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Reader Ruth Atherley offered a unique perspective on the crisis that gripped United Airlines shareholders.
She suggested the appearance of GlennTilton.com, a Web site begun by United pilots that pushes for the ouster of their CEO Glenn Tilton, somehow affected the sudden appearance of a six-year-old news article about United’s bankruptcy, which led to the plunge.
I am not sure what - if anything - that this site [GlennTilton.com] has to do with the old article coming to the surface. But if I took the time to check out some old stuff on United, I am sure there are many others in much more powerful positions than I that also searched around online.
It seems to be an interesting coincidence, if you believe in coincidence, that is.
Perhaps GlennTilton.com has been the culprit all along.
(Check out Ruth’s blog.)
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Thanks for not immediately discounting me as a conspiracy theorist and ignoring my post. I appreciate it.
The reality is facts, stats, quotes, misquotes and other accurate or not-so-accurate information lives forever on the Internet. Being a user of Google Alerts, I often wonder why I get an alert about a news release or blog that is very old... why did it come up again. The link usually takes me back to the original posting.
It made me wonder if Glentilton.com - which I think opened up some interest in what is going on at United and maybe a few Internet searches for more info -- was a catalyst for driving that old release up the chain of relevance online.
It is certainly an interesting turn of events. And it should make communicators wonder what the heck is out there from the past that might come back to haunt us and our clients/company/organization.
Posted by Ruth Atherley | September 16, 2008 11:15 AM
Posted on September 16, 2008 11:15