Comments on: Tech Crunch says FU to all future embargoes in a very weird and low-integrity way http://www.troyangrignon.com/2008/12/17/tech-crunch-says-fu-to-all-future-embargoes-in-a-very-weird-and-low-integrity-way/ Business • Technology • Society • Environment Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Troy http://www.troyangrignon.com/2008/12/17/tech-crunch-says-fu-to-all-future-embargoes-in-a-very-weird-and-low-integrity-way/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Troy Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:47:43 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/?p=501#comment-430 My issue is not that they are ignoring embargoes. I get that and support it. But why say "Yes, we'll support your embargo and then immediately break it." Swap out embargo with anything else.... "If you ask me to do X, I will immediately say yes to get the Y, then I will immediately go back on my word and do the opposite." That's sociopathic. It's not like people are not going to send them information. Just say "we'll ignore your embargo. Give us your information and we (might) talk about it anytime we want." Okay, makes sense. Just seems bizarre to me. My issue is not that they are ignoring embargoes. I get that and support it. But why say “Yes, we’ll support your embargo and then immediately break it.” Swap out embargo with anything else….

“If you ask me to do X, I will immediately say yes to get the Y, then I will immediately go back on my word and do the opposite.” That’s sociopathic.

It’s not like people are not going to send them information. Just say “we’ll ignore your embargo. Give us your information and we (might) talk about it anytime we want.” Okay, makes sense. Just seems bizarre to me.

]]> By: Chris http://www.troyangrignon.com/2008/12/17/tech-crunch-says-fu-to-all-future-embargoes-in-a-very-weird-and-low-integrity-way/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Chris Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:24:46 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/?p=501#comment-429 Granted I am not in the tech blogging biz, but I see no issue with it. If they want to lead a retaliatory war against the PR firms, let them! It isn't like they are keeping their policy a secret? If PR firms worked a little more professionally they would most likely get treated with more respect and bloggers would again respect the embargo. Simple enough... Granted I am not in the tech blogging biz, but I see no issue with it. If they want to lead a retaliatory war against the PR firms, let them! It isn’t like they are keeping their policy a secret?

If PR firms worked a little more professionally they would most likely get treated with more respect and bloggers would again respect the embargo. Simple enough…

]]> By: Tanner http://www.troyangrignon.com/2008/12/17/tech-crunch-says-fu-to-all-future-embargoes-in-a-very-weird-and-low-integrity-way/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Tanner Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:00:36 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/?p=501#comment-428 I don't find the approach to be of low integrity at all. They've completely adhered to the rules (to their detriment) as the world crumbled around them. They're openly stating their new policy, blacklist and all, in very public form. If you're a trustworthy party, which sounds rare, you have nothing to worry about. I don’t find the approach to be of low integrity at all. They’ve completely adhered to the rules (to their detriment) as the world crumbled around them. They’re openly stating their new policy, blacklist and all, in very public form. If you’re a trustworthy party, which sounds rare, you have nothing to worry about.

]]> By: Tabitha "Tabz" Smith http://www.troyangrignon.com/2008/12/17/tech-crunch-says-fu-to-all-future-embargoes-in-a-very-weird-and-low-integrity-way/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Tabitha "Tabz" Smith Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:09:10 +0000 http://www.troyangrignon.com/?p=501#comment-427 How could they get a huge spike in traffic if they weren't being all FU? Seriously though, I can't believe how unprofessional it all is. How could they get a huge spike in traffic if they weren’t being all FU? Seriously though, I can’t believe how unprofessional it all is.

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