Comments on: Hashtags, A new challenge to idiots http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/ Social web & social media, consultancy, training and advice from a flâneur of the internets. Blogger, writer, broadcaster and runner of Birmingham: It's Not Shit. I also do the odd bit of art. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danny http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Danny Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1534 Rather ironic that your title talks about a "chalenge to idiots" and you mispell "challenge". Or were you just being clever? Rather ironic that your title talks about a “chalenge to idiots” and you mispell “challenge”. Or were you just being clever?

]]> By: Danny http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 Danny Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1618 Rather ironic that your title talks about a "chalenge to idiots" and you mispell "challenge". Or were you just being clever? Rather ironic that your title talks about a “chalenge to idiots” and you mispell “challenge”. Or were you just being clever?

]]> By: Jon Bounds http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 Jon Bounds Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:08:29 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1407 They've been accused by the WSJ — troublemaking — really. Yes, in news<br>terms non-story, but a peek at things to come. They've been accused by the WSJ — troublemaking — really. Yes, in news
terms non-story, but a peek at things to come.

]]> By: dave Harte http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 dave Harte Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:45:30 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1406 On the second example you've lost me a bit. I keep trying to find the bit where Verizon and Red Bull were accused but I can't find it. "Lisa Baird, chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee, declined to comment on specific examples" - is all I can find. So is the story that a journalist thought: "I wonder if hashtags infringe Olympic branding rules? I know, I'll ask the Olympic marketing people". Who then of course "declined to comment on specific examples" but simply gave the party line on their twitchy attitude to branding. <br><br>I'm just a bit lost on what the story is. On the second example you've lost me a bit. I keep trying to find the bit where Verizon and Red Bull were accused but I can't find it. “Lisa Baird, chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee, declined to comment on specific examples” – is all I can find. So is the story that a journalist thought: “I wonder if hashtags infringe Olympic branding rules? I know, I'll ask the Olympic marketing people”. Who then of course “declined to comment on specific examples” but simply gave the party line on their twitchy attitude to branding.

I'm just a bit lost on what the story is.

]]> By: Jon Bounds http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Jon Bounds Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1535 They've been accused by the WSJ u2014 troublemaking u2014u00a0really. Yes, in newsrnterms non-story, but a peek at things to come. They’ve been accused by the WSJ u2014 troublemaking u2014u00a0really. Yes, in newsrnterms non-story, but a peek at things to come.

]]> By: dave Harte http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/blog/799/hashtags-a-new-chalenge-to-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 dave Harte Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/?p=799#comment-1536 On the second example you've lost me a bit. I keep trying to find the bit where Verizon and Red Bull were accused but I can't find it. "Lisa Baird, chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee, declined to comment on specific examples" - is all I can find. So is the story that a journalist thought: "I wonder if hashtags infringe Olympic branding rules? I know, I'll ask the Olympic marketing people". Who then of course "declined to comment on specific examples" but simply gave the party line on their twitchy attitude to branding. nnI'm just a bit lost on what the story is. On the second example you’ve lost me a bit. I keep trying to find the bit where Verizon and Red Bull were accused but I can’t find it. “Lisa Baird, chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee, declined to comment on specific examples” – is all I can find. So is the story that a journalist thought: “I wonder if hashtags infringe Olympic branding rules? I know, I’ll ask the Olympic marketing people”. Who then of course “declined to comment on specific examples” but simply gave the party line on their twitchy attitude to branding. nnI’m just a bit lost on what the story is.

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