> >An April fools joke to market your website... So you win either way... >
Brian, You seem hostile about this. Could you tell me what subterfuge was involved? From the very beginning, it was identified with Certzone. Whether or not it was marketing -- I agree it is, and personally had nothing to do with the decision to do so -- it was also a j*o*k*e in the long tradition of IETF April 1 RFCs. RFC 1149, for example, is both funny but a good tutorial in how to map IP to a specific medium. The guy that wrote it worked, at the time, for BBN. Is that BBN marketing? My corporate affiliation shows on RFCs I write, as it does for every author. I suppose this, in some way, could be considered strategic marketing. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I do find it inappropriate for people to launch personal or product attacks on vendors, when they have a financial interest they do not disclose. I feel it equally inappropriate for non-disinterested people to write glowing reviews of products. Soon, I will be posting some general, vendor-independent notes on strategies for writing scenarios. I think it's in the general interest for these to be discussed in public, and get community input. I may, with proper disclaimers, post reviews of products. I will make the offer now that if a direct competitor wanted me to review their product, I would do so as objectively as possible--as a professional, not as a marketdroid. My reputation is too important to me to squander in shilling. -- "What Problem are you trying to solve?" ***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not directly to me*** ******************************************************************************** Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chief Technology Officer, GettLab/Gett Communications http://www.gettlabs.com Technical Director, CertificationZone.com http://www.certificationzone.com "retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40195&t=40035 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
