Comments on: Fianna Fuckup – Government party trick bloggers into event

By: FF trying to pull a fast one on bloggers? | Yellow Roman Candles

FF trying to pull a fast one on bloggers? | Yellow Roman Candles — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:40:27 +0000

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By: FF trying to pull a fast one on bloggers? | Yellow Roman Candles

FF trying to pull a fast one on bloggers? | Yellow Roman Candles — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:37:28 +0000

[...] More venting at Gav Reilly, Mulley, Green Ink, and Irish Election. Damien Blake explains. Twenty has a [...]

By: le craic

le craic — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:58:24 +0000

Still wanting to know did you know of the FF element to this before encouraging bloggers to go to it?

By: I’m running for Seminars Officer and I would really love your vote! « Aisling for Seminars Officer

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:20:25 +0000

[...] vote at tomorrows election. As an IS student what better way of communication is there anyway? ( http://mulley.ie/blog/2009/02/fianna-fuckup-government-party-trick-bloggers-into-event/ [...]

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Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:47:19 +0000

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By: View from the Tracks » Blog Archive » A series of unfortunate events.. (and a new website!)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:38:42 +0000

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By: Irish Election » Reflections on #Rospars and that Fianna Fail launch

Irish Election » Reflections on #Rospars and that Fianna Fail launch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:25:55 +0000

[...] better, at least I thought so last night. However this morning that failure has lit a path of links through a much higher amount of bloggers than it otherwise would have. Yes it was a fail and no, many who [...]

By: le craic

le craic — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:06:34 +0000

Reposting content of comment I made on Slugger O’Toole..

There can be no doubt that Strawberry Media were incredibly stupid in organising an event and not stating the FF connection up front. If I’d gone to it, I’d have had exactly the same reaction.

BUT, what actually bugs me more now is that I went to some effort yesterday to try and find someone to cover for me in the shop so I could go to this event. I read about it on your blog – I wouldn’t have heard about it otherwise.

I find it hard to fathom that you did not make the FF connection especially since you got notified about it by Damien Blake himself. You know who he is. I did not, and therefore knew nothing of a possible FF connection until the outraged Tweets and Retweets started appearing in my twitterstream on the bus home. I did a quick google and immediately made the connection – wow aren’t I clever…

If I was operating at the level you do in media circles (and indeed others who I see posted in advance of the event), I would have advised my blog readership that this is a FF sponsored event – approach with caution.

Why not expose Strawberry Media’s connections before the event and save bloggers the hassle?

This just smacks of controversy for the sake of, well – I don’t know what.

Very pissed off ordinary blogger who expects a bit more from people who know more about these things….

By: Joe Rospars Fianna Fáil website launch » Blog Archive » BifSniff

Joe Rospars Fianna Fáil website launch » Blog Archive » BifSniff — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:02:39 +0000

[...] I think FF wasted an opportunity to engage in an open and honest dialog with the blogging community. I doubt Joe Rospars or Blue State Digital come cheap, lets face it they are absolutely top of their game. I do however think that they lack local knowledge, and maybe their fee would have been better spent in engaging the local community a bit more. I am aware and do appreciate that there was a local partner that developed the new FF website and was heavily involved in the event, but I have to wonder how between them all they got it so wrong. I’m not a conspiracy nut, I don’t really think people deliberately schemed about tricking bloggers into handing over their email addresses and mobile numbers under false pretenses. But if they’d thought about it, surely they’d realise that’s how it came across. Online reaction to the launch hasn’t exactly been fantastic. [...]

By: Darragh - Boards.ie Community Manager

Darragh - Boards.ie Community Manager — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:36:51 +0000

Very little to add to this that hasn’t been said except to say (a) It was a trick, (b) bloggers – and by extenstion/association anyone who talks online (IMO), like Adrian says above, are obviously not respected or taken seriously, or acknowledged as having anything to offer and (c) It’s put me right off engaging with them in any professional or personal way. If approached, either blog or Boards.ie wise, there’ll be very strict guidelines on transparency, honesty and respect – three things very much missing from last night.

Damien B, fair play for the hands up but prove it now by never ever allowing anything like this to happen again.