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Re: That's not what I ordered...

Gilliebee — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:12:35 -0000

Drew, we may not be acquainted yet, but I follow you because you take me down unexpected paths to remarkable places. This is one of those times.

Ya know, I didn't get near enough work done today.

I #BlameDrewsCancer.

Take care. I'll be following...

Re: Apple still has a credibility problem

Gilliebee — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:35 -0000

I totally agree with your premise (and also have admiration and respect for Jobs and the company, and hope the health issues are resolved as simply as Mr. Jobs suggests they will be).

It is not just the share price that is at stake here (although it's a compelling argument that Apple should consider being honest about the health of its CEO). Many of us learned in rudimentary economics that goodwill is often reflected in the share price of a company, and by the premium consumers are willing to pay to get the brand.

There is also another type of goodwill at stake here: the communications "goodwill" of the company. It can be easily eroded by companies that change the story from week to week, and by spokespeople that are not empowered or who clearly are not trusted enough to be given the truth.

Having a charismatic, proven leader (like Steve Jobs) may help companies who ignore the tenets of good communication to weather certain storms, but if and when that leader steps aside, for any reason, there is a danger that there is no communications "goodwill" left in the kitty, which can make it very hard for companies to generate the kind of "press" and feedback required to hire the best people, generate excitement among buyers, win the trust of bankers, etc etc .

Re: Twitter Warning!

Gilliebee — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:15:56 -0000

FYI, the box is not showing up for me. Thanks for the heads-up.

Re: Personal note: A job change for yours truly

Gilliebee — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:39:54 -0000

Wow. Congratulations. Great news, for the Globe, for readers, for the whole community!

Re: Hulu doesn’t suck: Is that success?

Gilliebee — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:21:26 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Hulu doesn’t suck: Is that success?

Gilliebee — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:16:17 -0000

Mathew -- what are the hoops you can go through, as a cdn, to watch Hulu. I have been frustrated in the past... although mostly found what I was looking for, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, on YouTube

Re: Your intellectual property tastes delicious

Gilliebee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:46:05 -0000

I fear for my beloved stuffed vine leaves!

Re: Google needs to mind its own business

Gilliebee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:32:48 -0000

Hilarious. If this were the first of April, this would make much more sense.

Still, I can think of at least one 20-something in my old company who could have used this service. But at least his emails were happy "I-love-my-job" notes...

Re: We may die, but the Web lives on

Gilliebee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:56:24 -0000

I had a similar experience... My mom died in 2005. We still have a memorial page active, and, even stranger, I can't bring myself to remove her contact info from my outlook.

I also had a friend, young (44), die recently and suddenly. His facebook page, his wall, became a place where many of us came together to mourn, share memories, express our shock.... And now all of that is frozen in time. In fact most of us were posting replies to his own last post, on the eve of his death, about his recent health troubles, which he felt were mainly behind him. I still visit that page every so often.