Is this important?

Published 7/9/08

Filed under: Technology

On the side, one of my jobs is “slotting” blog posts for a major tech magazine’s Web site. That means adding categories and keywords. I typically see only the first sentence or two of an entry (but can view the whole thing if need be). Usually, though, it’s enough.

Not always. Today I read this, which left me head-scratching:

“The PTCL ITI Connectivity with SMW-4 went down early Monday because of a cable cut in Segment 2.2.”

Is that bad?

The Fray

2 responses (add yours)

Osama A. says:

Hi Andrew - thanks for noticing the post :)

The SMW-4 affects a small region of our readers and those people must have understood what all of it meant.. but I can see why others would get confused.

Thanks for pointing this out.

July 9th, 2008 at 3:37 PM

Admiral says:

It does not take a tech guru to break down the sentence and understand the meaning.

The _____ connectivity with _____ went down Monday because of a cable cut in ______. Sounds like a bad thing for those who understand what is in the blanks.

Also it takes little reasoning to understand that only those who know what is in the blanks need worry.

July 11th, 2008 at 12:55 PM

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