Comments on: Why Hire an Expert? (Or What the Hell is Mike Arrington Thinking?)

By: Joey Z

Joey Z — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:48:43 +0000

As a web designer I know first hand what happens when your client has a tantrum and says “I dont give a fuck about usability, gimmie shiny buttons dammit!” So it was almost unbelievable to see that abortion of a site go up when I’ve seen the rad designs Rachel has in her portfolio.
But what he did was like taking your girlfriend to hooters and saying “check out that chicks rack” . I just hope she got paid.

By: DMC

DMC — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:10:05 +0000

Evan Erwin summed it up exactly the way I was going to.
Oh wait, did you actually refer to yourself as a “marquee” designer?
That, my man, is hilarious…

By: Frank Summer

Frank Summer — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:36:26 +0000

Why all these facts have to be public? I think if the customer isn’t happy with the service which was delivered, he has to discusses it privately with the provider? Why don’t in this case?

By: Mattes

Mattes — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:33:46 +0000

I don’t think that google video ads will fail. but we’ll see that in future!

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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:36:21 +0000

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By: Gutschein

Gutschein — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:38:48 +0000

Very interesting article! Good work!

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By: John

John — Fri, 26 May 2006 09:43:17 +0000

I agree… Mike should apologize when Rachel gives back the money.

By: jotsheet

jotsheet — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:22:15 +0000

Google video ads will fail

Google is losing focus on their core business and core strengths, and video ads are yet another example. These ads will fail.

By: Teli Adlam

Teli Adlam — Tue, 23 May 2006 04:09:08 +0000

I see both sides of this coin and I believe both sides were in the wrong to some degree.

Mike shouldn’t have posted the screen shot the way that he did. I can understand his wanting to highlight the “kindness” of another designer, however, in the recent wake of all that has been said about the redesign it could easily be misconstrued as taking a knock at the design done by Rachel. It may not have been the intention, but he would do well to remember that not everyone who crosses his site is a seasoned reader.

Rachel was wrong for blogging while upset. Blogs have draft mode for a reason. Yes, I understand from my readings, she sent the e-mail before posting to her blog, but did she allow for enough time to pass before Mike actually opened his e-mail client? Had she waited, the situation may have been handled in a much different way and Rachel may or may not have resigned.

At the end of the day, this is just a learning experience. Hopefully everyone reading about the saga (because, let’s face it, that’s what it is now) learns how to communicate a little better with one another.

~ Teli