Tuesday, January 21, 2003

The Need for Talking Points Brad DeLong advises on how to avoid misrepresentation by careless quote: Have two different kinds of conversations with reporters. First, have normal conversations on background that they agree not to quote. In such conversations, you can talk through the issues in a relatively loose way, and accomplish some mutual education. Second, have abnormal conversations designed to produce quotes... [Jinn of Quality and Risk] 11:47:26 PM

(update) Fiorina: IT dip is not due to Cyclical Trends (update) Fiorina: IT dip is not due to cyclical trends [InfoWorld: Top News] This has some ring of truth to it. It's a bad economy and that affects both spending and outlook -- but I think there's also been a lasting shift in the way people view IT investments -- more maturity, higher standards. 11:47:05 PM