Clueless at CNBC - Jim Goldman
Being a CNBC addict, I’ve watched countless reports from Jim Goldman. He’s the “tech” reporter usually doing a standup outside some Silicon Valley company after they’ve reported earnings.
Besides looking like he just finished sucking on a helium gun before going on the air, Goldman has a self-important air of smarminess about him. Like he’s the expert on all things tech and we should consider ourselves lucky to hear his “insight”.
It was after reading his post about being “Flamed” on his blog that I knew I had to get off my ass and start my Blog. Mind you, reading Jim Goldmans blog is not something I’m proud of. What a waste of friggin time you’d say. (And you’d be right) But I stumbled on it after catching up on Diana Olick’s very good housing blog.
Anyways, back to Goldman. This post got my blood boiling. Here is the money quote:
In the media business, we have a term for the Mac (now iPod) faithful when we write or report some less-than-flattering comments and angles to the Apple story. We call it, “getting flamed.”
You gotta be friggin kidding me!! The CNBC Tech “Expert” thinks being “Flamed” is something he and his media insiders made up for and use themselves. What a fucking moron.
Flame wars have been going on in Usenet since shortly after Al Gore invented the Internet.
In fact, Goldman doesn’t even use the term properly. Getting boatloads of Email telling you what a clueless Dolt you are is not getting “Flamed”. Flaming is typically done in an open forum like Usenet or some message board.
An important aspect of Flaming is the public humiliation involved as all your Usenet/Message board buddies get to watch you getting stomped on by the Flamer. Good Times.