On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 16:47, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
Craig Newmark has around 300K google results. Jimbo is at half a million. Craigslist is at about 65 million wikipedia is at about 300 million. For groups that almost entirely exist online that's a fair solid way of showing which is more significant. In terms of using fame to push us forwards about the only web company owners who might be able to do that would be Mark Zuckerberg and google's co-founders. And no they wouldn't be a good idea either.
Craigslist has some PR problems at the moment what with all the scams and the various law enforcement agencies objecting to some of their personal ads. Associating with a project with some of the most titanium hardened community driven altruism credentials on the web is a valid strategy for trying to return to the image they like to maintain.
Just so I understand your argument. Were Jimmy Wales to lend his name and good will to support a cause {insert here name of noble cause you believe in}, I suppose you would summarize his help as "oh, he's trying to get his company to get a better image"? Wait, I'm probably starting a troll here. Replace Jimmy Wales with "whatever known person" you can think of.
Did it ever occur to you that real people _aren't_ the company they founded/bought/are taking care of?
And whether it is Craig Newmark, the Dalai Lama, the Pope or my neighbours, if their "supporting" a good cause actually works and money comes in and awareness rises, frankly, I say "go ahead" and "thanks for all your help".
Geez,
Delphine