Comments on: Conflict of interest, Web 2.0-style http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: HMTKSteve http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244644 HMTKSteve Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:49:10 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244644 Would it be a conflict of interest if someone from Ford Motors started up an after market parts company? Is this only a conflict of interests because they are pushing a company that was started by a former employee? We are talking about journalism and reporting. If it is news it should be reported. Would it be a conflict of interest if someone from Ford Motors started up an after market parts company?

Is this only a conflict of interests because they are pushing a company that was started by a former employee?

We are talking about journalism and reporting. If it is news it should be reported.

]]> By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244500 Mathew Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:26:10 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244500 I realize Mike has had some issues in the past with disclosure of conflicts, but I get the impression he has gotten better at disclosing them -- certainly a lot better than Bambi was at disclosing hers. You're free to disagree, of course. I realize Mike has had some issues in the past with disclosure of conflicts, but I get the impression he has gotten better at disclosing them — certainly a lot better than Bambi was at disclosing hers. You’re free to disagree, of course.

]]> By: Randy Charles Morin http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244490 Randy Charles Morin Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:46:44 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244490 Mathew, that completely untrue. Mike has been caught too many times trying to conceal his conflicts of interest. http://www.valleywag.com/tech/techcrunch/disclosure-scrubbed-at-techcrunch-210794.php Mathew, that completely untrue. Mike has been caught too many times trying to conceal his conflicts of interest.
http://www.valleywag.com/tech/techcrunch/disclosure-scrubbed-at-techcrunch-210794.php

]]> By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244444 Mathew Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:57:17 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244444 Well, Randy, I can think of a few things that make it different -- one is that Mike has said he doesn't take shares in companies, as he mentioned in the ZDNet story, and he declares his conflicts openly. As far as I can tell, Bambi has done the former and not done the latter. Well, Randy, I can think of a few things that make it different — one is that Mike has said he doesn’t take shares in companies, as he mentioned in the ZDNet story, and he declares his conflicts openly. As far as I can tell, Bambi has done the former and not done the latter.

]]> By: Randy Charles Morin http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244433 Randy Charles Morin Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:14:38 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/06/conflict-of-interest-web-20-style/#comment-244433 What new? How is this different than TechCrunch? Mike brags that conflict of interest is what makes TechCrunch great. You link to him all the time? How come you aren't asking Mike to leave TechCrunch? What new? How is this different than TechCrunch? Mike brags that conflict of interest is what makes TechCrunch great. You link to him all the time? How come you aren’t asking Mike to leave TechCrunch?

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