Comments on: How NOT to Plagiarize Chris Brogan

By: Does Social Media Matter? — hallicious

Does Social Media Matter? — hallicious — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:47:53 +0000

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How NOT to Be a Thought Leader — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:33:19 +0000

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By: john moore (from Brand Autopsy)

john moore (from Brand Autopsy) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:54:45 +0000

Wow. Thanks for the heads-up Justin. A better title for this guy’s book on social media should be: “The Unprofessional Guide to Socially Unacceptable Media Behavior.”

By: @shoogie

@shoogie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:31:36 +0000

Con: Authenticity #fail. Plagiarism. Lack of Moral Character.
Pro: Kharma. And the fact that he has good taste, stealing from the best! :)

(Is there not a bio link which doesn’t drive his site traffic, like his LinkedIn profile? Why support his increase? Any publicity is probably great publicity in his eyes. . . )

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:31:36 +0000

Peter: Since he took the page you accused him about down and he hasn’t reinstated it yet, I’d say he knows what he’s doing and he won’t stop until he’s either famous or sued.

By: Peter Kim

Peter Kim — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:03 +0000

You know, in an effort to be fair, I did call him to speak live and try to get the story straight. I thought maybe he was confused…but it’s pretty clear he knows exactly what he’s doing.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:51:12 +0000

Nice catch, Ike. Doubly so, since eBay was founded in 1995. If someone's going to lie, at least get the facts right.

By: Ike

Ike — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:45:07 +0000

Oh, THIS is the part that I can’t stop laughing about:

I have been involved in Internet marketing since 2001 since the start of Ebay.

Well, I guess that means I can claim to have been involved in communications since 1969 since the Apollo 11 moon landing.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:57 +0000

CathyD: The post is still there as I type this. Click the “wrote that article” link in the 2nd paragraph above. (The guy runs a lot of websites, and the same info isn’t on all of them.)

Tish: I agree that his persona doesn’t add up, and your estimation of why is probably right on the money. Although it’s not unreasonable that his email address should do to “Sanju,” since he may have a manager. Stating that on the site would make sense, but when so little else does…