Reason 847 Why Not to Pick Fights With Bloggers
Barry Ritholtz shares an email response from Missouri realtor and builder Ron Stenger to a post on mortgage delinquencies rising, from his blog The Big Picture.
Apparently, Stenger is none too pleased with the state of the real estate market. Certainly, he's not pleased with Barry Ritholtz' suggestion that the market has not yet neared a bottom. So displeased that he replied to the Big Picture post with a two-word email (and the two words weren't happy birthday).
Ritholtz then did the simplest thing for a blogger to do - he wrote a post and shared Stenger's note. And, of course, since the Big Picture has a great Google page rank, that post now shows up 4th in the Google SERP when you search for the name Ron Stenger. So, Mr. Stenger now has a permanent link to his response, which anyone Googling him or his companies in the future will no doubt see. Good way to promote your business, Mr. Stenger.
I'm fascinated by the people who pick fights with bloggers. Haven't they ever heard the Mark Twain quote "never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel"? Today's bloggers are yesterday's newspapers, but with less editorial oversight. Mr. Stenger, I hope your market comes back faster than your reputation will.
Apparently, Stenger is none too pleased with the state of the real estate market. Certainly, he's not pleased with Barry Ritholtz' suggestion that the market has not yet neared a bottom. So displeased that he replied to the Big Picture post with a two-word email (and the two words weren't happy birthday).
Ritholtz then did the simplest thing for a blogger to do - he wrote a post and shared Stenger's note. And, of course, since the Big Picture has a great Google page rank, that post now shows up 4th in the Google SERP when you search for the name Ron Stenger. So, Mr. Stenger now has a permanent link to his response, which anyone Googling him or his companies in the future will no doubt see. Good way to promote your business, Mr. Stenger.
I'm fascinated by the people who pick fights with bloggers. Haven't they ever heard the Mark Twain quote "never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel"? Today's bloggers are yesterday's newspapers, but with less editorial oversight. Mr. Stenger, I hope your market comes back faster than your reputation will.
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