Beware of Tech Journalist iPad Feeding Frenzy

Friday, January 29. 2010

Beware of Tech Journalist iPad Feeding Frenzy

Media clamping on to the Calacanis Spoof

So Jason Calacanis pulls a prank:

On his Twitter starting Tuesday night Wednesday morning, a few hours before Apple's scheduled announcement, Calacanis said he had been a "beta tester" for the then-undisclosed iPad. He also said....

- That it was powered by solar panels.
- That it included a TiVO-esque personal video recorder.
- A built-in high-definition TV tuner.
- A fingerprint reader for security.
- Thumb-driven mouse gestures.
- Wireless internet through Verizon and AT&T.
- A custom version of the cheesy, decidedly low-rez Facebook game Farmville in which you shook the tablet to plant seeds and tilt it to "spread water around."
- Facial recognition.
- Wireless electric charging.

And the Tech Media jumped at the bait.... some notables:

- TechCrunch's CrunchGear, for example, wrote that Calacanis might have "spoiled" Apple CEO Steve Jobs' big speech.
- AOL's Joystiq, a blog Calacanis himself started, uncritically echoed the Los Angeles entrepreneur
- CNN/Money was the worst offender, completely rewriting their article so it looked like a history of the prank rather than something they once took very seriously.

Well, thats sorted the sheep from the goats - again.

(Puts on lofty tone) I have refused to join the iPad hype, but this story (and this one) were too good to miss. But the lesson is clear - keep far away from Tech Media journos at feeding frenzy time. Why some of these people are still employed - and have audiences - is beyond me. But then, the Link Economy is all about being famous, not being competent

Posted by Alan Patrick in Odds and Sods at 09:22 | Comment (1) | Trackback (1)

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Sorry Apple, I'm Not Biting

Yawn...snooze...duh...Sorry Apple, I'm no longer willing to spend $500 to $800 (plus numerous monthly fees) for a device that costs around $107-plus dollars to manufacture and market. The economics just don't make sense when I have a netbook, smartphone, and a much larger choice of smart software that does the same or better job (at a much less initial and longterm cost) for my everyday business and personal needs.

Moreover, I'm not into pretentious corporate hype and sheepish brand loyalty.

I'm into flexibility, productivity and sustainability when it comes to my tech gear for work, play or both — rather than closed technology. More than that, I could care less about being among the first zombies in line or on my block to buy this year's latest soon-to-be obsolete techno-junk. I'm no longer a twenty-something with throw-away money.

I used Apple products back in the 90s, and soon grew tired of engaging the growing cult of snobby-pretentious-elitist geeks that worship anything with an Apple logo — as well as the functional limitations of Apple's closed and quirky architecture.

However, I'm not opposed to buying $500 to $800 worth of Apple stock — considering the herd consumer dupes believing the hype, and will spend THEIR money on your products.

P.S: My wife, who knows best, says i-Slate or Zlate would have worked better than i-Pad.

Dennis Moore — Publisher — POTUSworld.com — ppceo@POTUSworld.com

#1 POTUSworld (Homepage) on 2010-01-29 14:53 (Reply)

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