Comments on: Google invites 400 to 'off the record' event

Speakers will include high-level Google, Yahoo and MSN execs, but writing about the event is forbidden, a search expert says.

[rbte]

google and cnet b.s.

Ok. Enough with the GOOGLE isn't talking to us because we're so cool. We get it. Atthis point you're becoming a parody of yourself.

[System Tyrant]

Trust

How can you trust a journalist to keep anything a secret. It's just not in their nature.

As far as Google not talking to news.com, I can't say that I blame them. The press isn't unbiased and factual anymore (or probably ever was). Reporters don't wait to make sure it's true or think about it's consequences anymore. If they can sell it then it gets reported.

I'm not against journalist or the news, but it's a wonder anybody wants to talk to the press. I do find it amusing the way some companies manipulate the press to their advantage.

I also find it amusing that people believe the press goes after republicans more than it does any other political party. I'm sure they do, but seeing how their are more republicans in office than democrates or liberals I'd say it's more of a numbers thing.

[TV James]

ha!

I was just thinking the same thing. It's almost as tiresome as "MSNBC is a Microsoft and NBC co-production." No... really?

I swear, the only reason the CNET reporter even picked up the phone to call Google is so that they could add that at the bottom of the article.

Why not just make it a permanent link at the top of the Most Popular news articles?

Oh, yeah... no one cares!

Yes, you were right and Google was wrong. But get over it already, and maybe Google will as well. Stop making yourselves the news, news.com.

[advs89]

Seriously

Oooh... C|Net is too 1337 for Google. Google fears them so badly, they stopped talking for a year... C|Net is soooo cool!!!!!

Come'on, stop trying to use this to your advantage, it wasn't mean't to be like that, and everyone knows that it is they don't fear you... Shut It!

[rbte]

google and cnet b.s.

Ok. Enough with the GOOGLE isn't talking to us because we're so cool. We get it. Atthis point you're becoming a parody of yourself.

[System Tyrant]

Trust

How can you trust a journalist to keep anything a secret. It's just not in their nature.

As far as Google not talking to news.com, I can't say that I blame them. The press isn't unbiased and factual anymore (or probably ever was). Reporters don't wait to make sure it's true or think about it's consequences anymore. If they can sell it then it gets reported.

I'm not against journalist or the news, but it's a wonder anybody wants to talk to the press. I do find it amusing the way some companies manipulate the press to their advantage.

I also find it amusing that people believe the press goes after republicans more than it does any other political party. I'm sure they do, but seeing how their are more republicans in office than democrates or liberals I'd say it's more of a numbers thing.

[TV James]

ha!

I was just thinking the same thing. It's almost as tiresome as "MSNBC is a Microsoft and NBC co-production." No... really?

I swear, the only reason the CNET reporter even picked up the phone to call Google is so that they could add that at the bottom of the article.

Why not just make it a permanent link at the top of the Most Popular news articles?

Oh, yeah... no one cares!

Yes, you were right and Google was wrong. But get over it already, and maybe Google will as well. Stop making yourselves the news, news.com.

[advs89]

Seriously

Oooh... C|Net is too 1337 for Google. Google fears them so badly, they stopped talking for a year... C|Net is soooo cool!!!!!

Come'on, stop trying to use this to your advantage, it wasn't mean't to be like that, and everyone knows that it is they don't fear you... Shut It!

[baisa]

google and cn news

cnet news should NOT keep mentioning this ridiculous action by google -- you should just simply follow your normal protocol, asking them for comment on any given topic, and if they don't reply, simply report they did not reply, as you would for any other entity -- what you are doing is insidious, it is granting WAY too much power, you now invite anyone to do the same thing, or alternatively, you keep advertising "make sure you don't **** Google off, because they will boycott you."

[baisa]

google and cn news

cnet news should NOT keep mentioning this ridiculous action by google -- you should just simply follow your normal protocol, asking them for comment on any given topic, and if they don't reply, simply report they did not reply, as you would for any other entity -- what you are doing is insidious, it is granting WAY too much power, you now invite anyone to do the same thing, or alternatively, you keep advertising "make sure you don't **** Google off, because they will boycott you."

It won't be enough until it's over

It would be a lot worse if CNET just took its punishment silently.
Do you seriously want them to act chastised and go sit in a corner silently until google tells it it's okay to come back and play?
In my view, CNET mentioning this every time it affects their ability to write a story is the only honorable course of action.

Yes, I understand that regular readers have to notice the same 2 lines at the bottom of google-related news, but it is important that any new/occasional reader (like, say, me) gets a chance to become familiar with the background story behind CNET's remarkable lack of luck at getting public comments from google.

This won't get old until June 2006, and not a day before that.
Unless of course CNET manages to offend once more the company that does no evil.

Metal

PS: If I was the google genius that came up with that policy, I'd have added a clause stipulating that the deadline is extended by a month for every article that mentions the existence of said policy. Now that would have rocked. Ah well, maybe next time.

It won't be enough until it's over

It would be a lot worse if CNET just took its punishment silently.
Do you seriously want them to act chastised and go sit in a corner silently until google tells it it's okay to come back and play?
In my view, CNET mentioning this every time it affects their ability to write a story is the only honorable course of action.

Yes, I understand that regular readers have to notice the same 2 lines at the bottom of google-related news, but it is important that any new/occasional reader (like, say, me) gets a chance to become familiar with the background story behind CNET's remarkable lack of luck at getting public comments from google.

This won't get old until June 2006, and not a day before that.
Unless of course CNET manages to offend once more the company that does no evil.

Metal

PS: If I was the google genius that came up with that policy, I'd have added a clause stipulating that the deadline is extended by a month for every article that mentions the existence of said policy. Now that would have rocked. Ah well, maybe next time.