Comments on: 4 Winners, 2 Losers in SEC’s Press Release Decision http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/ Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-58 jaybaer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:28:42 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-58 Hi Tom. Thanks very much for the link. I agree with Business Wire's statement. As an investor, I do not believe that Web or blog posts are sufficient disclosure. It puts too much onus on the investor to seek information, set up RSS feeds, etc. But I do maintain that it's going to cause a big mess for you and a lot of other folks if the SEC stands by its decision (and if that decision is interpreted to mean that Web/blog disclosure is satisfactory). Hi Tom. Thanks very much for the link. I agree with Business Wire’s statement. As an investor, I do not believe that Web or blog posts are sufficient disclosure. It puts too much onus on the investor to seek information, set up RSS feeds, etc. But I do maintain that it’s going to cause a big mess for you and a lot of other folks if the SEC stands by its decision (and if that decision is interpreted to mean that Web/blog disclosure is satisfactory).

]]> By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-44618 jaybaer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-44618 Hi Tom. Thanks very much for the link. I agree with Business Wire's statement. As an investor, I do not believe that Web or blog posts are sufficient disclosure. It puts too much onus on the investor to seek information, set up RSS feeds, etc. But I do maintain that it's going to cause a big mess for you and a lot of other folks if the SEC stands by its decision (and if that decision is interpreted to mean that Web/blog disclosure is satisfactory). Hi Tom. Thanks very much for the link. I agree with Business Wire’s statement. As an investor, I do not believe that Web or blog posts are sufficient disclosure. It puts too much onus on the investor to seek information, set up RSS feeds, etc. But I do maintain that it’s going to cause a big mess for you and a lot of other folks if the SEC stands by its decision (and if that decision is interpreted to mean that Web/blog disclosure is satisfactory).

]]> By: Tom Becktold http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-57 Tom Becktold Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:20:01 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-57 Here is a link to Business Wire’s preliminary statement on this issue: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005612/en -Tom Becktold, SVP, Marketing, Business Wire Here is a link to Business Wire’s preliminary statement on this issue:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005612/en

-Tom Becktold, SVP, Marketing, Business Wire

]]> By: Tom Becktold http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-44617 Tom Becktold Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-44617 Here is a link to Business Wire’s preliminary statement on this issue: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005612/en -Tom Becktold, SVP, Marketing, Business Wire Here is a link to Business Wire’s preliminary statement on this issue:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005612/en

-Tom Becktold, SVP, Marketing, Business Wire

]]> By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-56 jaybaer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:17:23 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-56 Hi Joe. Thanks for the clarification. If PRWeb is not used to fulfill Reg FD, then I may be mistaken in including you. In general, my point is not that PRWeb and other distribution services are going away, but that a segment of their market may erode based on this decision. Which is the definition of a loser in the context of this post. It's similar to how TV and print are eroding due to the movement of ad dollars online. Is TV going away? Of course not. But they are having to reengineer their business model due to online pressures (product placement and sponsored shows being their first foray in that regard). I think this decision hurting distribution companies to some degree (proportionate to how much of their business is comprised by that type of work) is a reasonable conclusion at this point, but of course things change fast on the Web (and sometimes in government) so we'll see what happens. Hi Joe. Thanks for the clarification. If PRWeb is not used to fulfill Reg FD, then I may be mistaken in including you. In general, my point is not that PRWeb and other distribution services are going away, but that a segment of their market may erode based on this decision. Which is the definition of a loser in the context of this post. It’s similar to how TV and print are eroding due to the movement of ad dollars online. Is TV going away? Of course not. But they are having to reengineer their business model due to online pressures (product placement and sponsored shows being their first foray in that regard). I think this decision hurting distribution companies to some degree (proportionate to how much of their business is comprised by that type of work) is a reasonable conclusion at this point, but of course things change fast on the Web (and sometimes in government) so we’ll see what happens.

]]> By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-44616 jaybaer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-44616 Hi Joe. Thanks for the clarification. If PRWeb is not used to fulfill Reg FD, then I may be mistaken in including you. In general, my point is not that PRWeb and other distribution services are going away, but that a segment of their market may erode based on this decision. Which is the definition of a loser in the context of this post. It's similar to how TV and print are eroding due to the movement of ad dollars online. Is TV going away? Of course not. But they are having to reengineer their business model due to online pressures (product placement and sponsored shows being their first foray in that regard). I think this decision hurting distribution companies to some degree (proportionate to how much of their business is comprised by that type of work) is a reasonable conclusion at this point, but of course things change fast on the Web (and sometimes in government) so we'll see what happens. Hi Joe. Thanks for the clarification. If PRWeb is not used to fulfill Reg FD, then I may be mistaken in including you. In general, my point is not that PRWeb and other distribution services are going away, but that a segment of their market may erode based on this decision. Which is the definition of a loser in the context of this post. It’s similar to how TV and print are eroding due to the movement of ad dollars online. Is TV going away? Of course not. But they are having to reengineer their business model due to online pressures (product placement and sponsored shows being their first foray in that regard). I think this decision hurting distribution companies to some degree (proportionate to how much of their business is comprised by that type of work) is a reasonable conclusion at this point, but of course things change fast on the Web (and sometimes in government) so we’ll see what happens.

]]> By: Joe Beaulaurier http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-55 Joe Beaulaurier Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:02:12 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-55 Since PRWeb has never been used to fulfill Reg FD in the traditional sense, I'm not sure why you would consider PRWeb a loser in this light. There's need for press releases beyond providing proper disclosure as indicated by the tens of thousands of PRWeb users who are not using PRWeb to accomplish disclosure but instead to gain increased and long-lasting visibility to their news. Since PRWeb has never been used to fulfill Reg FD in the traditional sense, I’m not sure why you would consider PRWeb a loser in this light. There’s need for press releases beyond providing proper disclosure as indicated by the tens of thousands of PRWeb users who are not using PRWeb to accomplish disclosure but instead to gain increased and long-lasting visibility to their news.

]]> By: Joe Beaulaurier http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-44615 Joe Beaulaurier Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-44615 Since PRWeb has never been used to fulfill Reg FD in the traditional sense, I'm not sure why you would consider PRWeb a loser in this light. There's need for press releases beyond providing proper disclosure as indicated by the tens of thousands of PRWeb users who are not using PRWeb to accomplish disclosure but instead to gain increased and long-lasting visibility to their news. Since PRWeb has never been used to fulfill Reg FD in the traditional sense, I’m not sure why you would consider PRWeb a loser in this light. There’s need for press releases beyond providing proper disclosure as indicated by the tens of thousands of PRWeb users who are not using PRWeb to accomplish disclosure but instead to gain increased and long-lasting visibility to their news.

]]> By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-52 jaybaer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:58:40 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-52 Thanks Adam. I'm loving the Utterz post. Nice job. Wire services will be the travel agents and yellow pages salespeople of the next two years. Disintermediated by the Web. Thanks Adam. I’m loving the Utterz post. Nice job. Wire services will be the travel agents and yellow pages salespeople of the next two years. Disintermediated by the Web.

]]> By: jaybaer http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/4-winners-2-losers-in-secs-press-release-decision/#comment-44614 jaybaer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=125#comment-44614 Thanks Adam. I'm loving the Utterz post. Nice job. Wire services will be the travel agents and yellow pages salespeople of the next two years. Disintermediated by the Web. Thanks Adam. I’m loving the Utterz post. Nice job. Wire services will be the travel agents and yellow pages salespeople of the next two years. Disintermediated by the Web.

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