MediaMan said
The online seas heave once again with proverbial David meeting Goliath in a digital mudfest. A media blackout is not an incredulous occurence. The fact that a member of the press went to cover an event and then was denied that coverage is also not so hard to believe.

It happens.

Miscommunication, lack of communication and fickle minds sometimes make for bad feelings and broken poison pens. Could there be a situation of "strongarming"? AMDMB, and others on the side of the "online David" may see it that way but "Goliath" THG does not.

There exists the possibility that THG pre-promoted the event and provided "free" coverage in trade for a few favors. Rarely do any of us do a favor without expecting something in return. This is business and it happens in every business everywhere.

It is too easy to misread the AMDMB article thinking that AMD, the company, had an official response or was it AMD the field rep? As a word of caution my colleague at AMDMB, who may be rightly justified, should take a few minutes to let the blood stop boiling else he learn the legal terms libel and slander the hard way.

Now I am not taking up the side of THG. Quite simply I am utterly sickened by THG General Manager Omid Rahmat's careless use of such a wide sweeping brush that he paints "fanboy" sites with. As an official representative of a company the THG General Manager should take more care in choosing his words. His kneejerk response to AMDMB is childish and offensive to this writer of another so-called "fanboy" site.

The standard apology should be in order but it holds little substance for me when coming from GM's who react so foolishly. As a "wannabe" I shall redouble my efforts to storm the ivory towers that THG apparently feels so secure in.