June 20th, 2007: The Day Techmeme Lost Its Credibility (to me)

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Tom O'Leary

I’m not sure of Techmeme’s history, but today marks the first time that I ever saw a promotional public relations piece on the front page. Verizon’s “One Millionth FiOS Customer” is a short video promoting the benefits of fiber in a family’s diet – their fiber, specifically. Even stranger, the discussion thread on Techmeme included somewhat congratulatory responses from A-List blogs such as CrunchGear, Gigaom and CNet News. What’s that all about? I’m not saying that it’s not a significant milestone for Verizon. My hat is off to them. I suppose that I’m just wondering when I should submit my own Press Release to Techmeme? Does anyone know if you have to submit them in video format?

About Tom O'Leary

I am a vegetarian VP of sales and marketing and brand ambassador for GroupMail, the award-winning email marketing software that is loved by awesome people in over 160 countries around the world. I <3 canoeing, kayaking, hiking, beach combing, going on road trips and planning the (wildly anticipated) annual All-Night-Stay-Up-Night with my daughters!
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