Comments on: Motion Sickness from “Spinning the Web: P.R. in Silicon Valley” http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose Marketing Advisory Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim Dempsey http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Tim Dempsey Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1810 Great to hear from you, Steve! We sure had some "times" back then... I hope all's well with you. BTW I'm going to dedicate what's left of my life to staying beautiful and schmoozing lots -- love that suggestion! /t Great to hear from you, Steve! We sure had some “times” back then… I hope all’s well with you. BTW I’m going to dedicate what’s left of my life to staying beautiful and schmoozing lots — love that suggestion!
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]]> By: Steve McGrath http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Steve McGrath Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:57 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1809 Guess the comment field doesn't like less than and greater than signs. What I said was: Great read, Tim, I THOUGHT your personal anecdote might be headed in that direction :) The Times article was illuminating in its own way, I suppose, but I was hoping it would come up with some magic reformulation of PR beyond STAY BEAUTIFUL and SCHMOOZE LOTS! Guess the comment field doesn’t like less than and greater than signs.

What I said was:

Great read, Tim, I THOUGHT your personal anecdote might be headed in that direction :) The Times article was illuminating in its own way, I suppose, but I was hoping it would come up with some magic reformulation of PR beyond STAY BEAUTIFUL and SCHMOOZE LOTS!

]]> By: Steve McGrath http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1808 Steve McGrath Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:59:26 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1808 Great read, Tim, I your personal anecdote might be headed that direction! :) The Times article was illuminating in its own way, I suppose, but I was hoping it would come up with some magic reformulation of PR beyond and . Great read, Tim, I your personal anecdote might be headed that direction! :) The Times article was illuminating in its own way, I suppose, but I was hoping it would come up with some magic reformulation of PR beyond and .

]]> By: Tim Dempsey http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Tim Dempsey Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:01:04 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1806 Thanks for the comments, Betsy. What, twitty PR people? Huh? I agree about having the stones to challenge the client and their chairman. Though in my experience, most CEOs and Chairpeople believe their baby and investment, respectively, will be changing the world. If we could just get enough PR. Thanks for the comments, Betsy.

What, twitty PR people? Huh?

I agree about having the stones to challenge the client and their chairman. Though in my experience, most CEOs and Chairpeople believe their baby and investment, respectively, will be changing the world. If we could just get enough PR.

]]> By: betsy kosheff http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 betsy kosheff Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:10:54 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1805 There are lots of twitty pr people out there, so what. I was most bothered by McNamee's apparent lack of confidence in the product - so much so that he doesn't want to subject it to technical scrutiny. Either it's a bad product and he knows it or he doesn't have the courage of his convictions when it comes to his investments. Either way, I feel sort of sorry for wordnik here. People who engineer these products are basically giving birth to a child so it's kind of an insult to presume it can't withstand the scrutiny of the knowledgeable. I would have shot back "So you're saying it's going to get hammered?" or something similar that probably would have gotten me fired. There are lots of twitty pr people out there, so what. I was most bothered by McNamee’s apparent lack of confidence in the product – so much so that he doesn’t want to subject it to technical scrutiny. Either it’s a bad product and he knows it or he doesn’t have the courage of his convictions when it comes to his investments. Either way, I feel sort of sorry for wordnik here. People who engineer these products are basically giving birth to a child so it’s kind of an insult to presume it can’t withstand the scrutiny of the knowledgeable. I would have shot back “So you’re saying it’s going to get hammered?” or something similar that probably would have gotten me fired.

]]> By: John Stack http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/2009/07/plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme-chose/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 John Stack Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:42:36 +0000 http://www.elasticbrands.com/blog/?p=654#comment-1804 I saw her post yesterday and your comments are right on target. She sounded like she over-invested in her own Kool-Aid. I saw her post yesterday and your comments are right on target. She sounded like she over-invested in her own Kool-Aid.

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