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Responding to a knee-squeezing podcast from ZDNet about technology at Sex 2.0 Sabrina Morgan of Sabrina in Stockings left a pretty brilliant comment

Thanks for mentioning my session, although I’m not sure what was behind the case of the giggles as soon as the term “sex” came up. I’m sure you share my understanding that CRM software is a set of useful tools; CRM itself is a mindset and a way of running your business. Sex work as a personalized service industry is no different.

Some of the first and longest-running podcasts were sex podcasts (Open Source Sex, Bedroom Radio, and Whorecast come to mind). At a conference focused on the intersection of sex, technology and feminism, Ellie and Nobilis’s Podcasting 101 panel was a perfect fit.

As far as getting free attendance as an analyst – good luck with that one. Most of the attendees were sex/tech/culture analysts and paid regardless. The conference was inexpensive to begin with ($40 for last-minute tickets); if you were interested in attending the event for free, volunteer refunds and scholarship tickets were available.

Read the quote in context here.

Taking it to their professionalism rather than taking it personally isn’t just a good idea in general, it’s got to have hurt. “I’m sure you share my understanding of CRM...?” Ouch! Reminding commercial podcasters that they weren’t there first? Ouch again. And suggesting that if the $40 for “analysts” (who hadn’t bothered to analyze the conference $30 early registration fee) was too pricey they could volunteer or request scholarships? That too.

Even better twist? In Twitter she twisted the knife with just 132 razor-sharp characters.

I can’t be offended. They managed to get my name right, promote #sex20, make us sound interesting and make themselves look immature.

Nice work!