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sweetcarz... sweetcarz...
 
December 18, 2008 02:30 AM

Chrysler had an event for new cars but banned blogs (Autoblog) saying "not a trusted source", is it true?

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/17/brouhaha-over-embargoes-leads-to-reveal-of-chryslers-auto-show/

Now I have to say this is the most upsurd thing I have heard of in some time which leads me to believe this is just a sure fire sign of the times to why Chrysler cannot stay in business when they cannot identify legitimate news sources like Autoblog and Jalopnik. I wanted to see how other people felt about these sources for news media? Do you trust the information you gather from these sites or take it seriously?
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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
 December 18, 2008 02:40 AM
As the founder of Autoblog (i sold it to AOL) I've seen this movie OVER and OVER again. Blogs like Autoblog are amazingly influential and to ban them is absurd.

I had to email Steve Jobs directly to get Engadget into one of his keynotes one year (he made it happen--he's a huge fan of Engadget!).

These big automakers need to go Chapter 11, get bought out of bankruptcy by new management and start off fresh with a new vision that includes electric vehicles like the Tesla Roadster.


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dzynone dzynone
 
December 18, 2008 09:34 PM
Most blogs shouldn't be trusted. I read the two blogs mentioned also, but Chrysler may not trust that they are legit professional writers, ex-racers, etc. or are they just fans of cars? (like me :)). Blog owners/writers should be somehow certified to speak on certain things. Like a Doctor is certified to examine patients. If regular people are just blogging their opinions, then yes I agree, no blogs. If I had a business, I wouldn't want non-professionals saying the wrong thing about my products.

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