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I'm guessing most people didn't know Patch existed before this story surfaced, and they now associate Patch with "that asshole AOL CEO who rage-fired a random e
by mullingitover 13y ago
I'm guessing most people didn't know Patch existed before this story surfaced, and they now associate Patch with "that asshole AOL CEO who rage-fired a random employee for no good reason." I'm not sure this is the type of PR that they want.
And the guy isn't getting offered his job back, which makes this whole apology completely devoid of merit.
- danso 13y agoPatch is known by pretty much every working journalist, so in its own field, Patch is well watched. To put it in perspective, more money has been burned through Patch than many, many of the companies usually discussed on HN
- RougeFemme 13y agoIt may be well-known among working journalists, but apparently not within its (presumably) target audience - readers of online news.