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

[tim parkin]

OK, It was a knee jerk reaction to a probably ill considered post. This

would make a great TV programme if only to point out to the masses of people

trying to join the industry that the internet streets aren't all paved in

gold, that theres a fair bit of blood and guts sloshing around in the

gutters.


However, with the stock exchange being led by the smallest runour, the

demise of a lot of these companies has been the result of a self fulfilling

prophecy. You know the one. It's the old NME backlash to use a parralel.

Build em up to knock em down. But theres no Editor in charge. The first

rumour sets off another rumour which sets of a worry about stability which

decreases funding which causes a company to crash which makes the new which

worrys other people which devalues tech stock which causes people to write

television programmes which worries the general investor which reduces

investment in all internet stock which causes a crash. The whole of the

stock market is the butterfly effect in action.


This is why people get worked up about bad press. It's our lives thats why.


Theres no bullshit in that. I'm quite happy to talk about the problems of

the Internet industry, just want to talk to people who havent' written the

plot yet. People who want to research the matter first.


Tim


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

From: Steve Bowbrick [

steveuk [dot] another [dot] com (mailto:steveuk [dot] another [dot] com)

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Sent: 31 January 2001 09:54

To: uk-netmarketing from chinwag

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



On this TV programme, in defense of Kevin:


1. Does anyone here seriously believe that the apocalyptic reversal

of fortune the dotcom world has just gone through (and will continue

to go through) is *not* worthy of a TV programme?


2. Is anyone so self-deluding as to believe that this really is

'business as usual', that it's just sorting out the sheep from the

goats, that it'll all be over by Christmas, that any other business

sector has ever experienced such a punishing crash, so much real

personal misery?


3. Are you seriously telling me that you don't recognise *any* of the

characters in Kevin's email - the opportunists, the shysters, the

naifs, the incompetents - or that you have never been shafted,

misled, over-ambitious, over-worked, under-paid or frightened to

death at any point in your new media career?


4. Has everyone totally lost their sense of humour? Is this really

just another dull-as-ditchwater industry not even worthy of a

sensational TV programme? Come on, guys! This business used to be fun

and spontaneous and no-bullshit. When did we all become our dads and

start suggesting trips to Companies House?


s


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