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Top Flyer will be launched tomorrow
We are very excited to announce that the time has come. Top Flyer will officially be launched to the public tomorrow! You will start to see promotions throughout the FlyerTalk site for our Top Flyer program. Some of the promotions will include changes to some core pages such as the homepage and changes to the main navigation.
We look forward to seeing you in the game! |
Just curious. Did you address the concerns that were expressed in this thread?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-f...top-flyer.html Cheers. Sharon |
Originally Posted by IBAngel
(Post 15588690)
We look forward to seeing you in the game!
Originally Posted by IBAngel
(Post 15175591)
The Top Flyer program is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older.
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Originally Posted by tom911
(Post 15599888)
Fine print for our members under 21 or residing outside the U.S.:
Again, sounds like a contest that benefits IB & Amex more than it benefits FTers. Cheers. |
Originally Posted by IBAngel
(Post 15588690)
Some of the promotions will include changes to some core pages such as the homepage and changes to the main navigation.
We look forward to seeing you in the game! Can you explain in more details what are the "changes to the main navigation" on FT, so FTers can provide on-the-point input, if you guys do value FTers' input? You know we've seen enough technical hiccups from IB so far. sometimes it's hard to tell the differences between bugs and desired "improvement" since the IB Era on FT. ;) |
Originally Posted by tom911
(Post 15599888)
Fine print for our members under 21 or residing outside the U.S.:
Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 15601305)
Well if they were doing the right thing they wouldn't bury it in the fine print.
http://www.flyertalk.com/topflyer/pages/how-to-play http://www.flyertalk.com/topflyer/pa...and-conditions |
Originally Posted by lin821
(Post 15601884)
Can you explain in more details what are the "changes to the main navigation" on FT, so FTers can provide on-the-point input, if you guys do value FTers' input?
There is also an RSS feed on the home page and banner ads throughout the site. |
Isn't this a little embarrassing on a number of levels?
First, it provides a financial incentive to do what FTers already do for free. Second, that financial incentive is pathetic. It suggests the "worth" of FTers is a $25 giftcard. Third, the lawyers have excluded a sizable portion of the FT community from participating. Yet another joke from the folks at IB. :td: |
Originally Posted by IBAngel
(Post 15607314)
There will be two changes to the navigation. On the site navigation bar (on the top of the page) there will be a Top Flyer button to the right of Help.
Is it really necessary to have "Top Flyer button" THAT big on the top of the page? What's wrong to have it the same size as the other buttons on the site navigation bar, naming "Home", "Forums","Members", "Extra" & "Help?" Would a little consistency on FT bother IB/Amex that much? If IB/Amex's intent is to make Top Flyer stand out, an eye-sore-type of way probably is not the best way to promote Top Flyer. A board-wide announcement probably will be a better and reasonable way to do it, IMHO. |
Originally Posted by magiciansampras
(Post 15609194)
Isn't this a little embarrassing on a number of levels?
First, it provides a financial incentive to do what FTers already do for free. Second, that financial incentive is pathetic. It suggests the "worth" of FTers is a $25 giftcard. Third, the lawyers have excluded a sizable portion of the FT community from participating.
Originally Posted by lin821
(Post 15610273)
Now I just saw that one.
Is it really necessary to have "Top Flyer button" THAT big on the top of the page? What's wrong to have it the same size as the other buttons on the site navigation bar, naming "Home", "Forums","Members", "Extra" & "Help?" Would a little consistency on FT bother IB/Amex that much? If IB/Amex's intent is to make Top Flyer stand out, an eye-sore-type of way probably is not the best way to promote Top Flyer. A board-wide announcement probably will be a better and reasonable way to do it, IMHO. My 2nd (more probable one) thought was that they want to keep it large to draw more traffic there at least initially so they can count clicks & say it was a 'success' ;) Especially for newbies who don't know any better, they'll see the buttons, see a larger one, especially w/ a name like Top Flyer & think that's where the important stuff is - vs where it's really occurring in the individual airline & hotel & travelbuzz forums. Cheers. Sharon |
Just saw it for the first time (the button and the page). "Bizarre" is the kindest description that comes to mind.
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Originally Posted by vasantn
(Post 15620362)
Just saw it for the first time (the button and the page). "Bizarre" is the kindest description that comes to mind.
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I am generally supportive of any initiative that improves the travel experiences of others. However, I am somewhat wary of the manner in which Top Flyer does this. I agree with the observations made by magiciansampras upthread and would add that the format appears to be similar to that of an old boys club, which could become frustrating for some. I shall eschew this new format and shall continue to post my observations and advice in the relevant Flyertalk forums. I anxiously await the expansion of the cloud and the introduction of web 3.0 which will undoubtedly integrate all that is wholesome about Flyertalk with appliances such as my mobile phone, sat-nav and toaster-oven.
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I don't get it. Well, I do but I don't like it. Seems like FT has been quite successful for all these years, without needing to grease anyone's palms to share information. Feels like selling out. And I agree the fact the TopFlyer button is so much bigger than the regular FT links is really cheesy looking.
Assuming TF is wildly successful, then what? I now need to check BOTH places to try and find good tips? The more competitive-minded or greedy may just ignore FT and focus on TF. Hopefully none of that happens but then why re-invent the wheel? Agree also that excluding <21 and international is very bad form, given the significant contributions of FTers in both of those categories. However, seems like plenty of potential benefit for AMEX: GRANT OF RIGHTS TO SUBMISSIONS: By making a Submission, each Participant agrees to grant Sponsor and its agents and designees (including American Express) an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, transferrable, unrestricted license to use, reproduce, store, archive, edit, modify, make derivative works of or based on, sublicense, display, disseminate, distribute, sell and otherwise exploit in any manner and for any purpose, the Submission (including all rights embodied therein) and any and all elements thereof, including but not limited to the names and likenesses of any persons or locations depicted therein, for any purpose, in, on or through any and all media, platforms, systems, devices, technologies, formats, business models or manner, now known or hereafter devised (including, without limitation, on Sponsor’s and its designees’ websites and applications), without compensation or notification to Participant or any third party and without any further permission from Participant or any third party. GRANT OF PUBLICITY: Participation in the Program constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agents and designees to use a Participant’s name, biographical information, image, likeness and/or statements about the Program and Submissions for advertising, trade, promotional and other purposes in any and all media now or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. |
Originally Posted by magiciansampras
(Post 15609194)
First, it provides a financial incentive to do what FTers already do for free.
Second, that financial incentive is pathetic. It suggests the "worth" of FTers is a $25 giftcard. Simply, Top Flyer was designed, and is intended to be a fun game. To clarify, the top 10 Top Flyer participants at the end of the month get a choice between 5,000 American Express Membership Rewards® bonus points OR a $25 American Express® Gift Card. We realize not all players have an American Express MR account so the $25 gift card is offered as a choice to those who win. If you find the prize to be "pathetic" you are welcome to abstain. A prize, monetary or other, never determines anyone’s worth. |
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