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Old 06-04-2003, 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by wptw
Have the "who's who" books changed much since the 80s? Because back then, all you had to do to get your name listed in there was to cough up the $95 for the book.

It was a clever business model, actually. Prey on people's inherent vanity and get them to spend $95 just to see their name in print. Then sell all the contact info to mass marketers. This was pre-internet obviously, so it was kind of the spam of the 80s.

I laugh when I'm reading a resume and I see "listed in who's who". I'm thinking... "sucker".

But maybe my info is out of date.

wptw
when i got my letter (both years) it said that i was NOMINATED. i never sent in a dime. i didnt even order the book. and i got a certificate in the mail after i sent in my bio.

-actually...i never really thought about who's who...i had too much other stuff to do...joining was the last thing on my mind and i really didnt know much about it other than like EVERYBODY in the hall of fame was in who's who.

Last edited by 4RunnerStar; 06-04-2003 at 12:27 PM.
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