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OK, call me an idiot but I thought this was about Serena Williams getting sponsorship first from Google and then from Microsoft. I didn't know Google had that k
by Jun8 16y ago
OK, call me an idiot but I thought this was about Serena Williams getting sponsorship first from Google and then from Microsoft. I didn't know Google had that kind of sponsorship (if you want to play as well as Serena, use Google products would have been the message?) let alone Microsoft. My company used Anna Kournikova and recently Megan Fox, to questionable effect, so I thought, maybe. Duh!
- protomyth 16y agosorta off-topic, but might be a valuable lesson in positioning yourself: if Anna Kournikova had never played singles and only played doubles (where she had some success) would she have a better reputation?
- tyree731 16y agoAnna Kournikova at different points in her career was ranked 8th in singles and 1st in doubles worldwide. She also continues to have a very successful career modeling. It's hard to call her a failure in any aspect of her career.
- yread 16y agoAlso don't forget the famous email virus!
- protomyth 16y agoI wasn't. I really think ranking 8th and her doubles career was amazing (consider also who else was active at the time). Most of the female player, if they look any good, model these days. Most have such a short amount of time to make the money. She actually has back problems, and I amazed she does the marathons with the pain. That being said, she did get beat-up pretty badly by ESPN. Heck, some of the anchors seemed to take pleasure in it (one of the reasons I don't watch them anymore). It just seems, in a lot of people's eyes, ESPN's perception is what they take for reality. How do you fix or prevent this type of thing from happening?
- matwood 16y agoI was front row at one of her matches. Her reputation will always be fine with me ;)
- umjames 16y agoYeah, the title should have said "Serena Software". I thought the same thing too, but in reference to some upcoming cell phone ads or something.
- code_duck 16y agoI assumed it was about some well known designer or technical writer whom I hadn't heard of.