Comments on: LeapFish and the Facts http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JECBT http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-93 JECBT Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:31:04 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-93 This company is essentially a telemarketing firm. such firms can NEVER blame the person on the phone. The chances of this being the first case of improper behavior is very slim. Tighter quality control might have been a good idea. They appologised for the one example, but did they make a point of seeing who else was delt with in such a manor? were those people offered an appology, let alone made whole? The only reason i am on this blog is i was contacted by this company today. I will be sure to let you know how it goes. This company is essentially a telemarketing firm.

such firms can NEVER blame the person on the phone. The chances of this being the first case of improper behavior is very slim.

Tighter quality control might have been a good idea.

They appologised for the one example, but did they make a point of seeing who else was delt with in such a manor? were those people offered an appology, let alone made whole?

The only reason i am on this blog is i was contacted by this company today. I will be sure to let you know how it goes.

]]> By: JESUS http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-92 JESUS Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:21:00 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-92 THEY SAY THAT IN EVERY BUNCH THERE'S A ROTTEN APPLE. TRUE. BUT IF YOU CAN GET RID OF THE BAD APPLE BEFORE IT SPOILS THE BUNCH. WELL I CAN SAY THE REST WILL BE FINE. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WITHOUT GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT? PUT YOUR NAME AND YOUR REPUTATION AT RISK? WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR COMPANY TO LOSE MILLIONS OVER SOMEONES PERSONAL AMBITION? I DIDN'T THINK SO!!! MOST COMPANIES HAVE GREAT PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES AND A PROPER WORK ETHICS. SO WOULD YOU WANT TO LOSE YOU JOB BECAUSE OF SOME KNUCKLE HEAD THAT WANTS SOME RATING TO DEFAME PEOPLE AND COMPANIES? JUST TO CURE THEIR ENVY. AGAIN. I DON'T THINK SO!!! APOLOGY IS MANDATORY. THEY SAY THAT IN EVERY BUNCH THERE’S A ROTTEN APPLE. TRUE. BUT IF YOU CAN GET RID OF THE BAD APPLE BEFORE IT SPOILS THE BUNCH. WELL I CAN SAY THE REST WILL BE FINE. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WITHOUT GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT? PUT YOUR NAME AND YOUR REPUTATION AT RISK? WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR COMPANY TO LOSE MILLIONS OVER SOMEONES PERSONAL AMBITION? I DIDN’T THINK SO!!! MOST COMPANIES HAVE GREAT PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES AND A PROPER WORK ETHICS. SO WOULD YOU WANT TO LOSE YOU JOB BECAUSE OF SOME KNUCKLE HEAD THAT WANTS SOME RATING TO DEFAME PEOPLE AND COMPANIES? JUST TO CURE THEIR ENVY. AGAIN. I DON’T THINK SO!!!
APOLOGY IS MANDATORY.

]]> By: EdSF http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-88 EdSF Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:18:50 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-88 @Adam: You mean a reporter can just write anything without confirmation? Oh, sorry, it was a BLOG post, not actually a news story. From what I read, yup, it was pretty sleazy behavior. No excuse for it. For the sales person getting canned, well, that's just about right. You're speaking for your company, and yes, as everyone here says, you were Leapfish. As for Techcrunch, well, let's see, I guess you could get away with your blog post because it is a blog post, not reporting. It's the same with news reporting and talk radio. They're under the cloak of giving opinions, not reporting. So yup, they can pretty much say whatever it is they want to say, but please don't equate that with "journalistic integrity". As for the comment on the Techcrunch blogger Robin Wauters: My advice to Leapfish - get over it. Robin's a blogger. She has every right to blog about her opinions on Leapfish. I mean she sounds like a self-proclaimed guru of all things cool and useful on the web. Kinda like a human version of an eight ball. You already know she's got no confidence in your model, so the only good thing for you to do is move on and slap her silly with a successful service. Work on your service - which I found fascinating by the way. So just make sure the speed of the site remains acceptable after you get hit with more traffic! That's where you should spend time on. Dust yourselves off, concentrate on building, learn from criticism and mistakes, onward, forward! @Adam:

You mean a reporter can just write anything without confirmation? Oh, sorry, it was a BLOG post, not actually a news story.

From what I read, yup, it was pretty sleazy behavior. No excuse for it.

For the sales person getting canned, well, that’s just about right. You’re speaking for your company, and yes, as everyone here says, you were Leapfish.

As for Techcrunch, well, let’s see, I guess you could get away with your blog post because it is a blog post, not reporting. It’s the same with news reporting and talk radio. They’re under the cloak of giving opinions, not reporting. So yup, they can pretty much say whatever it is they want to say, but please don’t equate that with “journalistic integrity”.

As for the comment on the Techcrunch blogger Robin Wauters:

My advice to Leapfish – get over it. Robin’s a blogger. She has every right to blog about her opinions on Leapfish. I mean she sounds like a self-proclaimed guru of all things cool and useful on the web. Kinda like a human version of an eight ball.

You already know she’s got no confidence in your model, so the only good thing for you to do is move on and slap her silly with a successful service. Work on your service – which I found fascinating by the way.

So just make sure the speed of the site remains acceptable after you get hit with more traffic! That’s where you should spend time on. Dust yourselves off, concentrate on building, learn from criticism and mistakes, onward, forward!

]]> By: Adam http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Adam Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:45:05 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-87 Yes, that's always the solution when your mistakes blow up in your face. Blame the media. Man, I sure wouldn't want to do business with a company who faces such bad PR. Too risky. Yes, that’s always the solution when your mistakes blow up in your face. Blame the media.

Man, I sure wouldn’t want to do business with a company who faces such bad PR. Too risky.

]]> By: Francesco http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Francesco Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:24:57 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-86 Quality control is your company's responsibly, exclusively. That attitude towards techcrunch article looks just another form of the same aggressiveness that is being judged. Quality control is your company’s responsibly, exclusively.

That attitude towards techcrunch article looks just another form of the same aggressiveness that is being judged.

]]> By: Digg http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Digg Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:15:14 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-85 Read what actual people think: http://benbehrouzi.org/2009/02/04/leapfish-gets-second-lashing-from-techcrunc/ Read what actual people think: http://benbehrouzi.org/2009/02/04/leapfish-gets-second-lashing-from-techcrunc/

]]> By: The LeapFish Chronicles: “Admitting To Click Fraud Is An Interesting Business Model.” http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-84 The LeapFish Chronicles: “Admitting To Click Fraud Is An Interesting Business Model.” Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:07:05 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-84 [...] Behrouzi responds on his blog. He’s disappointed in TechCrunch. See also the official LeapFish blog post. CrunchBase Information LeapFish Information provided by CrunchBase [...] [...] Behrouzi responds on his blog. He’s disappointed in TechCrunch. See also the official LeapFish blog post. CrunchBase Information LeapFish Information provided by CrunchBase [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Jeff Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:13:42 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-83 Just curious as to what would have happened had TechCrunch not posted the article? Would this sales person do it again to someone else? How many businesses would be defrauded by your company? Do I think you should be happy that TechCrunch posted this so you could give the boot to a problem employee? No. However, I think you should be happy that more companies are not reporting this, so with as much damage that has been done, its not more. Just curious as to what would have happened had TechCrunch not posted the article? Would this sales person do it again to someone else? How many businesses would be defrauded by your company? Do I think you should be happy that TechCrunch posted this so you could give the boot to a problem employee? No. However, I think you should be happy that more companies are not reporting this, so with as much damage that has been done, its not more.

]]> By: Adam http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Adam Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:57:21 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-82 I'd love to know why you think a writer should ask you to change before reporting your activity. It seems to me that writers, bloggers, and journalists are under no obligation whatsoever to help you. Your business is, after all, your business. You don't share the rewards--why would you share the obligations? I’d love to know why you think a writer should ask you to change before reporting your activity.

It seems to me that writers, bloggers, and journalists are under no obligation whatsoever to help you. Your business is, after all, your business. You don’t share the rewards–why would you share the obligations?

]]> By: markdotnextinc http://blog.leapfish.com/2009/02/04/leapfish-and-the-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-81 markdotnextinc Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:57:39 +0000 http://blog.leapfish.com/?p=463#comment-81 We will post ALL comments here for those that want to comment. We just need to keep the comments clean. David wrote - "Too Late LeapFish" We will post ALL comments here for those that want to comment. We just need to keep the comments clean.

David wrote – “Too Late LeapFish”

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