Sometimes it’s really hard to not tell your side of the story.
The recent drama around Rocketboom being played out in public is hurting the reputation of both Amanda Cogdon and Andrew Baron - whatever the real story is.
The same thing happened last month with PubSub, when information was broadcast that really should have stayed private. Bob Wyman even stated as much:
I recognize, as some have pointed out, that raising this issue in public will undoubtedly cause some cloud over my name for the rest of my career.
In start contrast, Scott Johnson managed to keep his mouth shut when he and Feedster 
parted ways 
UPDATE: As a side note, Danny and I actually speculated about this exact possibility with Rocketboom over lunch last month.
UPDATE #2: I forgot that Amanda’s initial post got her a job offer. However, the second post was not so well received:
The whole thing is a mess and everyone winds up losing.
UPDATE #3: He said.
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Eric Rice adds this Comment:
Interesting how issues of transparency go from one end of the spectrum to the other. Maybe there are going to be sessions at conferences called ‘How to Be Sorta Transparent”…
July 6th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
I don’t think this is about transparency, it’s about spin and self-righteousness.
July 6th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
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[…] It will end, won’t it? Ahhh … enough of the dirty laundry. […]
July 6th, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Scott Johnson of Ookles, Formerly of Feedster adds this Comment:
Hey Alex,
Thank you. More than that I can’t say but thank you.
S
July 7th, 2006 at 12:11 am
hans adds this Comment:
I have to do my laundry again
July 7th, 2006 at 4:07 am
Bill Sullivan adds this Comment:
Alex,
I couldn’t agree more.
July 7th, 2006 at 8:52 am