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This kind of media is a cool addition/supplement to the blog posts that have already appeared. Although, for whatever it's worth, Warren Buffett probably dissents with the sentiments--he apparently banked $776,000,000 with the merger...

Posted by Lee H. Igel at January 28, 2005 1:29 PM

"what's the point? what's the point? there is no point!" LOVE IT!!!

Posted by kittymc at January 28, 2005 1:37 PM

What's the point of that audiopost?

Come on...if you're going to say something, Say something!!

You've got more to say than that don't you?

Audioposting could be a great tool...but that post was pointless.

respectfully, your raving fan

Dean Jackson

Posted by Dean Jackson at January 28, 2005 1:49 PM

I respectfully have to agree with Dean. Just because TP says their is no point, means there is no point? Reminds me of WMD.

Posted by Tom Asacker at January 28, 2005 2:01 PM

podcast /audio blog is a great tool. listening to a 39 sec rant is not my idea of aublog or podcast. Eash session needs to be a minimum of 10-15 minutes and no longer then 40 minutes. This is the critical nature of podcasts and audblogs.. Too lengthly a noise, concentratiion flays .. too short, there is NO POINT.

To all the folks who ranted above on TOM's point. I think is that he is learning new technolgies too and trying to leverage this himself.. Sure thing, he's dipped his feet into blogshpere and done darn well. Now he dips his feet into audblog and maybe next Vblogging too.. but his intentions are good correct ?? His content maybe poor .. but then again.. thats the points.. take it or dump it.. time will till :)-

Posted by /pd at January 28, 2005 2:25 PM

interesting info there pd, audblogs are new medium to me. i like the 'personal touch' of audio - makes me feel more 'connected'.

Posted by kittymc at January 28, 2005 2:53 PM

You should try some audio books from I-Tunes. Great Stuff. I listen to Tom everyday on the treadmill.

Posted by Cam at January 28, 2005 11:39 PM

Good comments. I'm playing with audioblog, will try to be more coherent in the future. On the other hand I have truly puzzled all day ... and I cannot find any justification for the deal. Unless it's as simple as "We all live in Wal*Mart world, and consumer goods companies are just bulking up. Alas, I can't see it leading to a spate of great products.

Posted by tom peters at January 29, 2005 1:01 AM

For once, Jim Collins & I are in perfect agreement: “Not a single company that qualified as having made a sustained transformation ignited its leap with a big acquisition or merger. Moreover, comparison companies—those that failed to make a leap or, if they did, failed to sustain it—often tried to make themselves great with a big acquisition or merger. They failed to grasp the simple truth that while you can buy your way to growth, you cannot buy your way to greatness.” (Time/11.29.04)

Posted by tom peters at January 29, 2005 1:07 AM

Seems to me there is a perfect harmony between these two companies.

The Gillette razor and line of shaving products is EXACTLY the kind of long term, BEST in category, market leading product PG would have developed if they had gotten there first.

I'm with Warren on this one...it's a "dream deal"

As a long term thinking shareholder of both PG and Berkshire, I'm thrilled.

What's the worst that could happen?

PG loses focus? C'mon.

PG is already a MONSTER with a track record of successfully launching, managing and growing more category leading brands than anyone. EVER.

Gillette is a perfect long term thinking addition to this portfolio of brands. As far into the future as I can see, men are going to go to bed at night and wake up with whiskers, brush there teeth with Crest...you get the picture.

It fits.

Posted by Dean Jackson at January 29, 2005 8:03 PM

um...make that "brush THEIR teeth" :)

Posted by Dean Jackson at January 29, 2005 8:09 PM

??? "while you can buy your way to growth, you can not buy your way to greatness"...??? Let's reframe this one. Growth without greatness is not growth after all but simply a temporary blip on the up and down curve that represents "success." At the end of the game, growth without greatness will put you on the map for a short burst but not for the long run especially in today's globe where your competitors are over the horizon--as in China...

Posted by Pam Brill at January 30, 2005 11:13 PM