Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
> __/ [ Some troll ] on Monday 03 July 2006 04:06 \__
>>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_thread/thread/662a330d0399f5e4/0f5b76503b9a2885?lnk=st&q=%22Yahoo%2C+Amazon%2C+and+Lycos%22+group%3Acomp.os.linux.advocacy+author%3ARex+author%3ABallard&rnum=1&hl=en#0f5b76503b9a2885
>>
>> "Now imagine you are one of 200 or even 2000 or even 8000 people
>> observing this conversation - being conducted between this consultant
>> and a handful of questioners who are asking very pointed and specific
>> questions.
>>
>> Now, suppose that 100 or 200 of those "lurkers" started posting their
>> results, and started asking questions as to how to take it to the next
>> level? They have really funny names like Yahoo, Amazon, and Lycos. At
>> first, these are unheard of names, but before long, they became huge
>> names."
> Well done, Mr. Ballard. While someone attempts to discredit you, this
> probably has the very opposite effect.
Besides which. What does that quote actually mean?
He claims to have seen a conversation that led to the possible creation of a
few small businesses? (yahoo, google and amazon all started VERY small. Very
very small. None of them would've believed they'd be worth billions now when
they started)
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