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To: David Colvin who wrote (3189)	10/17/1999 12:59:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5023

David, thank you for the link to a good article. I liked this excerpt... The Illusion of Objectivity Those attempting to manipulate investor emotion set themselves up to become the admired, omnipotent, and reliable purveyor of objective information to others. Playing on the notion that companies sometimes exaggerate the benefits of their products or services, these individuals display an unshakable self-confidence in their statements and express their "knowledge" with absolute certainty. Usually they'll back it up by erroneous or out of context statements from ostensibly reputable studies which are not made available to investors. These characteristics are especially designed to sway those of us whose self-esteem has been temporarily damaged during periods of market upheaval. For it is during such periods that we are seeking hard facts and certainty. Much like cult leaders, the "experts" surface at this point to "objectively" point out the moral flaws in other's personalities and behavior. It is only by recognizing these subtle, manipulative devices that we can avoid acting irrationally -especially in the face of volatile market retreats. G.

To: David Colvin who wrote (3189)	10/17/1999 1:44:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

Iomega is the only company I know that can actually LOSE $$$ MONEY on a CD-RW product where all they have to do is slap a label on someone else's design and product. Iomega LOST $$$ Money on ZipCD. Woeful.

To: David Colvin who wrote (3189)	10/17/1999 2:12:00 PM
From: Neil_L	Respond to of 5023

Interesting article...but one written about the opposite, the unfounded hype of a companies never to be achieved prospects, the pump and dump scenarios, would produce a much longer article, and imo, is much more prevalent in todays market than the few instances where a company is unfairly attacked by short sellers. This article could use as examples almost any internet company, including some of the so-called "blue chip" internet companies. This link illustrates my point... msnbc.com Neil.