tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4119517771374498324..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Ripple6, Saridakis -- and those curious paymentsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14606235841030365182008-11-16T23:39:00.000-05:002008-11-16T23:39:00.000-05:00I hope you clowns concerned about privacy have sto...I hope you clowns concerned about privacy have stopped using credit cards and you may just want to abandon the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47926978238588129072008-11-15T19:24:00.000-05:002008-11-15T19:24:00.000-05:00Wow. I haven't been here in a few days and the vit...Wow. I haven't been here in a few days and the vitriol directed at Jim is unbelievable and reeks of Corporate folk who are angry at the information that has been revealed here. <BR/><BR/>To those of you who think reading an SEC document isn't reporting, how about telling us what you think reporting is? How many people who read this blog would even know where or how to find those documents? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7662287591901243132008-11-15T16:21:00.000-05:002008-11-15T16:21:00.000-05:00Didn't Fred Sanford {sanford and son fame} drink "...Didn't Fred Sanford {sanford and son fame} drink "RIPPLE"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20279051874196035042008-11-14T23:19:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:19:00.000-05:00I'll take a crack at those two, 10 pm:1. Gannett d...I'll take a crack at those two, 10 pm:<BR/><BR/>1. Gannett didn't adequately explain the circumstances surrounding its drawdown -- hence the questions.<BR/><BR/>2. I don't think USAT's bulk circulation is bogus, fraudulent or padded. I think it is what it is: Heavily discounted papers that advertisers treat with appropriate skepticism.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34236627637645917882008-11-14T22:00:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:00:00.000-05:00I think 4:23 said it right: This blog is no substi...I think 4:23 said it right: This blog is no substitute for real journalism. It's an echo chamber of tips, gripes, stock manipulator plants and clueless speculation by journalists too holy to learn Business 101. Maybe it will become real journalism some day, but it's gonna take as much of a makeover as any print newsroom.<BR/><BR/>Two examples: Jim and the "wisdom" of the crowd haven't done a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14419539416311199662008-11-14T21:10:00.000-05:002008-11-14T21:10:00.000-05:003:09 -- Kiss my a$$! I'm on this blog to find out...3:09 -- Kiss my a$$! I'm on this blog to find out what the hell is going on at a company I've worked for 1/2 my life. It's been good life, until the last 3 years when the idiots took over. We now write (print/web) stories that you can read in 30 seconds or less with no "meat". We outsource to India. The COE has helped kill circulation. RTC has killed quality of photos. They/we have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50892389062227967082008-11-14T16:41:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:41:00.000-05:00Speaking of shoppers, I just tried shoplocal. Was ...Speaking of shoppers, I just tried shoplocal. Was so happy to see the fall back to school shopping tips today, November 14.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74700592937666006082008-11-14T16:26:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:26:00.000-05:00I am sorry, but I am not following the privacy iss...I am sorry, but I am not following the privacy issues you are bringing up on this blog. <BR/><BR/>As I understand it, Double click got in trouble because they were trying to link a cookie on a computer with an offline database of catalog shoppers in Abacus. What does this have to do with Ripple6's technology?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69634592986752197612008-11-14T16:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:23:00.000-05:00I happen to agree with the post by 3:09pm. The req...I happen to agree with the post by 3:09pm. <BR/><BR/>The request for real reporting is something that has not happened on this blog. The most this vehicle can claim is that it was the first outlet for posting "tips" sent in by users. Their source of their tips: company emails, press releases, and internal communications.<BR/><BR/>Many of the items that users post are not factual, yet they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36729608167972304272008-11-14T16:08:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:08:00.000-05:003:09 PMThis IS real reporting. This blog synthesis...3:09 PM<BR/>This IS real reporting. This blog synthesis information and reports facts clearly and understandably, something that would certainly help Gannett become more than a rah-rah press release, advertorial outlet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19741455286872294402008-11-14T15:42:00.001-05:002008-11-14T15:42:00.001-05:00Ripple6 has been around for years. No one else wou...Ripple6 has been around for years. No one else would go near it with a ten-foot-pole because of the privacy issues that sank Doubleclick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78946388712158262062008-11-14T15:42:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:42:00.000-05:003:09 p.m. ... I oddly agree with you completely......3:09 p.m. ... I oddly agree with you completely... it just shows how, when times got tough, the "better than anyone else" Gannett staffers became jackels biting and clawing at their own brethren! ha! I find it amusing. I never had respect for the lofty Ganettoids who looked down on the "little guys" in other media.... too bad guys... you should have gotten out sooner! I find the anger and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88866726018215279922008-11-14T15:39:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:39:00.000-05:00No one here questioned whether the guy is smart, o...No one here questioned whether the guy is smart, or not. Anyone who can pull this sort of deal must have something on the ball. The question is the corruption involved, and the direction into privacy violations of our readers and customers that Ripple6 will take GCI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36257251063433647932008-11-14T15:34:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:34:00.000-05:00For what it is worth, this guy Saradakis is smart....For what it is worth, this guy Saradakis is smart. Look at his history of companies and the respective success. I bet we all wish we were in his shoes. Then again, we wouldn't because we are wearing Gannett shoes. Those are the shoes that follow innovators and industry pioneers like him.<BR/><BR/>I admire someone's success and in 1997 when he was starting Double- click, what were we doing?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59411278463867478862008-11-14T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:28:00.000-05:00Jim did the real reporting here, 3:09. He did what...Jim did the real reporting here, 3:09. He did what none of us did yesterday, and that was to look at the SEC documents. In spite of your support of your former employer, we didn't make this crooked deal. If this involved a government official and a government purchase of software, you bet that would be one hell of a conflict of interest story. Was this approved by the board of directors? We don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82226567368991302982008-11-14T15:09:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:09:00.000-05:00I cannot believe how silly some of these comments ...I cannot believe how silly some of these comments are. Do you actually think any investment can be done without the approval of the Board of Directors? Have you actually lost this much faith in the CEO of Gannett?<BR/><BR/>And you call yourselves journalists?<BR/><BR/>You have to be kidding. If this is the type of cynical mind set you have, then you should all get checked out. <BR/><BR/>This blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36334903918201039922008-11-14T14:52:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:52:00.000-05:00"Do you actually think bloggers will have access t..."Do you actually think bloggers will have access to all the sources that professional reporters do?" <BR/><BR/>All bloggers? No, but eventually the best bloggers will become reporters in their own right (though not with the much-lauded Journalism degree in some cases) and have access to sources. <BR/><BR/>Look at this blog and its track record at predicting the layoffs in August, September, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76975392583581266492008-11-14T13:22:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:22:00.000-05:00Well, SURPRISE!Well, SURPRISE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56517816699710713682008-11-14T13:04:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:04:00.000-05:00Exactly. I thought them clueless and stupid. But I...Exactly. I thought them clueless and stupid. But I never thought them venal, until yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64618496768954469402008-11-14T12:55:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:55:00.000-05:0010:28 wrote: "Until yesterday, I would never accus...10:28 wrote: "Until yesterday, I would never accuse Corporate of being corrupt."<BR/><BR/>Wow ... really?<BR/><BR/>So you thought they were just clueless and stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8308848370785577032008-11-14T12:46:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:46:00.000-05:00I knew there were people in this company who hated...I knew there were people in this company who hated newspapers, and they are here this morning on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89546383818760141462008-11-14T12:43:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:43:00.000-05:00This is just unbelievable. Corporate drains the bu...This is just unbelievable. Corporate drains the budgets of newspapers, tells editors and publishers to put together new savings and layoff lists, then Dubow decides (apparently on his own) to pour money in some real murky technoloyg that has been around for a decade without much interest. Companies like Procter & Gamble have been using approaches like this Ripple6 outfit to improve brand Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88894180194284019862008-11-14T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:42:00.000-05:0012:24 PMBut, there's only self-regulation required...12:24 PM<BR/>But, there's only self-regulation required now in the US. Aren't Canada and the UK way ahead of us on the privacy issues?<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to hear from some of our friends from Scotland on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14996379688678959692008-11-14T12:41:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:41:00.000-05:00To 11 a.m. What you are saying makes sense. But wh...To 11 a.m. <BR/><BR/>What you are saying makes sense. But who writes the news you are reading online? Is it from a professional reporter or a blogger? If it was from the former, you probably will have to begin searching harder for news as many journalists are losing their jobs with more to come. That means all that news posted on various sites (most of which are really just links to newspaper Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26471058098964640252008-11-14T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:39:00.000-05:00I thought everybody tracked and profiled people no...I thought everybody tracked and profiled people now. Does CareerBuilder and ShopLocal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com