How Not to Handle a Business Dispute…
Things like this are why I find the Internet is much better than television…
It seems that Dave Winer and Rogers Cadenhead are currently engaging in a little business dispute. How do I (and the rest of the blogosphere) know this? Because Rogers posted a letter from Dave’s attorney on his weblog yesterday. The ultimate result, of course, is another round of the endless “Winer-bashing” (in the comments to Rogers’ message posting and elsewhere) that seems to be one of the favorite pasttimes in the blogsphere. {sigh} The more things change, the more they always seem to stay the same.
Here’s a good question about all of this that I haven’t seen anybody ask: “Why did Rogers post this letter?”
From what I am reading, this whole controversy is a private, contractual matter between two parties that unfortunately deteriorated to the point where the attorneys got involved. What is Rogers trying to prove by publicly posting this letter (which should have just been handed over to his attorney)? What advantage or leverage is he trying to gain? How is this action going to help resolve this dispute any faster?
Look, I know we live in a world full of “reality TV” and “court TV” and “Judge-This” and Justice-That” television where people put the pathetic stupidity of their private lives on display for the whole world to see, but gimme-a-break, actions like this are totally unneccessary. If these guys agreed to handle this matter privately with their attorneys, then by all means that’s where it should have stayed. For the life of me I just can’t understand why people feel compelled to post this type of information online for all to see. Maybe I’m missing something here.
Hey, I don’t have a dog in this fight. I don’t know either of them personally or professionally. I read Dave and I read Rogers, because I like the topics that they write/talk about. The important point though is that I do believe all of us here in the blogosphere are way too enamored of the freedom that these personal publishing/communication technologies have given us. As a result, we feel that every aspect of our lives should be put out for full display. I’m sorry, but IMHO, that is no excuse to air all of our dirty laundry in full view of the public. Some things need to and should be kept private. This latest conflict is one of them.
Online Reputation Monitoring – Beginners Guide
Andy Beal of MarketingPilgrim has wriiten an excellent set of guidelines about how to monitor what is being said about you and/or brand online:
Every single day, someone, somewhere is discussing something important to your business. Your brand, your executives, your competitors, your industry. Are they hyping-up your company, building buzz for your products? Or, are they criticizing your service, complaining to others about your new product launch?
Online Reputation Monitoring Guide
The Background Flow – Episode 1
Filed under: Podcasts, Soul/R&B, SoulSites, SoulTrackin'
Listeners, one and all. You’re about the experience “The Backgroung Flow”… the “all instrumental” Hip-Hop, R&B and experimental beats. You need more than snooze-a-rama music for work or play? Here’s something a llittle more hot!
The Future Looks Bright for Computer Support Professionals
Technology is a wonderful thing, when it works. Just as cars run reliably but lawn mowers never start, many people wonder why humans are capable of creating amazing technology but can’t make PCs that average people can understand.
As a result, demand for PC support services is booming even as retailers and PC vendors pare down their standard warranties. Fed up with pleasant but unsatisfying support answers, PC users are increasingly willing to pay for support from those companies. Third-party PC support is becoming big business, with Best Buy aggressively promoting the services of the Geek Squad and vendors like Dell jumping to provide their own touch.
All That Jazz: In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month
I don’t talk about my love for jazz enough on this blog so I figure jazz appreciation month is the perfect time to do so. I have to admit that my knowledge is lacking. Mama Vivrant Thang was never really into jazz so it wasn’t played much around the house. She did love Kenny G though and [...]
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Vendors, Authors and Artists– Sell Your Items in This Year’s Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest
Last year's Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest was a musical celebration while vendors sold their products to eager to buyers. Book authors, including Felicia Pride-- writer of The Message and activist author Devin Walker were among some of the top authors who sold their books. The 2009 Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest will be held this year on Sat., July 25 in Marvin Gaye Park in Washington DC. While the musical acts are still being selected, vendors are able to reserve their tables now to receive our Early Bird Discount. For more info, email us at CapitalHipHopSoulFest@gmail.com
Fusion: Where Music, Technology, and Artist Creativity Intersect
Hello readers and listeners. I trust all is well today. This post is a follow-up to the previous post about the subject of an upcoming podcast I hope to resurrect entitled Fusion. The concept of this podcast came to me via an off the cuff discussion I had a few years ago with a fellow podcaster/recording artist/graphic designer. Both of us, being musicians in our own right, began discussing our backgrounds and influences in making music, which invariably talking about how technology (past and present) played a role taking the music from inner to outer. I began to see the different paths ...
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Cupid’s Hunt: 2009
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