I’m receiving more and more emails with auto-signatures from people (mainly media folk) that tell me if the email thread is bloggable or not. These auto-signatures look like this:
Anyone else seeing a surge in such auto-signatures?
As a marketingologist with the Brand Autopsy Marketing Practice, I give companies “Second Opinions” about the business and marketing activities they are currently doing or considering doing.
Only from certain senders. I wonder what would happen if you ignored it?
Posted by: Niall Cook | August 08, 2006 at 10:29 AM
I got an email from Seth Godin yesterday that said at the bottom in his signature, "This note is off the record (blogs, too) unless we agree otherwise.
Interesting. I guess its just another way to CYA.
Posted by: Sean | August 08, 2006 at 11:01 AM
Seth Godin has an off the record disclaimer. I noticed this on an email response he sent to me. Seth is known for being responsive via email. I think there is some merit in doing this.
Posted by: Chris Herbert | August 08, 2006 at 01:06 PM
I use one. I don't expect people I don't know to honor it, but then again I don't tend to share confidential info in email with strangers :-) It's mostly a flag for friends and acquaintances, and I do expect them to honor my wishes.
I would never use it with a journalist because I don't believe in "off the record."
Posted by: Account Deleted | August 08, 2006 at 02:26 PM
Not really John. But I've been recently overwhelmed with trackback spam. ;(
Posted by: Tom Asacker | August 08, 2006 at 09:31 PM
Shouldn't the etiquette be that a conversation is never bloggable unless the contrary is made clear to both parties? Works for phonecalls.
Posted by: Alex Schleifer | August 09, 2006 at 04:31 AM