Re: [uk-netmarketing] fall of the dotcoms?

[Tim Ireland]

Have you 'worked' for television in the past two years? If so, we're looking

to see how this unique experience affected you.


Did you want to do a hatchet job on dotcoms because you were enticed by the

idea of taking an easy shot at a rival sector? Did you want an excuse to

spend your 'research budget' on access to sites that appeared exciting and,

dare we say it, pornographic? Did you maybe think that you were fooling

anybody?


We're looking to hear about your experiences for a web site we are making.

No Internet experience is required - it's the stories you steal from

newsgroups, mailing lists and chat rooms and claim as your own that we're

interested in. Failing that, you can make it up as you go along.


Were you working for a company that had the plug pulled on them by the BBC

because they couldn't come up with any original programme ideas?

Were you working for a company that was set up by a group of friends who had

a great idea that they wanted to copy?

Did you end up being paid for 20-hour days all for doing nothing?


We're interested in hearing all of your stories. And then stealing them

and/or making you look like a complete loser in front of your family,

friends and colleagues.


Perhaps you have real information that saves us actually learning about the

subject. In that case you should contact me on

domyworkmaninthestreet [dot] co [dot] uk

Perhaps you're just so crap that your career is in the toilet and you want

to stamp your little feet about how unfair/dubious/crooked the industry is

(we can assure anonymity if this is the case...go on, you can trust us!), in

this case contact me at

gulliblejerkpieceofmeat [dot] co [dot] uk

Tim Ireland

Director of Marketing

www.designercity.com


PS - The MD of this company (Illumina) is Andrew Chitty, who was

producer/editor of The Net (1996). I'd include some content or link to the

relevant section, but the site uses frames and all of the text is presented

as graphics (ahem).



----- Original Message -----

From: "Kevin" <

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To: "uk-netmarketing from chinwag" <

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Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:23 AM

Subject: [uk-netmarketing] fall of the dotcoms?



> Have you worked for a dotcom in the past two years? If so we're looking to

> see how the experience affected you.

> Did you go to work with a dotcom because you were enticed by the idea of

> working in a new sector that appeared exciting and dare we say it sexy.

Did

> you maybe think that you were going to get rich quick?

>

> We're looking to hear about your experiences for a television programme we

> are making. No television experience is required -  it's the stories you

can

> tell us that we're interested in hearing.

>

> Were you working for a company who had the plug pulled on them by

impatient

> and cut throat Venture Capitalists?

> Were you working for a company that was set up by a group of friends who

had

> a great idea but unfortunately no business skills whatsoever?

> Were you working for a company that clearly had a ludicrous business plan?

> Did you end up working 20 hour days all for nothing/ or for ungrateful

> CEO's?

> Was it glamorous or was it just a hard slog?

>

> We're interested in hearing all your stories. Perhaps you're still working

> in the sector and want to give us a balanced account of your experiences,

in

>

that case contact me on kevinillumina [dot] co [dot] uk.

> Or perhaps you're in a rage at your experiences and want to let the world

> know how angry you really are (we can assure anonymity if this is the

> case...go on get it off your chest!), in this case contact me at

>

balderdash59yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk.