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A Ruined RuinedIphone.com?

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Ehren
on July 6, 2008
in Mentions, Ponderings, marketing and politics
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Now I’m not against companies diving into social media and I’m not necessarily against businesses taking part in advocating for change, but when I got back from my camping trip this weekend to discover that some sort of video marketing arm of a web development company called OilChange.com had “acquired” RuinedIphone.com, an online petition for Rogers Communications to listen to the demands of Canadian customers — I was a little stunned.

How is it that an online petition that is founded on bringing together the voices of Canadians, be “acquired” by a business?

I realize that this may have been a good opportunity for the folks at OilChange.com to bring awareness to their services and many people may not care or mind, but I think it is somewhat in poor taste for a company to suddenly drop in and obtain the rights to the website with no transparency and very little explanation on how they are accountable to the people who have signed and may be signing the online petition.

I signed the petition only because I support the cause, not for additional purposes.  The fact that the website has supposedly exchanged hands (I don’t really know what has happened…) causes me to lose faith in what I felt could have been a powerful statement on RuinedIphone.com.

I’m sure not everyone feels the same way I do so I’d be interested in hearing how others feel about this step.

A typical bus has two rear doors thus allowing for two lines. However you arrive at a platform with people waiting in only one rear line. Would you start the second line?

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Update (July 7th 2008): The folks at RuinedIphone.com and OilChange.com have posted a FAQ and news updates on why and how they are taking over.  Kudos and thanks for this update.  We all appreciate it!

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Their Master Plan

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Ehren
on June 29, 2008
in Mentions, Ponderings, Unthinkables and philosophy
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Funny. Friends, loved ones, family, and colleagues have consistently discussed our own so-called master plans.  Whether it may be for life, for our own companies, for the businesses we work for, or for the causes we fight for — I often wonder how everyone else fits into the master plan.  Similarly, parents, families, businesses, managers, and leaders have plans for us that we are not necessarily aware of. For Google, their plan involved us — people from around the world.  We don’t really know what their master plan is but watching this video about Google’s Master Plan reminded me of the film The Man Who Fell to Earth.

So despite the fact that we use Google and the many products or services they offer, the lack of transparency and accountability clouds the trust that people have for the company. Do we choose to endorse their master plan somewhat blindly or do we question the means with which they do things? When we create our own master plan that involves the people around us — do we expect them to jump on board unquestionably? Would we do the same for others?

The answer is likely not simple one, but the essence of that answer is: if you want me to become apart of your so-called master plan, then you will have to inform me of what that plan is.

Participation is not required.

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