DISQUS

Brian · 3 years ago

Plenty of companies do that and no one complains.

Good to hear. We release stuff 'the old fashioned way' but a great deal of 'stuff' we do is simply not worth the time and energy it takes to do a PR right, but we do want people to know about it. Thus, the blog.

/pd · 3 years ago

I think the beef he has there is that legal counsel have opted to blog their settlement decesion -rather then the larry/serge group put out a pr statement.

The real question should be- if the ceo/coo were to blog would that be the same as a press release ??

In fact jonathan (sun) does most of that himself via a blog !!

mark evans · 3 years ago

he would have been better off focusing on the settlement amount, which is far more troubling financially and strategically than how google decides to release information. blodget is bang on when he points out google dismisses click fraud on one hand only to fork over $90M a week later.

Mathew · 3 years ago

Aw, come on -- what's $90-million? Pocket change :-)

Neal Lachman · 3 years ago

Dear Mark,

I don't know you, but you state that you write for the G&M. That means you are a journalist/reporter. The first job of a journalist/reporter is to report FACTS and not gossip or guesses. You are accusing Henry Blodget of still acting like an analyst, and that too in terms that he is violating his settlement.

You have clearly NOT researched well enough. Read the post of his titled "Why I don't own Google" and the disclaimer which he links to. You can find the post in the left menu on www.internetoutsider.com

I hope you will correct your accusations and not play on the person anymore.

Regards,

Neal S. Lachman

Mathew · 3 years ago

Neal:

Thanks for your note. As it happens, I'm not a reporter, I'm a
columnist -- which means what I write is my opinion on various topics,
much like my blog is. And it's my opinion that what Henry is doing on
his blog is almost exactly what an analyst does, although as you
mentioned there is a disclaimer (which I have mentioned in the past).
I'm not saying that's right or wrong, I'm just calling it as I see it.

Mathew

Neal Lachman · 3 years ago

Mathew, sorry for calling you Mark ;-)

I think you should be careful with the power of your column and blog. When you are opinionated about a subject it is one thing, but when it goes about something criminal or in violation you may be putting things in people's mind. Even I'd love to know your opinion about FTTH and BWA, but you are neither a judge of character nor a policeman.

Furthermore, you are a technology specialist, not a financial expert or a SEC regulator or lawyer. This means there are no professional grounds on which you can actually judge Blodget. Thus, all you do is giving an opinion that has nothing to do with your profession, but which can harm a man badly.

Please, rethink.

Mathew · 3 years ago

Neal:

I am not a policeman, as you mentioned, nor am I a regulator or a
lawyer. But I have been researching and writing about technology and
the stock market -- including brokerages and analysts -- for 15 years,
so I think I'm entitled to my (allegedly) imformed opinion. I doubt
that the SEC is going to read my comments and suddenly slap Henry in
handcuffs and drag him away to Riker's Island. But I appreciate your
concerns.

/pd · 3 years ago

Hey Neal, how come your the spokes person for Henry ?? Can't he comment here-- on this forum, for himself ??

Dave Forde · 3 years ago

The world has CHANGED press releases serve a very narrow target, but blogs now open up a company to a wider audience, and now have the ability to 'engage' their customers, employes and share holders (if a public company). If one of the companies goals is to gain more customers, then what a better way to get a sense for the company, its values, level of service but to read their blog which allows for a "two way" conversation to happen with a post + comments.

Neal · 3 years ago

/pd I think Mathew should then post the last response I wrote in the email thread.
I didn't post my note to this blog as a comment, I had emailed Mathew. I was not playing Henry's spokeperson, I just can't stand it when people accuse others. I have let it rest.

I came to this blog because i saw a trackback link on Henry's blog, and it struck me odd that Mathew started with an insinuation/accusation. I have copied below the text of my last email to Mathew.

> I emailed again with permission to publish. Go ahead.
> I acknowledge your informed opinion, and my prime concern is not the law,
> but people's opinion. Anyway, Henry is a big boy, he can stand up for
> himself if he'd feel the need to. What I am truly concerned about here is
> that there is a difference between an opinion about something and an
> opinion
> about somebody. But let's rest it here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neal

Mathew · 3 years ago

Sorry, Neal -- I should have posted that one too.

Neal · 3 years ago

Mathew, don't worry. I know you didn't leave it out intentionally.
Good luck with this blog. You have quite some interesting topics and posts.

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