<![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs? - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs? - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> My theory is that Apple's PI's found out Lyons then went to Forbes with an ultimatum, thus the stupid cover story with the Times.

If I ever give an interview to Dan Lyons, I'll be sure to ask him if it's for publication, or if he's sizing up a character for Fake Steve. I am amazed Forbes would even want the blog on their site - yes insulting AT&T and IBM sounds like a great way to win advertiser, but what the hoo???

Johnny Zhivago

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> I agree with @Mayor McRib & @Menaq417. The fellow's ability to snark will now be quite limited and the made-up stories about Bono and others will just be another work of fiction. Sure, I continued to occasionally glance at the fake Nick Nolte diary after it was revealed as a fake and the site covered in disclaimers, but eventually I stopped even occasionally dropping-by and it appears that the authors also quit posting after they were no longer getting referral links.

Magister

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> @jmdecombe:

Yeah, a dollar and a truckload of manipulated securities.

SlightlyLessDeliciousNoise

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> A raise? He should quit, make it happen on his own in new media.

Preston

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> I agree with Mayor above. The real draw for me reading the FSJ stories was the secretive nature of who was writing them. I probably will be less likely to read his blog now that it's moving to Forbes.com. My guess is that much of the value of the FSJ persona came from the fact that the true identity was always in question. Now that it's not, the value is dwindling. My verdict: Forbes will pay him a flat fee to use the FSJ blog on their website but will not give him a raise.

Menaq417

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> Fake Steve Jobs is over now that he has been outed. The guessing is over and the barbs will have much less bite now that everyone knows who it is.

Mayor McRib

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> What does Fake Steve Jobs need a raise for? He is worth billions of fake dollars, has millions more in fake stock options, and lives in a big fake mansion in California!

Rand

]]> <![CDATA[How big a raise should Forbes give Fake Steve Jobs?]]> Actually, he should now be paid $1/year, like Real Steve Jobs

jmdecombe

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