From rssfeeds@jmason.org Mon Oct 7 12:05:25 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B64716F7B for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:04:03 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 07 Oct 2002 12:04:03 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g9780dK23238 for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:00:39 +0100 Message-Id: <200210070800.g9780dK23238@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@example.com From: gamasutra Subject: The Analyst Primer Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 08:00:39 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-942.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,DATE_IN_PAST_03_06,T_NONSENSE_FROM_40_50 version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/click/-0,8613660,159/ Date: 2002-10-06T18:13:00+01:00 “But industry analysts say…” Four little words that can make your investors squeamish, put you right in the middle of the hot spot in the market, or send the retail buyers to the phones to either double or cancel their big order of your game. But who are these analysts? Who anointed them the masters of the future and trends? Are they real people?