This story was funny. As most people who have ever been interviewed know (and I have done 100+ such interviews over the years) many reporters (David excluded, of course!) often have a thesis for their article firmly in place before they start interviewing, and then they look for quotes to fit that thesis, and discard anything that doesn't fit!
This particular reporter wanted a story about online auctions dying, and I tried to say that it is only eBay auctions that are dying, and not for any reason other than eBay shooting itself in the foot, and she didn't want that story, and I learned a long time ago there is no point fighting with the reporter! It HAS spread all over the internet, and I have had hundreds of calls and e-mails from potential new buyers and sellers, so maybe some good will come out of it. Funny sidenote. The print edition of Business Week comes out this week, and they wanted a picture of me to run with the story. They told me they had staff photographers who would take my picture, and I told them I live in a tiny town, and would get them a picture (from a pro photographer if they wanted) but instead they had two of their photographers drive from St. Louis to West Plains (4 hours each way!) and they spent four hours setting up their equipment and taking a zillion images of me, all for some tiny image of me that may or may not appear in print (and since I have a face that was made for radio, I have a feeling I won't make the final cut!). Someday, there will be a good story about online collectibles auctions (and maybe showing the good and bad and the ugly about them) and maybe David K will write it, but that will have to wait for another day! Bruce On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 3:04 PM, David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 1,200-word analysis by Catherine Holahan featuring quotes by Bruce -- > that originated in Business Week magazine in New York yesterday -- has gone > super viral today. > > Beyond the Yahoo News reference previously cited by Channing, the story has > been picked up by many papers and websites, including USA Today and CNet, > with some using headlines or leads -- declaring eBay auctions, according to > a Business Week analysis -- are "doomed." The original Holahan story is at > the link below as a user-friendly PDF. > > http://tinyurl.com/46mucq > > ...But a *Google News* <http://tinyurl.com/46vqp8>search of > "Hershenson"<http://tinyurl.com/46vqp8>cites nearly 50 "related" stories on > the web today.... > > -d. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
