Comments on: Mediascrape’s credibility gets a hit; naive move at TC http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Tue, 22 May 2012 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Logan Prata http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-914582 Logan Prata Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:48:54 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-914582 Is definitely blogengine superior to wordpress in some way? Ought to be as it's increasingly popluar as of late. Is definitely blogengine superior to wordpress in some way? Ought to be as it’s increasingly popluar as of late.

]]> By: Sun Souhrada http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-913973 Sun Souhrada Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:37:01 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-913973 There is noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you made certain nice points in features also. There is noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you made certain nice points in features also.

]]> By: Montreal Gazette http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24907 Montreal Gazette Wed, 28 May 2008 18:20:26 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24907 [...] bickering among bloggers knows, is an invitation to ridicule.Now Tyler is being poked by some local bloggers as one out of touch with the culture and decorum of Internet startups: he doesn't attend [...] [...] bickering among bloggers knows, is an invitation to ridicule.Now Tyler is being poked by some local bloggers as one out of touch with the culture and decorum of Internet startups: he doesn’t attend [...]

]]> By: Heri http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24685 Heri Tue, 27 May 2008 14:36:24 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24685 lpgauth, I read the Techcrunch comments, and the commenter who stands out was a guy called "Chris". But he's just a troll, and my policy on trolling is to just ignore them. It seems "Chris" has had a bad experience with his Quebec and Canadian experience, and it also seems he prefers now Southern California -- which is ok for me. Bill, I don't think Michael Arrington writes controversial posts just for the sake of controversy. He is well ahead of most bloggers on some topics, due to his network and his experience, and that's how people perceive he publishes controversial posts. It's true though that he is often harsh and is not afraid of writing his opinions. I also understand your point about cyber-bullying, the thing is that many don't understand that a blog is mostly about personal opinions; akin to an oral conversation. People think that since it's written, it must be "true" and about "facts". Take blogs with a grain of salt. lpgauth,

I read the Techcrunch comments, and the commenter who stands out was a guy called “Chris”. But he’s just a troll, and my policy on trolling is to just ignore them. It seems “Chris” has had a bad experience with his Quebec and Canadian experience, and it also seems he prefers now Southern California — which is ok for me.

Bill,

I don’t think Michael Arrington writes controversial posts just for the sake of controversy. He is well ahead of most bloggers on some topics, due to his network and his experience, and that’s how people perceive he publishes controversial posts. It’s true though that he is often harsh and is not afraid of writing his opinions.

I also understand your point about cyber-bullying, the thing is that many don’t understand that a blog is mostly about personal opinions; akin to an oral conversation. People think that since it’s written, it must be “true” and about “facts”. Take blogs with a grain of salt.

]]> By: Bill http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24675 Bill Tue, 27 May 2008 14:11:53 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24675 The same blogger got similar letters from several companies- like YouTube for example. He makes controversial posts, to attract more links to his site and more audience. As simple as that. In terms of Mediascrape it looks like Michael Arrington may have expressed his personal opinion, which is “free speech”. There is also other type of blogging – cyber bulling, which intentionally harmed people (and companies), and resulted in several deaths of teenagers recently. Bloggers who spread lies and use Internet to bully either individuals or companies need to be imprisoned and definitely sued for damages. There are cases where people received over $10 million for cyber-bulling cases. In fact, anyone who falsely accused other person without any real evidence should pay for damages. Cyber-bulling needs to be reported immediately to the local police. http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyber-bullying.html To refute your post- not every threat of a lawsuit to a blogger is frivolous. By the way, third party stats including Alexa, Quantcast are misleading (often completely incorrect). The same blogger got similar letters from several companies- like YouTube for example. He makes controversial posts, to attract more links to his site and more audience. As simple as that. In terms of Mediascrape it looks like Michael Arrington may have expressed his personal opinion, which is “free speech”. There is also other type of blogging – cyber bulling, which intentionally harmed people (and companies), and resulted in several deaths of teenagers recently. Bloggers who spread lies and use Internet to bully either individuals or companies need to be imprisoned and definitely sued for damages. There are cases where people received over $10 million for cyber-bulling cases. In fact, anyone who falsely accused other person without any real evidence should pay for damages. Cyber-bulling needs to be reported immediately to the local police. http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyber-bullying.html To refute your post- not every threat of a lawsuit to a blogger is frivolous. By the way, third party stats including Alexa, Quantcast are misleading (often completely incorrect).

]]> By: lpgauth http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24674 lpgauth Tue, 27 May 2008 14:11:38 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24674 Just saw your post on twitter. Why is their so much hate towards Quebec... Techcrunch should moderate comments... Just saw your post on twitter.

Why is their so much hate towards Quebec… Techcrunch should moderate comments…

]]> By: StartupNorth » Blog Archive » Pride and Prejudice http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24649 StartupNorth » Blog Archive » Pride and Prejudice Tue, 27 May 2008 12:14:13 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/26/mediascrapes-credibility-gets-a-hit-naive-move-at-tc/#comment-24649 [...] kept flipping through my news feeds, I came across an embarrassing update about MediaScrape, which Heri and Mathew Ingram both covered well. When we first posted about MediaScrape, Tyler Cavell, the [...] [...] kept flipping through my news feeds, I came across an embarrassing update about MediaScrape, which Heri and Mathew Ingram both covered well. When we first posted about MediaScrape, Tyler Cavell, the [...]

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