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Leaked Microsoft Dossier on Journalist

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-see-you-have-bad-grammar-mr-bond dept.

Ludvig A. Norin writes "Wired journalist Fred Vogelstein blogs about how he accidentally got hold of a dossier on himself produced by Microsoft's PR firm, Waggener Edstrom. While it's not unusual for PR people to create background files on journalists, it's notable that this one leaked, and got commented by Waggener Edstrom's Frank Shaw and Wired Magazine editor in chief Chris Anderson. Makes for an interesting read — there's lots to learn from the inner workings of the Microsoft PR machinery." Someone please send me mine? I bet it's really friendly!

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  1. Memories! by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    /offtopic: Did anyone else immediately think of the old old Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego game for PC? Just seeing 'Dossiers' there brought memories flooding back.

    /ontopic: Anyone think the documents were leaked intentionally?

    1. Re:Memories! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No. Idiot. Go drink some coffee and WKE UP. The world wants to know why you're wearing bell-bottoms.

  2. Guess what... by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You don't always have to act like a 6-year old with impulse control problems.

    1. Re:Guess what... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You don't always have to act like a 6-year old with impulse control problems.
      Don't spend much time on the internet, do you?
  3. Re:I'm positive you dont have one, Taco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He's also not an editor. What the hell is this?

    from the i-see-you-have-bad-grammar-mr-bond dept.

    CmdrTaco taking the piss out of someone elses grammar? Holy crap.

  4. Their dossier on CmdrTaco: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    CmdrTaco CMDTaco CmdrTacoo CmdrTco

  5. Re:I'm positive you dont have one, Taco by eln · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    When other people use bad grammar, they can be ridiculed. When Taco does it, he's keeping it real.

  6. Dossier on Cmd. Taco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    * First came into public view after the Nao Dong massacre where he stabbed a village to death with a pen. Sources report this was because he was given chocolate with almonds in.
    Action point: If buying gifts, do not give almond chocolate.

    * In the summer of '93, produced robotic army to destroy Latin America. Points to a methodical, cool and cynical personality. Coolness may be related to ventilated robotic helm.

    * Was reported by his mother to give minimum 20% discount on sight of the Vulcan hand greeting.
    Action point: If handlacking disabled people want to attend meeting, fob off with legal-seeming excuses.