The trouble with CNET - Valleywag Comments

The trouble with CNET

masterofmonkeys — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:13 PDT

Before the bust, Cnet threw some great parties for employees. The place never regained its balance, though, despite the rebound, either morale wise, or business wise.

masterofmonkeys

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oymyhead — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:48:39 PDT

I wonder if everything good that CNET does from here on out will be labeled too little too late. Hmmm.

oymyhead

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matto — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:17:56 PDT

@ifstone: Fidel would like to remind you that Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg were also omitted.

matto

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ifstone — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:45:39 PDT

@BartKela: "Michael Arrington, Robert Scoble, Jimmy Wales, Jason Calacanis, and Julia Allison"

Hehehe...exactly! But you left out coverage of the Valley sex trade.

ifstone

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ifstone — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:41:10 PDT

@sggrf: This has also become true of the general press: they only cover the usual suspects whom everyone else is also covering. "GMail increases storage to 2GB!" "Ballmer won't raise Yahoo bid!"

ifstone

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BartKela — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:38:22 PDT

Oh yes, and Starbucks quarterly earnings. How could I forget?!?

After all, there's nothing that says "Silicon Valley tech gossip" more than an SEC 10-Q from a coffee shop.

BartKela

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BartKela — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:35:01 PDT

Yes, they need to provide more coverage about Michael Arrington, Robert Scoble, Jimmy Wales, Jason Calacanis, and Julia Allison.

You know, people who really matter.

BartKela

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sggrf — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:45:58 PDT

How true. News.com used to be a must-read. I almost never go. Why? Because it's all google/msn all the time. They don't pay attention to the web companies we all like.

sggrf

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matto — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:32:03 PDT

I could not imagine a day without News.com.com.com!

matto

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OaklandTechie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:20:24 PDT

It also could be and probably is the quality of the content going down. Just look at the craptastic stuff on News.com these days. That used to be my go-to source for industry news.

OaklandTechie

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Bornean — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:23:35 PDT

@sggrf: Got to remember all the years that Cnet used to shun blogger-type people. The staff was and is unqualified, yet so arrogant. It's almost as if it's fun to watch them shrivel.

Bornean

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XCNeter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:03:18 PDT

@sggrf: I used to work there and have to agree.... totally arrogant. Not sure why since they're not very innovative anymore and obviously not nimble enough to deal with or adapt to the current market.

XCNeter

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sggrf — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:21:21 PDT

It's arrogance. Has anyone ever tried to do business with CNET? They act like they are the only company in silicon valley. There are few companies I dislike more than CNET.

sggrf

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Bornean — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:50:04 PDT

These tech portals are stagnating like a packet of crisps on the roof. (IT Crowd)

Bornean