Comments on: Updated: Anti-social competitive behaviour – I’m naming names

By: sarahkbrown

sarahkbrown — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:03:06 +0000

Eek! There are certainly more effective, ethical ways to research one's competitors. This guy sounds as if he was trying to launch his career in all the wrong ways.

By: sarahkbrown

sarahkbrown — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:03:06 +0000

Eek! There are certainly more effective, ethical ways to research one's competitors. This guy sounds as if he was trying to launch his career in all the wrong ways.

By: jonnybgood

jonnybgood — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:51:22 +0000

Here at ASOMO we have received several approaches from people claiming to work for “agencies” or as freelancers working for “major clients” (that they cannot name). At the beginning we would happily share our knowledge and insight on the social media space but with time we have wised up to these covert intelligence gathering operations.

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We’ve been busy… / we are social — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:50:02 +0000

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By: jordanstone

jordanstone — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:54:36 +0000

Kostas, thanks very much for clarifying things. I will update this post with the information you have provided and I’m happy to put this all behind us.

By: Kostas Alekoglu

Kostas Alekoglu — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:27:58 +0000

After being alerted by email regarding this issue, Social Media Ltd would like to make it clear that it does not support or engage in the activities described. We value the professional and transparent relationship that social media companies share.

This was an unfortunate solitary incident and does not represent the company’s principles or business ethics. The individual in question was employed less than a week ago on a trial basis. He acted independently and without instruction and as a consequence, he is no longer employed by us.

We apologise for any inconvenience that has been caused by this individual and consider this matter concluded.

Kostas Alekoglu
Managing Director
Social Media Ltd

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By: jordanstone

jordanstone — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:37:08 +0000

@James, @Danny, @Roger Cheers guys.

@limenoodle I get the sense they may have hired someone who doesn't get it and went rogue. At least I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt until I find out otherwise. I've invited Social Media Ltd. to clarify whether this person acted alone or on their behalf

@Dan I think this is the closest I'll come to being Columbo

@tzugidan You know, I used to think 'social media' wasn't brain surgery, but maybe I was wrong ; )

@rachel we shouldn't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. I'm not going to change a thing, and keep things open

@Melissa Many thanks. Ranting and name calling wouldn't have got me anywhere, tempting as it was!