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    Image of Nick Denton Nick Denton
    01/27/09

    In reply to Why Skipping Davos Is This Year's True Status Symbol
    Hmm. Are you sure people staying away from Davos because it's over? I think it's more likely that all the bigwigs want to go but can't because it would look bad. This is the equivalent for CEOs of the Cyprus vacation that the gilded web kids got trashed for. Nobody wants to be photographed gallivanting around the Swiss ski resort with the rest of the discredited international elite -- while their minions wait for the next round of layoffs in their cubicles. Bank of America's John Thain wanted desperately to go but was told to stay away by his new boss -- because it looked bad. And Summers loves Davos -- but can't exactly show up while the stimulus package is still wending its way through Congress.
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    01/27/09

    @Nick Denton: That's what I thought too. It wouldn't look good for Sergey Brin to schmooze in Switzerland when Google just laid off a whole bunch of people.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    01/27/09

    @Nick Denton: I'm just crossing my fingers that we get to see Maria Bartiromo interview Julia Allison.


    Oh my god. I just had a lightbulb moment. Julia Allison wants to become Maria Bartiromo, doesn't she.

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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    01/27/09

    @Nick Denton: I still think Owen's headline qualifies, at any rate: anyone who's anyone is subject to this sort of scrutiny. So it kind of IS the cool thing this year to "not be going to Davos". Kind of like how it's the cool thing this year to "have lost lots of money with Madoff."
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    Image of Moff Moff
    01/27/09

    @Nick Denton: It would be pretty bizarre if Owen posted something that didn't hold up after several seconds of scrutiny.
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    Image of narnio narnio
    01/27/09

    @Moff: i enjoyed this comment.
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    01/27/09

    @Nick Denton: The result is the same, though. The cool kids aren't going, whether by choice or not, which makes everyone who is going look like mid-level bureaucrats who don't have anything important to keep them at home, or famewhores. Besides, if Julia Allison is going you might as well ring the death knell now.
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    01/27/09

    In reply to Why Skipping Davos Is This Year's True Status Symbol
    Julia and Meghan are going. Mary opted to stay behind and defend a woman's right to choose, which is much more important.
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    01/27/09

    @contradicto: Instead of giving page views to the 3 stooges, just link from the Reblog:

    [rebloggingnonsociety.blogspot.com]

    [rebloggingnonsociety.blogspot.com]
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    01/27/09

    In reply to Why Skipping Davos Is This Year's True Status Symbol
    Pikers.


    They can't beat me record of never going to Davos.

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