Robert, Yes I am presenting one side of the story, the side I present is what happened. I would like to know the side you are talking about so I will be calling you.
I think that it is very sad that his mother passed away. When a loved one dies we are under a lot of stress and need time to grieve. I did not want to add to Johns stress by bothering him with my request so I asked if there was anyone else I could talk to to get this resolved. I think he should not be bothered with this during his family crisis so I will call you and we can find out who else we can talk to. Also, please don't try to guilt the community (or me) into feeling sorry that PodTech paid for The Vloggies. You said: "Yes, PodTech is putting financial and other resources behind this event to make sure it rocks, so we'll be visible, but that isn't the driving impetuous behind the event." In this post: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/message/48441 or http://tinyurl.com/34ztvl Then you also said: "The truth is you're the ones calling the shots, within reason. Yes, Podtech is sponsoring the event. We're taking the business risk of renting the hall and doing that and the marketing and getting fun speakers so it'll be a fun event. And we're investing Irina, and quite a few other people's time in making sure this rocks." In this post: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/message/48444 or http://tinyurl.com/2m8p3e That sounds like PodTech knew what they were getting into and had calculated the "risk" and it was worth taking. I don't think anyone should feel guilty or feel like they owe PodTech for The Vloggies. I have been nice and understanding and patient and honest and open and professional since the beginning; and I will continue to be like that. Ok, I am calling you now. -Lan www.LanBui.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lan, > > > > I saw the email that John sent to you. I thought it was fair - it's pretty > obvious you're only presenting one side of the story to everyone. I wish I > could be more transparent, but when it comes to legal issues I've learned > that you've gotta be quiet and take whatever public abuse is going to come > your way. But I haven't talked with John. His mom died and that complicated > things cause he's been focused on family stuff this week. > > > > In our defense, we're paying tons of content providers all over the world > and we lost a TON of money on Vloggies. We invested in the community and now > are negotiating with you. > > > > Robert > > > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Lan Bui > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:31 AM > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image? > > > > I am trying to be patient. > > Maybe while I wait for them I can read Naked Conversations, the back > cover alone has very interesting ideas on it. > > -Lan > www.LanBui.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael Verdi" > <michaelverdi@> wrote: > > > > Any word on this yet? > > > > I'd love to hear PodTech say, "yes, we made a mistake and are working > > on fixing it" or "we didn't do anything wrong and here's why" or > > something at all. They've been pretty quiet about the whole thing. > > Which seems odd as I look up from what I'm typing and notice my copy > > of Naked Conversations on the bookshelf not 12 inches away. > > > > - Verdi > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
