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Yet another reason for people to think PR people are scum

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David Parmet
on 3/31/2008
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From MediaBistro’s PRNewser:

If your clients are involved with the Beijing games, they’ll probably need your counsel now more than ever. After China’s aggressive response to continued protests in Tibet, with surely more to come, the global brands financing the 2008 Summer Games find themselves in an increasingly difficult spot.

I’ll say.

Jesus people. Get it through your heads. This is not a PR problem, this is a humanity problem. If your clients are in bed with China, don’t be surprised to find yourself covered in fleas.

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Worse sales staff in the world

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David Parmet
on 3/13/2008
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Can anyone tell me why Radio Shack still exists? Unless you need a wire stripper or soldering kit, there’s no reason in the world to wander unwittingly into their dimly lit, dusty stores staffed with the kind of dolts who couldn’t get jobs at Circuit City if they lied about the qualities of Monster Cable.

I’d say to buy supplies to build ham radios and nuclear bombs but most of that stuff can be found online.

So today I had to buy two D batteries and a wire stripper. Nothing more or less. And the cashier acted appaled that I didn’t want to hear about the ’special deal’ on whatever moblie carrier they are pushing this month.

Well at least I proved the TV-B Gone I bought at SXSW works.

Facebook ate my marriage

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David Parmet
on 11/22/2007
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Chris Brogan complains about Facebook showing him NSFW ads. Clearly their targeting mechanism is askew. Like in my case.

Well, at least they have the 30+ part right.

When I was your age, Pluto was still a planet

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David Parmet
on 10/17/2007
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Paul Dyer commits the sin of equating knowledge of social media with youth.

If you were in high school or even college during the Cold War, getting involved in Social Media communities is like learning Russian

In other words, the kids and their Googles and MySpace, or you can’t teach an old dog, well you know.

Full post here.

What’s wrong with this? Well three things actually…

For one thing, I’m not sure how old Paul is, but the Internet didn’t start with MySpace. I’ve been using the Web and the Internet and BBSs and the like since the early 90s, which means his “Mr. Billingsworth” was in his late 30s when this all started, and I in my late 20s.

Secondly, yes I’m 43 . I remember the Moon landing. I saw the Ramones in the 70s. And I was in High School and College during the Cold War. That doesn’t mean I’m dead. Or incapable of learning Russian.

Third, absent any of those elusive qualities we get with age, you know.. wisdom and experience, all that futzing around with social media is just… futzing.

Either the worst example of media relations

Published
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David Parmet
on 10/11/2007
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or the best.

I can’t quite decide…

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