Scoble got all angry about our post yesterday saying that Podtech was not long for this world. But now he’s posted a sort of kind of quasi type confirmation that all is not well in Podland. Naturally he did this on Twitter. Ahem. See his post here. Quote: “Truth is PodTech *is* restructuring its business and refocusing its resources.”
Restructuring its business and refocusing its resources.
Riiiight. That’s a friggin beatiful eg of clammy corporate doublespeak isn’t it? Shocking to hear this kind of murky language coming from Mr. Naked Conversations. Or maybe not. According to Katie this is the new new thing — radical opacity. Combined with radical transparency to achieve synergies and effect empowering change across multiple disparate constituencies– (Enough, we get it, Ed.) Someone at Wired is doing an article on it already.
TWITTER UPDATE: This just in from Scoble’s Twitter feed. PodTech receiving an investment from unnamed large industry player at a $20 billion valuation. Bubble be damned!
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble denying on Twitter the rumors of investment at $20 billion valuation.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble now in his car, talking on iPhone about $20 billion rumor.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble now off iPhone, thinking about $20 billion valuation.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble believing it may actually be true.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble stopped at red light.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble making right on red.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble thinking about coffee.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble in Starbucks.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble tells barista PodTech now worth $20 billion. Offers to pay for coffee with a share of Podtech stock. Barista declines.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble on phone to Google, asking for Sergey.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble on hold.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble on hold.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble on hold.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble realizes line is dead.
TWITTER UPDATE: Scoble redialing. Willing to settle for $15 billion.
(Again, stop, we get it. Ed.)
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