Twitter wars over Amplicate and Kentico Trolling

The #Ektron tag has been a bit fiery of late.

 

Firstly, this exchange between @robbins and

trobbins: Get started with #Kentico #CMS webinar - http://bit.ly/cBJG3R (expand)#marketing #web #ektron #sitecore

ektrondave: Hey @trobbins, Do you really get leads from calling out superior competitors in your Tweets? Just wondering. #kentico #Lame

trobbins: @ektrondave We get lots of leads from direct conversations. Lame products are an easy target. #Ektron #Fail

trobbins: @ektrondave if you believe your products better - how about a CMS bakeoff to see? #Kentico #Ektron Better than sniping

trobbins: @ektrondave We can if you want. I would be willing to pay for a hotel I know your budget is probably tight #Kentico #Ektron

twentworth12: @trobbins Since you tag #ektron so often, I figured you might want some of these http://bit.ly/9aAlLF (expand) ;) cc @ektrondave @DaBigCheeze

ektrondave: @trobbins Can we hold that bakeoff at your US HQ in Nashua, NH?

Just a bit of a friendly marketing war. Seems that Ektron are a bit thin-skinned here – I guess there are some interesting marketing dynamics at play.

 

Secondly, some two and fro about Amplicate

DaBigCheeze: I think I just stood up for Ektron - http://bit.ly/9ITpf0 (expand) - Search for my post. "DaBigCheeze" or "E-Cubed" #Ektron #CMS

serversideinc: @DaBigCheeze You should stand up for Ektron and against people who create bogus twitter accounts just to bash Ektron on Amplicate. #ektron

DaBigCheeze: @serversideinc I don't doubt there are frauds but there is enough bad blood already to justify the overall sentiment. I have talked to many.

serversideinc: @DaBigCheeze You should stand up for Ektron and against people who create bogus twitter accounts just to bash Ektron on Amplicate.#ektron

serversideinc: @DaBigCheeze Case in point? http://bit.ly/b5TO7B (expand)#ektron #kentico

Some more thin-skins. Instead of “fraud”, how about considering that Ektron has a steep learning curve?

 

What annoys me about these exchanges is that they are fiddling like Nero. Meanwhile, the Ektron forums are overflowing with unanswered questions and the developer community is stagnating. But I guess marketing is more important.