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What do you mean ads? - Christopher Sacca

I wish I could find the video I saw it on, but there was an ad on the bottom of the video (it was for the new Mummy movie) - it was animated, exactly like the ads you see at the bottom of the screen on tv networks for like an upcoming show. It does have an option to close it, but it was irritating. - Tim Hoeck

check this vid, about 15 secs in (there''s a little yellow mark), there is an ad for mythbusters - http://www.youtube.com/watch... - I assume this is for network content, not user submitted videos.. but still irritating. As for if this is related to Omnisio, it sounded similar, but could be unrelated. - Tim Hoeck

Believe it or not, a design firm. I am launching something new and have been talking with folks about logo/identity work. They offered me a discount rate of tens of thousands of dollars and made sure to spell my name wrong in the quote. When I politely thanked them for their offer but let them know I was going with someone else, they wrote this excoriating reply. Until that point, I was still considering referring a large portfolio company to them for a big project. - Christopher Sacca

++ for using the word "excoriating" - Internet's Tad

Google doesn't know what excoriating means: http://www.google.com/search... - Cyrus Lendvay

I'm not sure either, but it sounds awesome! - Internet's Tad

Google doesn't know what excoriating means. I know what it means. Hence, I am greater than Google. Q.E.D :D - Yuvi

call them out please so I don't make the same mistake :P - mjc

you are kidding me - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

Would you be ok with naming the firm? - Kamath (नमः)

I think it invites bad karma to call them out by name at this point. If they materially f'd something up for me, I would feel better. But, being complete dicks at the quote phase isn't worth it. One of the likers above saw the thread though. :) (That said, if you are actively evaluating design firms in SF, just email me csacca@gmail.com) - Christopher Sacca

Let's just refer to them as excoriating.com - Ontario Emperor

It's really a very small world. I've never quite understood why folks burn bridges like this. - AJ Kohn

@AJ I was laid off from a law firm in 2001 and became general counsel of one of their biggest clients within a year. This is a really small valley, and because the firm handled letting us go with so much class, I was happy to do business with them. - Christopher Sacca

Wow, why and the world would you ever treat customers this way. I gotta speech when I worked a k-mart the customer is always right - Blackopsmanners

@Sacca: Exactly! Handle yourself professionally and be gracious because you simply never know what the future holds. It's a small merry-go-round here in SF and word spreads fast. You can recover from a failed venture but not if you're treating people poorly. In fact, you may fail (long-term) in a successful venture if you treat people poorly in the short term. - AJ Kohn

@Blackopsmanners: I'm not sure the customer is always right, but you never give the customer the proverbial finger. Sometimes you simply have to tell the customer that there isn't a match. Not a big deal really. Look at football, a QB may flourish in one system, but be a bust in another. Instead of trash talking, find greener pastures and, who knows, maybe the old team switches to the right system and they suddenly want you again. - AJ Kohn

Potential customer: "We're going with another company, but thanks" Cyrus: "I understand. Things have a habit of changing. Would you have any objection to me checking with you in 6 months?" I've often gotten customers who started off going with another company, but ended up not satisfied. Also, Silicon Valley is a very small place. Be a jerk and word will spread. - Cyrus Lendvay