McBru Blog

"InformationWeek last week credited bloggers for forcing Sony's hand in withdrawing 50 CD titles with its content protection software because it compromised a computer's security. My initial reaction to the article was twofold:

? The headline, 'Bloggers Break Sony,' is further evidence of the blogosphere's growing power.

? Sony proves that ignoring the blogosphere is a recipe for PR disaster. See the article's subhead: 'Sony made an unpopular product decision and got its reputation incinerated by waves of flaming bloggers. That's a lesson for other companies.'"