Comments on: Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy Interview From SXSW http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 08:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: “3Q’s in 3Min: Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek” « socialTNT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2299079 “3Q’s in 3Min: Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek” « socialTNT Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2299079 [...] also achieved brief notoriety last March from her now infamous–and highly played-out–Mark Zuckerberg interview at SXSW. Whether you like her or not, Sarah is an important female figure in the tech industry and provides [...] […] also achieved brief notoriety last March from her now infamous–and highly played-out–Mark Zuckerberg interview at SXSW. Whether you like her or not, Sarah is an important female figure in the tech industry and provides […]

]]> By: Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Howdee frum Tecksus. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2157365 Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Howdee frum Tecksus. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:17:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2157365 [...] smack back to the crowd! I have never seen anything like it – read it about here or relive it here. Part of me wanted to hide, but in the end, I sat there with a big smile on my face exchanging [...] […] smack back to the crowd! I have never seen anything like it – read it about here or relive it here. Part of me wanted to hide, but in the end, I sat there with a big smile on my face exchanging […]

]]> By: Day 55: New Idea - Twitter for events | projectbluespark.com: Chronicles of a Young Entrepreneur http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2071137 Day 55: New Idea - Twitter for events | projectbluespark.com: Chronicles of a Young Entrepreneur Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:09:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2071137 [...] was that maybe there’s a better way to collect all the twitters about an event like the infamous key note by Zuckerberg, so everyone can join the discussion on a single thread. You can kind of do this on twitter, by [...] […] was that maybe there’s a better way to collect all the twitters about an event like the infamous key note by Zuckerberg, so everyone can join the discussion on a single thread. You can kind of do this on twitter, by […]

]]> By: On Geek Spring Break: Part II « Words You Can Use: The BAVC BLOG http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2062533 On Geek Spring Break: Part II « Words You Can Use: The BAVC BLOG Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:18:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2062533 [...] more efficiently”). I’m not taking sides on this one, but you decide for yourself by watching the video on TechCrunch. I’m sure there is an interesting blog to be written about gender and SXSW Interactive, but I [...] […] more efficiently”). I’m not taking sides on this one, but you decide for yourself by watching the video on TechCrunch. I’m sure there is an interesting blog to be written about gender and SXSW Interactive, but I […]

]]> By: big http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2049640 big Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:43:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2049640 interest interest

]]> By: Mary Fallon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2047850 Mary Fallon Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:35:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2047850 The Twitter annotated video by TechnoSocial blogger Kee Hinckley is fascinating to watch. 2000 tweets from hundreds in the audience bored and frustrated by Lacy's inept approach that day. http://www.marrowbones.com/commons/technosocial/2008/03/anatomy_of_a_mob_the_lacyzucke.html Kee's mob rule analysis aside, as someone who has been reporting for 20 years - mostly about tech from Silicon Valley - Lacy's style clearly doesn't translate to public speaking (including her Yahoo! Finance video blurbs). A reporter has got to demonstrate respect and knowledge of her audience and topic, ask hard-hitting, well researched questions, put aside any personal admiration of a subject's accomplishments and remember her job. Zuckerberg didn't demonstrate he knows how to control an interview or sensitivity to SXSW audience of developers. (ok he's only 23 but geez get some coaching when you're running a business). He should have started by addressing Beacon and privacy issues - which are the most controversial - as soon as he sat down. Both failed on many levels. But all that blows over and it's onto the next hot topic of the day. Meanwhile the most interesting pheonomen is not those personalities, but the unified persona that rose up in protest by using a social media tool. The Twitter annotated video by TechnoSocial blogger Kee Hinckley is fascinating to watch. 2000 tweets from hundreds in the audience bored and frustrated by Lacy’s inept approach that day.

http://www.marrowbones.com/com.....zucke.html

Kee’s mob rule analysis aside, as someone who has been reporting for 20 years - mostly about tech from Silicon Valley - Lacy’s style clearly doesn’t translate to public speaking (including her Yahoo! Finance video blurbs). A reporter has got to demonstrate respect and knowledge of her audience and topic, ask hard-hitting, well researched questions, put aside any personal admiration of a subject’s accomplishments and remember her job.

Zuckerberg didn’t demonstrate he knows how to control an interview or sensitivity to SXSW audience of developers. (ok he’s only 23 but geez get some coaching when you’re running a business). He should have started by addressing Beacon and privacy issues - which are the most controversial - as soon as he sat down. Both failed on many levels.

But all that blows over and it’s onto the next hot topic of the day. Meanwhile the most interesting pheonomen is not those personalities, but the unified persona that rose up in protest by using a social media tool.

]]> By: On Sustainability mobile edition http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2047295 On Sustainability mobile edition Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:21:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2047295 [...] the risk of endlessly re boiling the cabbage on the infamous Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW, it is worth highlighting some pretty important things he had to say on [...] […] the risk of endlessly re boiling the cabbage on the infamous Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW, it is worth highlighting some pretty important things he had to say on […]

]]> By: Quigley1 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2043668 Quigley1 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:41:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2043668 Probably those geeks in the crowd don't like girls Probably those geeks in the crowd don’t like girls

]]> By: MORFEUAUX http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2043654 MORFEUAUX Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:22:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2043654 I find her more interesting than that boring jerk with his valley girl uptalk. At least she has some personality. I find her more interesting than that boring jerk with his valley girl uptalk. At least she has some personality.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2034038 Curtis Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:16:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2034038 After hearing all of the fuss about this interview, I decided to view it for myself. The people who are attacking the Sarah Lacy are way off base. She asked Mark open ended questions that provided him an opportunity to present his message. As I understand it, this was a type of keynote address and that means it is his platform for presenting his company’s message. I am not a Facebook user. Since the site requires that you register before you can see what it is about, many people are unaware of its purpose. I think that Mark and the rude audience members need to learn some basic skills in getting along with people. Mark is representing a company and he needs to learn how to communicate. He needs to learn how to hold up his end of the conversation. His attempts to prove he is smart, at the expense of his interviewer who was being very kind to him, gives me a general negative impression of him and thus the company he leads. Granted I am a 46 year old man and I may be missing the importance of Facebook, but common courtesy goes a long way in this world. I feel the audience and Mark need to apologize for their behavior. After hearing all of the fuss about this interview, I decided to view it for myself. The people who are attacking the Sarah Lacy are way off base. She asked Mark open ended questions that provided him an opportunity to present his message. As I understand it, this was a type of keynote address and that means it is his platform for presenting his company’s message.
I am not a Facebook user. Since the site requires that you register before you can see what it is about, many people are unaware of its purpose. I think that Mark and the rude audience members need to learn some basic skills in getting along with people. Mark is representing a company and he needs to learn how to communicate. He needs to learn how to hold up his end of the conversation. His attempts to prove he is smart, at the expense of his interviewer who was being very kind to him, gives me a general negative impression of him and thus the company he leads.
Granted I am a 46 year old man and I may be missing the importance of Facebook, but common courtesy goes a long way in this world. I feel the audience and Mark need to apologize for their behavior.

]]> By: muddy canvas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033708 muddy canvas Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:55:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033708 <strong>SXSW: Talking Behnd Someones Back 2.0...</strong> ... SXSW: Talking Behnd Someones Back 2.0…

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]]> By: fluxfox http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033687 fluxfox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:33:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033687 There is something completely missing from this video! For the audience, the close-up views of the faces of Lacy and Zuckerberg were projected 20+ feet high on two enormous video displays to the left and right on the similarly enormous wall behind them. The audience saw every detail of their facial expressions and body language, a constant stream of subtleties that you can't pick up on by watching the video posted on this site, and possibly not even in the professionally shot production of the interview. It was these subtleties that led the audience to harrassment. And it was Lacy's response that surprised them and kept them from letting it go. The audience felt they deserved an apology, not an overly defensive retaliation, for building up an interview that 1) wasted the their time and bored them all to tears 2) showed off far too much of Lacy's legs which were strategically placed to take up as much of the screen as possible, too much of her hair twirling, and too much of her "uh huh"-ing 3) came off as insulting to Zuckerberg, unprofessional, awkward and untrustworthy. The fact is that the audience wouldn't have erupted if Zuck himself had not accused Lacy of failing to ask him questions. Attendees come to SXSW to meet like-minded people, learn and share new ideas, and become inspired. They want to get as much out of the conference as possible. This audience saw no value in the keynote, and they wanted to make sure everyone knew it. There is something completely missing from this video!

For the audience, the close-up views of the faces of Lacy and Zuckerberg were projected 20+ feet high on two enormous video displays to the left and right on the similarly enormous wall behind them. The audience saw every detail of their facial expressions and body language, a constant stream of subtleties that you can’t pick up on by watching the video posted on this site, and possibly not even in the professionally shot production of the interview.

It was these subtleties that led the audience to harrassment. And it was Lacy’s response that surprised them and kept them from letting it go. The audience felt they deserved an apology, not an overly defensive retaliation, for building up an interview that 1) wasted the their time and bored them all to tears 2) showed off far too much of Lacy’s legs which were strategically placed to take up as much of the screen as possible, too much of her hair twirling, and too much of her “uh huh”-ing 3) came off as insulting to Zuckerberg, unprofessional, awkward and untrustworthy. The fact is that the audience wouldn’t have erupted if Zuck himself had not accused Lacy of failing to ask him questions.

Attendees come to SXSW to meet like-minded people, learn and share new ideas, and become inspired. They want to get as much out of the conference as possible. This audience saw no value in the keynote, and they wanted to make sure everyone knew it.

]]> By: Jon Sandestin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033610 Jon Sandestin Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:31:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2033610 This is adolescent. Look at her body language. She either wants to or has slept with him. He's DUUUULLLLLL! Its not her fault this is a train wreck, but who ultimately cares. This is adolescent. Look at her body language. She either wants to or has slept with him.

He’s DUUUULLLLLL! Its not her fault this is a train wreck, but who ultimately cares.

]]> By: Wendy Piersall http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032859 Wendy Piersall Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:38:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032859 As a woman in tech sitting in the room, I was embarrassed for her. She did no favors for other women working to be taken seriously in such a male-dominated world. The interview was by far the most inappropriate I have ever witnessed in my life, She did no favors for Zuckerman either for that matter. She interrupted him, belittled him, and cut him off in a condescending manner on more than one occasion. He was left repeating basically the same answer over and over again, because how else could he respond to such a disaster of an interview? As a woman in tech sitting in the room, I was embarrassed for her. She did no favors for other women working to be taken seriously in such a male-dominated world. The interview was by far the most inappropriate I have ever witnessed in my life,

She did no favors for Zuckerman either for that matter. She interrupted him, belittled him, and cut him off in a condescending manner on more than one occasion. He was left repeating basically the same answer over and over again, because how else could he respond to such a disaster of an interview?

]]> By: 3Dgrees http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032661 3Dgrees Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:19:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032661 Not to pile on, but this truly was a poorly conducted interview. MZ looked uncomfortable throughout the conversation b/c Sarah flirted with him throughout the conversation. I don't know if it was nerves on her part or more flirting, but her leg never stopped moving. On more than one occasion she referred to "when we were talking last night ...", coupled with a giggle and a tilt of the head. When MZ finally scored a point by suggesting she "ask a question", she threatened to throw water on him. She lost her cred with the crowd when she whined that her job isn't as easy as it looks, and then called a Q&A session (SOP with an interview) "mob rule". She even went so far as to decide who could and could not answer questions. Overall, unprofessional; a J-school 101 class in what not to do in an interview. Too bad for BW that Sarah mentioned her affiliation there. Not to pile on, but this truly was a poorly conducted interview. MZ looked uncomfortable throughout the conversation b/c Sarah flirted with him throughout the conversation. I don’t know if it was nerves on her part or more flirting, but her leg never stopped moving. On more than one occasion she referred to “when we were talking last night …”, coupled with a giggle and a tilt of the head. When MZ finally scored a point by suggesting she “ask a question”, she threatened to throw water on him. She lost her cred with the crowd when she whined that her job isn’t as easy as it looks, and then called a Q&A session (SOP with an interview) “mob rule”. She even went so far as to decide who could and could not answer questions. Overall, unprofessional; a J-school 101 class in what not to do in an interview. Too bad for BW that Sarah mentioned her affiliation there.

]]> By: Mark Tomlinson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032314 Mark Tomlinson Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:15:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032314 IMHO, Sarah is behaving like she has a narcissistic personality disorder - indicated by her inability to deliver a professional interview without constantly beinging interrupted by her need to drive attention to herself. Mark seems to be very uncomfortable with her, and she seems to be very uncomfortable with herself. Perhaps we should be asking what's wrong with Sarah - with some compassion for her private story. Or this was just a bad day. -mt IMHO, Sarah is behaving like she has a narcissistic personality disorder - indicated by her inability to deliver a professional interview without constantly beinging interrupted by her need to drive attention to herself. Mark seems to be very uncomfortable with her, and she seems to be very uncomfortable with herself.

Perhaps we should be asking what’s wrong with Sarah - with some compassion for her private story.

Or this was just a bad day.

-mt

]]> By: db http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032253 db Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:50:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032253 I don't think the issue was Sarah not knowing the audience or asking bad questions. The questions were, IMHO, pretty good. The problem was that she didn't understand the medium. She's a print journalist and this was a print journalist interview. Live interviews call for a different style. Zuckerberg was being nonresponsive and, well, downright boring. Had she been more adept at live interviews, she probably could have salvaged the effort. I don’t think the issue was Sarah not knowing the audience or asking bad questions. The questions were, IMHO, pretty good. The problem was that she didn’t understand the medium. She’s a print journalist and this was a print journalist interview. Live interviews call for a different style. Zuckerberg was being nonresponsive and, well, downright boring. Had she been more adept at live interviews, she probably could have salvaged the effort.

]]> By: Tan Dee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032240 Tan Dee Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:45:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032240 Saw this linked at http://music.epicureforum.com and yeah...that was pretty bad. Cringe-worthy. Saw this linked at http://music.epicureforum.com and yeah…that was pretty bad. Cringe-worthy.

]]> By: KM http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032109 KM Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:55:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2032109 Both are painful to watch. Zuckerberg maybe moreso. He's sort of insufferable. I'm thankful for his tutelage on terrorism though. Both are painful to watch. Zuckerberg maybe moreso. He’s sort of insufferable. I’m thankful for his tutelage on terrorism though.

]]> By: Curdnerd http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031954 Curdnerd Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:57:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031954 Painful to watch both of them, IMO. Painful to watch both of them, IMO.

]]> By: Ryan Milnes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031945 Ryan Milnes Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031945 My last message was deleted, not sure why... My last message was deleted, not sure why…

]]> By: Larry Chiang http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031718 Larry Chiang Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:04:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2031718 Sarah could learn from the founders she interviews. http://foundread.com/2008/03/11/sarah-lacy/ Sarah could learn from the founders she interviews. http://foundread.com/2008/03/11/sarah-lacy/

]]> By: nmw http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030770 nmw Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:40:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030770 Facebook Lube -- coming soon to an application near you! :D nmw Facebook Lube — coming soon to an application near you!

:D nmw

]]> By: D'Artagnan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030735 D'Artagnan Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:30:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030735 Slow news night? Springer generation learns how to type, yawn. Slow news night? Springer generation learns how to type, yawn.

]]> By: TechLurker http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030164 TechLurker Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:09:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/10/mark-zuckerberg-sarah-lacy-interview-from-sxsw/#comment-2030164 Nothing like nerds turning into drama queens and web "journalists" trying to make a story out of nothing. I applaud Mike A's level headed view of this (non)event. Nothing like nerds turning into drama queens and web “journalists” trying to make a story out of nothing. I applaud Mike A’s level headed view of this (non)event.

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