Ron:

After checking out this site, I found that they also hijacked our
listing from the HP world directory and made it into their own vendor
list. Neat trick. What a great country, huh?

John Painter
Computer Solutions, Inc.
http://www.internetcsi.com

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Ron Seybold wrote:
>
> Hello Friends:
>
> I just wanted to alert the 3000 community that our report on 3000
> training is getting hijacked over at searchHP.com -- the Web site
> that makes a living out of reposting what other news sources write.
>
> The 3000 doesn't show up much in searchHP.com, aside from a few
> very-well-known technical pages provided by HP and its partners. But
> this week they've boosted our story about training options for the
> platform, lifting it off our free news site -- and then spinning the
> story with a phony headline and summary that make the 3000 look
> pretty bad.
>
> It's like discovering those curbside address painters who come
> through your neighborhood are spraying graffiti on the front of your
> house. Who are these searchHP guys, anyway? I wish they'd contribute
> something to the 3000 community, if they want to be in the 3000 news
> business.
>
> This kind of stunt violates copyright in the US, and makes us a tool
> to searchHP's journalism antics. Such cheap disregard for copyright
> and accuracy isn't what the NewsWire is about. We want to make it
> clear we are more concerned with truth than drama. Our story's
> headline reads:
>
> Training options stretch to meet demand: New university, online
> options help provide MPE skills
>
> Then I began the story with this sentance: "A computer platform less
> well-known than others is getting more options to introduce IT
> professionals to its details, as third-party firms bolster HP's 3000
> education offerings that are playing catchup to customer demand."
>
> Once the story got the searchHP spin, it sounded a lot worse. Their headline:
>
> IS HP providing adequate training for the HP 3000? Some users think not.
>
> SearchHP led with this sentance -- one they had to pull from our
> fourth paragraph.
>
> "Some companies are considering moving away from the 3000 because
> they can't find qualified people for the platform and they can't
> afford to train new people coming on board."
>
> SearchHP's editorial spin doesn't reflect either our reporting or our
> analysis. It just follows the old journalism crutch of reporting
> trouble, and ignoring balance. Our point in our story is in our lead
> sentance -- that new 3000 training solutions are emerging, just as
> customers complained about the options available.
>
> We've asked searchHP to change their Web page, but they haven't yet.
> It's probably as hopeless as trying to get spam out of your mailbox.
> Come to think of it, I guess there is a direct link between spam and
> searchHP -- they're both noise masquerading as news.
>
> --
>
> Ron Seybold, Editor In Chief
> The 3000 NewsWire
> Independent Information to Maximize Your HP 3000
> http://www.3000newswire.com
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