Comments on: Industry Analysts: The Beasts Within The Necessary Evil http://newestindustry.org/2005/04/27/industry-analysts-the-beasts-within-the-necessary-evil/ Evolving the Online Performance Experience Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:47:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: james governor http://newestindustry.org/2005/04/27/industry-analysts-the-beasts-within-the-necessary-evil/#comment-301 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:26:44 +0000 http://crazycanuck.wordpress.com/2005/04/27/industry-analysts-the-beasts-within-the-necessary-evil/#comment-301 eroded and coroded? i would say improved and made leaner… blogs are a great tool for analysts and their customers. blogs help make smarter conversations.didn’t you brief this person *before* the consultation? Its all about the cluetrain and multiple conversations. Does RedMonk have some things we return to in consultations? Sure. Any analyst has a story to tell, same as an vendor should. I dunno. i am a bit tired after last nights redeye.But just because one analyst sucked doesn’t mean we all do.Hasn’t anyone give you a powerbook yet>?are you sure you want this job? wouldn’t you rather build something? See my C++ blog today – Flickr and bloglines are both hiring.

]]> By: james governor http://newestindustry.org/2005/04/27/industry-analysts-the-beasts-within-the-necessary-evil/#comment-300 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:26:44 +0000 http://crazycanuck.wordpress.com/2005/04/27/industry-analysts-the-beasts-within-the-necessary-evil/#comment-300 I am an analyst and I have certainly not stolen anyone’s ability to tell their own stories. on the contrary an important part of what i do is help my clients and even firms that just happen to be briefing us [briefings are of course free]. We believe in the power of narratives and try and help people communicate better using their own, and other available memes.

eroded and coroded? i would say improved and made leaner… blogs are a great tool for analysts and their customers. blogs help make smarter conversations.

didn’t you brief this person *before* the consultation?

Its all about the cluetrain and multiple conversations. Does RedMonk have some things we return to in consultations? Sure. Any analyst has a story to tell, same as an vendor should.

I dunno. i am a bit tired after last nights redeye.

But just because one analyst sucked doesn’t mean we all do.

Hasn’t anyone give you a powerbook yet>?

are you sure you want this job? wouldn’t you rather build something? See my C++ blog today – Flickr and bloglines are both hiring.

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