[9728] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: EPIN Summary (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean McLinden)
Tue Jan 18 10:46:36 1994
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 10:28:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Sean McLinden <sean@dsl.pitt.edu>
To: "Arthur R. McGee" <amcgee@netcom.com>
Cc: communet@uvmvm.BITNET, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.85.9401180712.A13353-0100000@netcom2>
On Tue, 18 Jan 1994, Arthur R. McGee wrote:
> Well, if this IIA is the same IIA that has been causing all the
> controversy with "free" accounts, how is it that this guy is "important"
> enough to get quoted, but not smart enough to know how to announce a
> product properly?!
You should watch the Clive James' PBS series "Fame in the 20th Century."
His thesis is, essentially, you do something outrageous enough to attract
attention and the media will become your theatre. Merit has nothing to do
with it.
Sean
