Comments on: Influence

By: Tree Frog

Tree Frog — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:23:10 +0000

http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/iran-4/ Fabius Maximus just punked the Jerusalem Post (and in a later article you can see that UPI and a few other big news organizations blatantly ripped off the rumor blogs).

By: Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:59:51 +0000

Signing to a web company that itself isn’t notable enough for a page (because it started like a month ago) is not the same as “being signed.”

By: Ryan S

Ryan S — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:19:18 +0000

Francis and the Lights and Vulture Realty – both signed by Normative. Nitpicking but whatever.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:49:11 +0000

I tried to prove your wikipedia assertion wrong…. wow, its true. usually 1st 2nd or 3rd.

By: Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:27:25 +0000

Brendon – Try to find me one publicly traded company, signed band or legitimate celebrity who’s Wikipedia page does not show up in top 10 results when you Google their name.

By: Brendon

Brendon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:49:58 +0000

Maybe you can help me understand something.

I generally agree with what you say, but I don’t get the joy that comes from editing wikipedia. Exactly what influence comes from it? How does this benefit you? Maybe I just don’t run any organization large enough to be affected by a wikipedia entry or see a way to gain from altering someone else’s image. Perhaps you could get more specific and enlighten me?

By: Tree Frog

Tree Frog — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:28:38 +0000

Sent in my application for the e-mail. I tried to make it somewhat similar in spirit to that Jason guy who put his Seth Godin’s intern application.

By: NSG

NSG — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:57:43 +0000

I assume you heard about the whole McCain plagiarizing wikipedia thing?

By: Zack Smith

Zack Smith — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:11:27 +0000

Good point. Maybe you should have included some of that proof in the original post. Actually, now that I think about it, you probably have a good reason not too.

By: Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:32:46 +0000

I understand your skepticism Zach but do you think I would have written this post based on a hunch or do you think that maybe I’ve seen it happen where there is definitive proof?