At his new web site, BrokerScience.com, Trace Richardson is on a tear. Trace got his teeth into the story of ePerks.com’s attempts to silence real estate weblogger Vlad Zablotskyy with a cease and desist letter. Starting with an analysis of how ePerks has managed to achieve an orderly self-destruction, Trace has uncovered one irregularity after another in Ben Behrouzi’s internet businesses.
The latest snafu? Behrouzi added “Values” and “Culture” pages to the ePerks.com web site. The only problem is: The content seems to have been taken, in large measure, from Mervyns.com and Chevron.com.
Here’s the full run-down on Trace’s stories on Behrouzi’s start-ups:
- ePerks.com: A Case Study in Greed and Self-Imposed Brand Destruction
- Son of ePerks: iHype.com
- ePerks IP Address Link to Vlad Zablotzkyy: When the Hunter Becomes the Prey
- ePerks CEO Ben Behrouzi Insinuates Legal Action Against BrokerScience, Cites “Damages”
- Ben Behrouzi Updates Company “Values” and “Culture” Web Pages. Only One Problem: They’re Stolen.
At this point, I’m thinking Ben Behrouzi is beyond redemption. From the evidence, he seems to be much more interested in pushing people around than in making money on the internet. My hope is that other internet entrepreneurs following this train wreck can manage to catch a clue: For the first time since Athens — for the first time in history, really — ordinary people have equal access to the Agora. You cannot shout Vlad Zablotskyy or Russell Shaw or Trace Richardson or me down. Our voices are at least as loud as yours, and we will not be silenced by threats, intimidation or dirty tricks. You can learn to live by cooperation and conciliation, or you can master the art of starving alone.
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