Comments on: What CNET could have been: an insiders view

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DG Test Blog » What CNET could have been — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:36:58 +0000

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By: saladyears

saladyears — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:37:34 +0000

Oh, Sam. Why do you hate on CBS? Please remember that these are the people who brought us Nash Bridges.

That’s right: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin and Yasmine Bleeth all on the same show.

For SIX YEARS. What could possibly go wrong?

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:51:31 +0000

Agreed. There is little technological innovation at CNET, except for customizing existing innovation into current systems. (Maybe they are their own Accenture??) Isn’t it just now all the same old print publishing people under one roof, with a DSL connection. Is that “new’ media??

By: Jonathan Z

Jonathan Z — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:40:56 +0000

> The name is the brand, e.g., Scoble(R).
> Does anyone read Scoble because of the company
> he is – currently – affiliated with?

Dennis Mcdonald, your question is flawed. Nobody reads Scoble.

By: Andrew Mager

Andrew Mager — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:32:54 +0000

AOL keyword: awesome

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:04:31 +0000

love those commercials!

By: Aaron Strout

Aaron Strout — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:59:38 +0000

Sam,

Sorry I haven’t visited GBA in a while. Glad to see you’re still keeping it real.

It’s funny, I had the pleasure of meeting Halsey back in 1998 (he joined us for a local Boston dinner) and at that point in time, he had the world by the tail. Sad to see the C|Net empire crumble quietly with all the talent they had (including yourself).

Seeing those commercials is a lark. They definitely lack some of the charm of the new Apple ads but I guess that’s the point.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

Best,
Aaron | @astrouit

By: John Roberts

John Roberts — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:46:35 +0000

Had forgotten about those advertisements. I wasn’t fond of them, honestly. Comparing them to the Apple ads does surface a parallel, but the CNET ads sputter where the Apple ads shine. Oh well… thanks for the walk through history, and the scan of Halsey with quote.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:11:16 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to share this Sam. It’s fascinating.

By: shel israel

shel israel — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:48:58 +0000

I consulted CNET for a short while on social media issues in 2006. I was supposed to have a big meeting with Shelby, that got canceled at the last minute.It never got rescheduled and the people who championed me over there eventually left for more enlightened places. I can only speculate in sadnesss at what CBS is likely to do with CNET. There remains great talent there. There remains a news-gathering organization. The components of something that takes old disciplines and new media to make something great are still there. But I doubt the new owner realizes it, never mind any plans to leverage it.