tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post6008907613597592523..comments2019-06-17T14:52:24.764-04:00Comments on Connections: A PR RantGordon Haffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-48689979896655864572008-05-22T00:39:00.000-04:002008-05-22T00:39:00.000-04:00I don't know about you Gerry, but I don't see much...I don't know about you Gerry, but I don't see much of an upside to the naming-names shame game. Unless the journalist or analyst is sincerely trying to get PRs fired. This could be my vendor corp comm roots talking. Or, my CYA as a directory publisher.<BR/><BR/>I never thought about these kinds of implications of analysts being a columnist/blogger at top 10 tech media sites. Ouch. Talk about the dark side.BFrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578411140085647674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-3108884837122142642008-05-21T15:09:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:09:00.000-04:00bfrench,I flag it as a PR problem more than AR bec...bfrench,<BR/><BR/>I flag it as a PR problem more than AR because it's mostly coming from small companies that probably don't even have an AR function. There are a few larger companies that are guilty of press release diarrhea as well, but they're a small part of the total problem. I also suspect that part of the increased traffic may be that my CNET Blog Network blog has caused me to get on lists of journalists where I wasn't previously.Gordon Haffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-77753006267546328672008-05-21T15:03:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:03:00.000-04:00Hi Gordon - it's sad to see this is still happenin...Hi Gordon - it's sad to see this is still happening. Chris Anderson, WIRED's editor, also wrote up a similar piece some months back that actually named names of PR people who had send him junk, and whom he had blacklisted from further mailings. There were some quite surprising names and agencies on that list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-21501992932882834372008-05-21T14:45:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:45:00.000-04:00I hear you. In your case, it seems like it could ...I hear you. In your case, it seems like it could be due to AR putting you on lists as well. Interesting that you see it largely as a PR issue.<BR/><BR/>To the great wide world, Googling "application acceleration"+"gordon haff" does get more than 50 results. Mostly due to advertorials and other content on the same pages where you are quoted.BFrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578411140085647674noreply@blogger.com