going smoothly, as well. And thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity. The project instructions appear below.
Best from a chilly — by local standards — San Francisco,
Marc
