Comments on: Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy Interview From SXSW

By: SXSW 2008 « Monica Yoo

SXSW 2008 « Monica Yoo — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:29:40 +0000

[...] were going to be presenting. I should have known better! Of the panels I attended, keynotes like Mark Zuckerberg and Frank Warren were the ones that stuck with me. The first one because it was comical and the [...]

By: The Web Needs Journalism Programs, Not Sarah Lacy

The Web Needs Journalism Programs, Not Sarah Lacy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:18:22 +0000

[...] Unfortunately for Sarah Lacy, she’s defined by just not being very smart and for that disastrous Mark Zuckerberg interview. Seems she could have used some journalism training [...]

By: The “Nuclear Disaster” At SXSW Was Nothing More Than A Witch Burning

The “Nuclear Disaster” At SXSW Was Nothing More Than A Witch Burning — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:31:38 +0000

[...] the problem, though: The video of the interview, which became available today, shows nothing but a lively crowd and a long, boring interview. Sure, [...]

By: The “Nuclear Disaster” At SXSW Was Nothing More Than A Witch Burning

The “Nuclear Disaster” At SXSW Was Nothing More Than A Witch Burning — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:31:37 +0000

[...] the problem, though: The video of the interview, which became available today, shows nothing but a lively crowd and a long, boring interview. Sure, [...]

By: Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy Interview From SXSW « Trainsonor’s Weblog

Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy Interview From SXSW « Trainsonor’s Weblog — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:14:23 +0000

[...] Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy Interview From SXSW In Uncategorized on March 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm via http://www.techcrunch.com [...]

By: SXSW attendance up, but so are “can’t afford it” tweets - 5WPR

SXSW attendance up, but so are “can’t afford it” tweets - 5WPR — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:30:35 +0000

[...] Facebook announcements, it was whether or not BusinessWeek reporter Sarah Lacy was too flirty while she interviewed [...]

By: Embed Videos in Web Pages To Get On Google Universal Search | Science of Speedreading

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:32:02 +0000

[...] instance, I was searching for Sarah Lacy on Google for the Mark Zuckerberg interview and found this page from [...]

By: Slackerology - Embed Videos in Web Pages To Get On Google Universal Search

Slackerology - Embed Videos in Web Pages To Get On Google Universal Search — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:28:02 +0000

[...] instance, I was searching for Sarah Lacy on Google for the Mark Zuckerberg interview and found this page from [...]

By: Not safe for work: If you can’t say anything nice, kill yourself, says Paul Carr | WantShew

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:02:02 +0000

[...] strangers coming up to me at events congratulating me for the parody I wrote of Sarah Lacy’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg at South By South West. A parody, by the way, that was the single biggest [...]

By: kitschbitch » Blog Archive » The twittering masses

kitschbitch » Blog Archive » The twittering masses — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:11:03 +0000

[...] those who haven’t seen this dissected in minute detail elsewhere – or watched it here – the root of the problem was that Lacy gave a long and rambling interview, from a very [...]

By: Mark Zuckerberg appears to shine at FOWA! | Josh Chandler's Blog

Mark Zuckerberg appears to shine at FOWA! | Josh Chandler's Blog — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:55:06 +0000

[...] everyone was very eager to pass comment on Zuckerberg back at South By Southwest back in March of this year, but it seemed he earned himself a huge reprieve today at the FOWA [...]

By: SXSW Wrap-up | Matt Gipson | Blog & Portfolio of a Web Designer

SXSW Wrap-up | Matt Gipson | Blog & Portfolio of a Web Designer — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:36:10 +0000

[...] discussed nearly every day. Unfortunately I missed several things due to mother nature, such as the Mark Zuckerberg keynote debacle, or the Respect panel featuring one of my hero’s Jeffery Zeldman, but I left feeling [...]

By: Idea IS the format» Blog Archive » SXSWi 2008: We, the people

Idea IS the format» Blog Archive » SXSWi 2008: We, the people — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:30:10 +0000

[...] war on terror. I must have imagined it. It hardly seems to have warranted a mention anywhere in the morass of resulting [...]

By: “3Q’s in 3Min: Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek” | >>socialTNT

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:50:46 +0000

[...] 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: The Handshake | How To Split An Atom

The Handshake | How To Split An Atom — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:44:57 +0000

[...] the condescending manner, the social shyness and ineptness that does not come through online. Sarah Lacy’s interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW is a classic example of not knowing the most important rule about interacting with a human, [...]

By: 5 reasons why I hate Twitter

5 reasons why I hate Twitter — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:25:01 +0000

[...] when a speaker is in session. At SXSW we tweeted to each other how ridiculous Sara Lacy’s interview was with Facebook’s Matt Zuckerburg. At Gnomedex last year, a presenter was talking about [...]

By: Maegan Carberry | Sarah Lacy Interviews Julia Allison

Maegan Carberry | Sarah Lacy Interviews Julia Allison — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:41:04 +0000

[...] is, you may recall, the woman who so obnoxiously interviewed Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW in March. (I was in the crowd that day and can attest that it was absolultely horrific.) [...]

By: Matt Herzberger.com » Blog Archive » Back channel is powerful

Matt Herzberger.com » Blog Archive » Back channel is powerful — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000

[...] of the best examples of back channel rebellion is that of SXSW v Sarah Lacy when she was doing a live keynote interview of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. She lost trust of [...]

By: Comments About Sarah Lacy, SXSW and the “Apology of the Century”

Comments About Sarah Lacy, SXSW and the “Apology of the Century” — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:28:22 +0000

[...] ramifications), I heckled Zuckerberg with “Beacon Sucks“, the first of what would be many heckles from the crowd in that keynote. Get that, though? I heckled [...]

By: “3Q’s in 3Min: Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek” « socialTNT

“3Q’s in 3Min: Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek” « socialTNT — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:21 +0000

By: Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Howdee frum Tecksus.

Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Howdee frum Tecksus. — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:17:32 +0000

[...] 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

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:09:32 +0000

[...] 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

On Geek Spring Break: Part II « Words You Can Use: The BAVC BLOG — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:18:39 +0000

[...] 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

big — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:43:29 +0000

interest

By: Mary Fallon

Mary Fallon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:35:07 +0000

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.marr..._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.