http://tleaves.com/2004/11/14/at-arms-length/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tleaves.com/2004/11/14/at-arms-length/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Christina Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:49:49 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=235#comment-726 Wah! What happened to the icons? Bring back the Fruit Fucker 2000! Wah! What happened to the icons? Bring back the Fruit Fucker 2000!

]]> http://tleaves.com/2004/11/14/at-arms-length/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Lisa Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:50:04 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=235#comment-725 I'm guessing it's at least in part because these companies feel the need to have a formal process in place before they communicate with anyone about a product, and they haven't yet figured out how to create a process about communicating with bloggers. I mean, if some bright guy at Microsoft decided to embark on such a venture as you suggest, the first thing the person in charge of releasing such information is going to ask him is how they should determine which bloggers get that information. And then how do they make sure that the blogger is the sort of person whom they can be sure will be trustworthy with the information as a professional reviewer would be (I don't know, but I'm guessing there are nondisclosure agreements involved?). Not saying they shouldn't rethink their processes, as you're suggesting, just suggesting an answer to your question of why they haven't gotten there yet. So maybe your next step for getting them there is to suggest a process? I’m guessing it’s at least in part because these companies feel the need to have a formal process in place before they communicate with anyone about a product, and they haven’t yet figured out how to create a process about communicating with bloggers. I mean, if some bright guy at Microsoft decided to embark on such a venture as you suggest, the first thing the person in charge of releasing such information is going to ask him is how they should determine which bloggers get that information. And then how do they make sure that the blogger is the sort of person whom they can be sure will be trustworthy with the information as a professional reviewer would be (I don’t know, but I’m guessing there are nondisclosure agreements involved?). Not saying they shouldn’t rethink their processes, as you’re suggesting, just suggesting an answer to your question of why they haven’t gotten there yet. So maybe your next step for getting them there is to suggest a process?

]]> http://tleaves.com/2004/11/14/at-arms-length/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Benoit Sun, 14 Nov 2004 06:13:26 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=235#comment-724 Let me get this straight. You're talking about an industry where many groups haven't figured out this obscure technique invented 20-odd years ago, like, say, revision control, but you want them to be comfortable with a concept that only got coined in the past couple years? Let me get this straight. You’re talking about an industry where many groups haven’t figured out this obscure technique invented 20-odd years ago, like, say, revision control, but you want them to be comfortable with a concept that only got coined in the past couple years?

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