Microsoft shill blogs steal Reg commercial strategy c.2001
The Register has been appalled by Microsoft paying bloggers to write advertorial for its latest hype campaign. The reason? We thought of it first, dammit.
In the past few days, John Battelle's (pictured) Federated Media blog advertising network has been bombarded by criticism after it got its name brand tech watchers Om Malik …
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Posted Tuesday 26th June 2007 16:50 GMT
Anonymous Coward
The Reg's Diamond Service
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He's at it again, but this time in the services of your selfs.
is the picture of JB, pointing out one the benefits of the Reg's Diamond Service?
"* Fingering of any mole within your company"
I think we should be told?
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 07:56 GMT
Ben
im confused....
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....is the mole in question some kind of finger puppet? If so JB seems to have lost his.....
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 10:27 GMT
Rob Mossop
As opposed to ideas thought up by oxidised daisies?
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"Federated's sponsorship boutique built a lovely bespoke website on Microsoft's behalf to contain the quotes and disseminate the idea, which was thought of by a person."
Eh? Is this because Redmond has some giant idea producing wonder-machine running "Windows Vista A.I. edition" and we need it pointed out to us that it wasn't thought up by this but by 'a person'? If it is we should be told, at once, without delay, I.... oh... the pills are kicking in again... lovely.
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:37 GMT
MaxCope
He's actually championing the people ready intiative...
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I believe that you’re all wrong, JB is infact embracing "people ready" and taking it to a new "Interfacing" level, specifically the time honoured "sit and swivel" something I fear he'll be doing a lot of in the future ;)
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:37 GMT
Colin Jackson
Eh?
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Who the fuck cares what bloggers get up to, other than other bloggers? It's all just a big circle-jerk by self-important wankers too wrapped up in their own private universe.
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:37 GMT
Anonymous Coward
You are clearly infringing a Microsoft patent...
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...but we aren't going to tell you which one (in case you cite your Diamond Service as prior art and make us a laughing stock).
Just pay us for the infringement and we'll say no more about it...
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 23:47 GMT
Lee Aydelotte
Spilt Beer
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Would you had been greedy Vultures and filed a business method patent on your Diamond service. The Microsoft royalties would have provided a lifetime beer endowment.
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