November 21, 2005

This kind of sh*t is exactly why blogging will never be a business to me.

If even half of what Dennis the Peasant has to say is true, then I would be extremely wary of Pajamas Media/OSM/WhateverTF it's called now. No, I won't link them.

Shady underhanded crap gets you nowhere. Except exposed.

The whole thing sounded like a mess to me from the beginning. I listened to both sides and made the decision to sit this one out. I don't do blog ads. If the good and gracious Pixy ever asks us to pay for MuNuvia, I will do so happily out of my own pocket. This is my hobby. It is not my home business. If it was, it would look a hell of a lot more professional, and you wouldn't drop by anyway because it would be even more boring.

I made the comment earlier on SWWBO's blog that it seemed to me that a lot of the PJM/OSM brouhaha was about skewed relationships and perceived slights as the "older bloggers" took sides on whether or not they would join up with the new behemoth media. Those who chose not to join took a lot of flak from the joiners and vice versa. For some, "friendships", whether real or perceived, became mercenary and twisted.

And now this. Sure every business in the country does it. You work up the new product and then some other fanboy gets the glory, what's new? Well, in this case, the screwee has a voice. Just as loud as the screwer.

We'll be watching to see what happens with this venture, and whether it flops sooner or later.

(h/t new bloggy find Zeuswood of Harshly Mellow)

Posted by caltechgirl at November 21, 2005 11:51 AM | TrackBack
Comments

What Dennis the Peasant wrote about was remarkably consistent with my own experience with the so-called Pajamas Media (do a search at my blog for the post "My experience with Pajamas Media" if you want the details).

Over 300 bloggers signed the non-compete/non-disclosure contract they were sent. Only 70 were chosen to participate in OSM, with no communication to those not among the chosen ones as to the new business plan until it was a fait accompli, despite the contractural obligations laid upon them. All we unwashed 230+ got was a place on the OSM "blogroll" which is so bloated as to be useless.

As I wrote at my blog, not the best way to win friends and influence people.

Oh, well, blogworld needed to have its own internal dirty laundry eventually.

Posted by: Jack at November 21, 2005 12:09 PM

Well, Jack, at least you get on their blogroll, so your place in the ecosphere should rise.

And for once, you and I are in agreement.

Tee hee.

Posted by: beth at November 21, 2005 12:16 PM