Comments on: Sethi: Everyone is to blame except me http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:07:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Spiritual Info http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/comment-page-1/#comment-345445 Spiritual Info Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/#comment-345445 Hey thanks for this. It's nice to know this kind of stuff! Hey thanks for this. It's nice to know this kind of stuff!

]]> By: The Rise and Fall of Blognation — TechWag http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/comment-page-1/#comment-339203 The Rise and Fall of Blognation — TechWag Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:06:34 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/#comment-339203 [...] is not a negotiable thing, people need to be paid for the work that they are doing for the company . If people are not paid, then the issue can quickly spin out of any form of control as people, [...] [...] is not a negotiable thing, people need to be paid for the work that they are doing for the company . If people are not paid, then the issue can quickly spin out of any form of control as people, [...]

]]> By: Is Blognation Dead or Just in Suspended Animation? | Blog World Expo Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/comment-page-1/#comment-336223 Is Blognation Dead or Just in Suspended Animation? | Blog World Expo Blog Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:47:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/#comment-336223 [...] the end of the day, people were already talking about resurrecting it. The site certainly has some baggage to overcome but it is a great domain name and a great idea. Time will tell if a deal can be made to save [...] [...] the end of the day, people were already talking about resurrecting it. The site certainly has some baggage to overcome but it is a great domain name and a great idea. Time will tell if a deal can be made to save [...]

]]> By: Triona http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/comment-page-1/#comment-342463 Triona Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:24:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/#comment-342463 I had a minor play with Blognation at the start. I was assured before my involvement that the project was fully funded. I was surprised by that and by the fact that I was invited to participate. My blogging days were long over at that point. But I believed in the idea. Some social time around Sam made it perfectly clear that he was a user and scam artist. What Ivan says about expenses and people giving up other opportunities is so true. What astounds me is how so many writers remained loyal given the evidence and the dwindling bank accounts. <br><br>Before we met as a team for the first time at Essential Web in London at end of June, Sam gave us a pep talk about the art of war and the strategy of divide and rule he intended us to employ against Tech Crunch. As an Irish woman, the notion of divide and rule arouses almost primordial fear. I pointed out to Sam at the time that art of war is dependent on mustering your resources. Sam responded by luring his resources, a group of talented individuals, to London for Essential Web in London (Europe's most expensive city) at their own expense, pending repayment.<br><br>No expenses were paid.<br><br>Sethi "resigned" in the same vile manner that he "ran" the operation - with no respect for the people who carried the can. I had a minor play with Blognation at the start. I was assured before my involvement that the project was fully funded. I was surprised by that and by the fact that I was invited to participate. My blogging days were long over at that point. But I believed in the idea. Some social time around Sam made it perfectly clear that he was a user and scam artist. What Ivan says about expenses and people giving up other opportunities is so true. What astounds me is how so many writers remained loyal given the evidence and the dwindling bank accounts.

Before we met as a team for the first time at Essential Web in London at end of June, Sam gave us a pep talk about the art of war and the strategy of divide and rule he intended us to employ against Tech Crunch. As an Irish woman, the notion of divide and rule arouses almost primordial fear. I pointed out to Sam at the time that art of war is dependent on mustering your resources. Sam responded by luring his resources, a group of talented individuals, to London for Essential Web in London (Europe's most expensive city) at their own expense, pending repayment.

No expenses were paid.

Sethi “resigned” in the same vile manner that he “ran” the operation – with no respect for the people who carried the can.

]]> By: Blognation Dead Pool confirmed | TechWag http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/comment-page-1/#comment-336209 Blognation Dead Pool confirmed | TechWag Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:51:46 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/13/sethi-everyone-is-to-blame-except-me/#comment-336209 [...] There was no sponsorship forthcoming, there was no funding coming, the bloggers got polarized and used their blogs, and others comment sections to have an internet war of words that are going to be there forever. Reputations have been damaged, employment opportunities are going to be scarce, and no one wants to hire anyone who will take internal matters onto the internet. I just can’t decide. It’s like deciding which part of the train wreck is the best, or which accident victim is worse off. The only thing that’s clear is that Sam doesn’t bear any of the blame for what happened — anything wrong he did was something he was forced to do by Mike Arrington (Mike has posted a response here). What a graceless and insipid way to end something. If Sam was trying to win any support or respect with his post, he has failed completely. Source: Mathew Ingram [...] [...] There was no sponsorship forthcoming, there was no funding coming, the bloggers got polarized and used their blogs, and others comment sections to have an internet war of words that are going to be there forever. Reputations have been damaged, employment opportunities are going to be scarce, and no one wants to hire anyone who will take internal matters onto the internet. I just can’t decide. It’s like deciding which part of the train wreck is the best, or which accident victim is worse off. The only thing that’s clear is that Sam doesn’t bear any of the blame for what happened — anything wrong he did was something he was forced to do by Mike Arrington (Mike has posted a response here). What a graceless and insipid way to end something. If Sam was trying to win any support or respect with his post, he has failed completely. Source: Mathew Ingram [...]

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