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Nov 27, 2007

Coining a new phrase

Web 2.Oaf: someone who has got the consultants in, hoovered up everything they said, lapped up the expensive research & swigged down kool-aid to the point where they’ve managed to spill it all over their presentations, board reports, conversations and pants, as well as using the information and resources and buzzwords they have amassed like a big blunt stick to beat everyone into agreement with, but still doesn’t really, fundamentally get it, and manages to make rather poor decisions about their digital business in spite of all the time, money and conferences. A good example of a little knowledge - or rather, of a little knowledge combined with no analysis and interpretation and nouse - being a dangerous thing.

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8 Responses

  1. Lee Bryant says:
    November 27, 2007 at 4:04 pm

    Oh pray do tell? Who did you have in mind? ;-)

  2. Meg says:
    November 27, 2007 at 4:33 pm

    Lee - I couldn’t possibly comment. But I bet we’ve all met one or two…

  3. Pete Ashton’s Blog » Web 2.Oaf says:
    November 27, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    [...] Web 2.Oaf: someone who has got the consultants in, hoovered up everything they said, lapped up the expensive research & swigged down kool-aid to the point where they’ve managed to spill it all over their presentations, board reports, conversations and pants, as well as using the information and resources and buzzwords they have amassed like a big blunt stick to beat everyone into agreement with, but still doesn’t really, fundamentally get it, and manages to make rather poor decisions about their digital business in spite of all the time, money and conferences. A good example of a little knowledge - or rather, of a little knowledge combined with no analysis and interpretation and nouse - being a dangerous thing. [...]

  4. brendadada says:
    November 27, 2007 at 8:23 pm

    I’ve often wondered, just idly, what’s kool aid? Is it anti-freeze?

  5. Keith says:
    November 29, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    @brendadada

    Kool-Aid is the American equivalent of diluting juice (Robinsons and the like).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid

    The phrase “Drink the Kook-Aid”

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid#.E2.80.9CDrinking_the_Kool-Aid.E2.80.9D

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    December 1, 2007 at 9:30 am

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  8. Created in Birmingham » New Visit Birmingham site up for tender says:
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