The Mercury News had a great post about the growing number of fake CEO blogs â€" fake Steve Jobs, fake Steve Ballmer, fake Larry Ellison just to name just a few. Fake blogs yes; but, the entertainment is real enough. The persona of these blogs are like characters in a TV sitcom. Wouldn't that be rich â€" a sitcom based on the CEO's of the tech sector.
Fake Steve Ballmer: "CEO and general Manager at the worlds most powerful and pervasive company, a mover and shaker with world changing influence and charisma. Don't freaking cross me!"
Fake Larry Ellison: "The more I win, the more I want to win. And I will win, okay? Trust me."
Fake Steve Jobs: "I love beautiful objects. I love creating them. Negative people upset me."
For me, what's most interesting about this trend (if you could call it that) is how it might play in the context of an ongoing debate: should CEO's blog? Many social-media savvy folks believe they should not. Too easy to get into trouble, too boring if they protect themselves against potential trouble topics.
Perhaps theses fake blogs are filling a void? Since Jonathan Schwartz has both - you decided. Which is more interesting, fake Jonathan Schwartz, or the real Jonathan Schwartz?
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