Comments on: Whats going on?

By: Yair

Yair — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:12:44 +0000

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By: Prakash Channagiri

Prakash Channagiri — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:13:03 +0000

Govind wrote: But you folks are having fun with mini but I was wondering if you are just imagining that mini is “man” . I wonder if it is just mini – the girl.

I thought Mini was a guy (according to the Business Week interview he gave some months back). I am hoping that he doesnt surface! That way the blog will remain intact:). But if it does, it sure as hell will be mediatertaining!

By: Wesley Parish

Wesley Parish — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:27:37 +0000

Prakash Channagiri, in relation to transparency, etc, I read something by an economist I believe he was, late last decade. To the effect that corporations were command economies. If so, whistle blowers and suchlike cannot afford to be openly known – command economies are notoriously vicious on people who let slip that not everything is rosy.

By: Govind

Govind — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:17:08 +0000

Nope they are still blocked. But you folks are having fun with mini but I was wondering if you are just imagining that mini is “man” . I wonder if it is just mini – the girl.
Anonymous posting has value when the “intended” voice has credibility and an agenda. Just look at revolutionaries etc, they always like to take credit for the “work”. I think most of the “complaints” of mini have been heard(rating, team shuffle – rest is much more generic stuff where I have least interest). Let us hope he/she surfaces , I am thinking it will be one of the most “mediatertaining”(heck I too can invent a word) event at least for bloggers. Let us write a model based on present link/talk across the web world for minimsft and predict how many of them will access the whistleblower site or minimsft with photograph

On other positive note I think whistleblowing policies across corporations/governments could use auditable/archivable log of events. But this can become a circus if one hires “spin-battalion” and pays them to post personable, likable propaganda.

By: Prakash Channagiri

Prakash Channagiri — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:51:18 +0000

I thought it was restored back after protests from the blogger community? Is it still on? But yeah…I get your point! As I was saying, we have ways to go.

By: Govind

Govind — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:48:14 +0000

Heck back in India ISPs have blocked every blogspot site ;( go figure.

By: Prakash Channagiri

Prakash Channagiri — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:39:40 +0000

On principle I agree that it is important to be transparent. But practically speaking, I just dont think we are in a state where we can do that. Corporations are just not in a state where they would accept open criticism. Correct me if I am wrong but I think most corporations dont even have guidelines on what is permissible and what is not. Of course, here I am referring to corporate policy as a reason for anonymous blogging but there are other reasons for anonymous blogging as well and I think it will live on for quite sometime.

By: shel israel

shel israel — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:47:43 +0000

I think both Robert and I both see the reason why you choose to remain anonymous–more so than when we wrote the book. There are othjer examples, such as EA Housewife, who would have endangered the bread on her family’s table. But overall, it is important for bloggers to be as transparent as possible and to make it clear where they are coming from when they either criticize or praise.

As for you, Mini, I urge you to keep up the good work and I hope to find out who you are in my lifetime. But do not confide your secret to me. I’d love to be the blogger who blows your cover.