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Wow, now techcruch is publicly shunning individuals based on their (perceived) job performance? Given the valley, this probably hurts this guy's future employm
by run4yourlives 19y ago
Wow, now techcruch is publicly shunning individuals based on their (perceived) job performance?
Given the valley, this probably hurts this guy's future employment prospects enough to be called slander/defamation. Mr. Arrington might want to watch how he uses the term "Amateur Hour".
Yet more evidence that TC should be Hacker News worthy.
- antiismist 19y agoIt is really hard to make libel stick when there is a journalist talking about a public figure like Mr. Cook. Also, defamation is a set that includes libel and slander. Slander is something that is spoken (both start with an s, that helps me to remember it), so it doesn't apply here. I can dig up the legal standard if you are curious.
- run4yourlives 19y agoHey, thanks for the details. I'm not sure Mr. Cook though is a public figure per se. The average person wouldn't have a clue who he is.
- antiismist 19y agoHe would probably be a limited public figure, because he did engage in actions (public speaking, having a blog) that generated publicity within the field of twitter performance. So on the topic of twitter scalability he is a public figure.
- alaskamiller 19y agoWhat Blaine Cook needs to do is to embrace criticism and engage in an active conversation with trolls. Perhaps through increased twitter and blogger use.
- kirubakaran 19y agoFor people voting him down: This is a funny reference to what Arrington said in SS.