When you accuse someone of lying, you'd better be damned sure of yourself.

Sorry to disappoint, but this wasn't *your* profile. It was an amalgam of several profiles because I didn't want to single out anyone in particular – there are a lot of silly noisemakers in our community and I didn't have anything particularly flattering to say about them. Frankly, I'm surprised you really want to associate yourself with this slide.

But since you have made such a fuss, here's the backstory. Part of the specific slide visual may well have originated in your profile (I did take a screenshot of your page at one point). But most actually came from @gretchenrubin's Twitter account because I was looking for big, anonymous numbers. Alas, your indignation caused you to quickly forget my point – noise does not equal leadership.

Regarding the Five C's of IA, you're right when you quote me as saying “Cheerleaders send a lot of tweets”. But again, this doesn't have anything to do with you personally. There are others who send a lot of tweets, too. Honestly, I've never viewed you as a cheerleader (although you do succumb occasionally). Rather, you've been an excellent collator (journalist). And I would hope that you will eventually demonstrate that you are a true creator.

Regarding my understanding of Twitter – or lack thereof – I refer you to http://is.gd/2jB4i

Regarding my definition of IA, I did not “try” to define it in Fortune in 2001 – I *did* define it in Fortune in January, 2008 (http://is.gd/2jD6u). What struck me as odd was that for all the noise in our community, although 600K business leaders saw this definition in the TimeLife publication and it was quoted in other business media, it did not cause a ripple in our own community. So much for “defining the damned thing” – a useless pasttime if you ask me.

Your friend (believe it or not),
Eric