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What a complete yo-yo

January 28th, 2010 at 12:18 am

I am really upset.

A few days ago i distributed a press release I'd done freelance for a company I've worked for, for years. Among the dozen or so publications and online publications I sent it to was a newish website that focuses on a particular industry and was, of course, appropriate for the press release I was sending out.

As is customary, I put "For Immediate Release" at the top of the press release, along with my name, phone and email in at the top right portion of the page, in case the editor receiving the press release should have any questions.

I have also set up 2 or 3 google alerts, one with my name, to let me know when anything with my name is published online, or when an aggregator news site picks up something I wrote at my last job.

So I just got a Google Alert. Would you believe this website posted the entire thing on their website today, including all my personal contact info (name, email and phone)??????

What idiots. How dumb can you be?

I've emailed them to correct ASAP and will call them tomorrow. I guess that tells you the caliber of the person handling this stuff.

2 Responses to “What a complete yo-yo”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    Argh! You've got my sympathy. A very similar thing once happened to me. Incompetence seriously bothers me.

  2. annmarie Says:
    1548797822

    I bet the yo-yo can spell because though...

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