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UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 30-year-old dad, percussionist, freelance Web designer, consultant and jack-of-all-trades computer geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the IT Director and Ad Designer at both Sunray and Discover Sunriver. He has LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him.
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That's One Way To Go About ItIf you've got a gripe with a company, buy stock in the company so you can attend stockholder meetings and wreak a little havoc. That's exactly what Jack Thompson did: No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Jack Thompson has purchased shares in Take-Two interactive - otherwise known as the publisher behind the Grand Theft Auto series of games. So has JT suddenly become a financial supporter of the company he's long campaigned against? Not a chance. JT has purchased stock in the company in order that he might attend Take-Two's shareholder meetings and face up to the company's CEO, Paul Eibeler.I guess if you've got money to blow, this is one way to make your point. I'd love to be at that stock holder meeting -- the guy's going to get beaten senseless. Posted by Jake on 12/22/05 @ 04:43 PM
Posted in Interesting, Weird | 3 Comments | Permalink Submit to digg, del.icio.us, reddit, or stumbleupon 3 CommentsBurton Simmons said on 12/23/05 @ 09:43 AM:As much as I disagree with him, buying stock in a company is an excellent way to help shape a company's policy. Patrick said on 12/23/05 @ 11:43 AM: This is a very effective way of getting yourself heard. All it takes is the purchase of a single share to be entitled to shareholders' meetings. Ken said on 01/04/06 @ 01:02 AM: Actually, it's kind of sad that you have to be rich to even hope to affect what corporations do. Post a comment |
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