Daimler-Chrysler PR Chief Puts Foot in Mouth

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Chrysler PR chief Jason Vines is apparently even more clueless about blogging than he might first appear.
The Detroit News quotes him saying that Steve Hall of adrants is a “cowardly anonymous poster” for writing about Daimer Chryler’s hairbrained idea to lock bloggers out of the company’s ill-named Firehouse blog.
Describing Chrysler’s decision ban bloggers from their blog and allow only “journalists… who work for a “known and established media organization” to read it, Hall wrote, — correctly — “This is idiotic. This is stupid. This is insane. Completely illogical and non-sensical.”
But he sure didn’t say it anonymously.
Hint for Mr. Vines: Go to adrants. Click About. And this blog is written by B.L. Ochman.
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1. Random Culture says:

   September 19, 2005 at 9:37 am

   Update: Chrysler Blog

   Recently, I posted about Chrysler’s blogging effort, and agreed that they’re making a mistake by hiding the blog behind a login and catering only to established journalists. Adrants was one of the first to point out that this might not

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2. AdPulp says:

   September 19, 2005 at 10:39 am

   Chrysler’s Firehouse “Blog” For “Serious Journalists” Only

   Steve Hall of Adrants wrote last week about Chrysler’s half-hearted entry into the bloatoshpere. Half-hearted because one must present MSM credentials to “qualify” to read Chrysler’s press releases. I mean, how late 20th century can you get? Detroit Ne…

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3. Influential Interactive Marketing says:

   September 19, 2005 at 4:39 pm

   Chrysler’s Firehouse: Corporate Blog Gone Wrong

   Perhaps aiming to avoid the mistakes of Dell in ignoring Jeff Jarvis’ blog comments and experience, Chrysler PR chief Jason Vines has taken a wide swing in the opposite direction, lashing out at Steve Hall of Adrants in response to

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