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While I think the entry is very good overall, there are some changes I think would improve the article. |
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eventually leaving in 1997 with $250,000 in stock options. He started to maintain a presence on the Yahoo! financial message boards as he closely tracked the performance of Network Appliance, helped the company's fortunes, and built his own portfolio to $3 million.[1] |
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I don't think my personal wealth is really all that relevant to my notability; in fact, the article quoted was really not about the money I had made, but my status on the Yahoo finance boards. Indeed, it is this sort of activity that's far more relevant to my subsequent interest in MMOGs. I think instead the entry should be revised to remove the dollar figures and instead focus on my emerging status as a micro-celebrity, also known as a brand champion or brand ambassador. |
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What the Market Research Tells Us - Where MMOs are Going and How Are we Going to Get There (Speaker), Austin Game Conference, September 6, 2006 |
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Change Biography to point to the new one: http://www.gameconference.com/speakers/brucewoodcock.html |
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Remove the higher entry for "Network Appliance's Knight of the Message Boards", since it's already listed lower down in chronological order. |
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Anyone who wants to make these changes (in lieu of me doing it myself) is welcome to do so. |
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Bruce |
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Revision as of 12:43, 5 July 2006
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Suggested Changes
While I think the entry is very good overall, there are some changes I think would improve the article.
Where it says:
eventually leaving in 1997 with $250,000 in stock options. He started to maintain a presence on the Yahoo! financial message boards as he closely tracked the performance of Network Appliance, helped the company's fortunes, and built his own portfolio to $3 million.[1]
I don't think my personal wealth is really all that relevant to my notability; in fact, the article quoted was really not about the money I had made, but my status on the Yahoo finance boards. Indeed, it is this sort of activity that's far more relevant to my subsequent interest in MMOGs. I think instead the entry should be revised to remove the dollar figures and instead focus on my emerging status as a micro-celebrity, also known as a brand champion or brand ambassador.
In the Public Speaker section, add:
What the Market Research Tells Us - Where MMOs are Going and How Are we Going to Get There (Speaker), Austin Game Conference, September 6, 2006
In the References section:
Change Biography to point to the new one: http://www.gameconference.com/speakers/brucewoodcock.html
Remove the higher entry for "Network Appliance's Knight of the Message Boards", since it's already listed lower down in chronological order.
Anyone who wants to make these changes (in lieu of me doing it myself) is welcome to do so.
Bruce