Guy Gummed

Guy Goma (born in 1969) is a graduate of the République of Congo which reached the celebrity while being made interview by error on line on May 8th, 2006 in emission BBC News 24 of BBC, a British chain of TV.

Its history

Guy Goma had come with the BBC for a maintenance from recruiting in the IT sector. At the same time, the journalist (specialized in data processing) Guy Kewney waited, in another part of the reception, by preparing for his comment on line business Apple Corps. against Apple computer. Arrival to seek Guy Kewney, the producer was directed towards the bad reception. It then approached Gummed, and asked to him whether he were well Guy Kewney. Thinking of a bad pronunciation of its patronym, this one answered by the affirmative. It was thus introduced into the studio of emission BBC News 24, was made up, and was placed opposite the cameras. Although conscious of the strangeness of the situation, it prepared for what it believed being its maintenance of recruiting.

Presented by the journalist like an expert of Internet, Guy Gummed included/understood then the error. Conscious of being on line in front of million people, it appeared initially very surprised, then undertaken to answer the questions as well as possible. Put besides its expression at the beginning of the interview, this one proceeded in a completely honourable and credible way. At the same time, Guy Kewney itself was very surprised to note that somebody was answering his place with the questions of the journalist.

Ten minutes later, Goma was presented for its true maintenance. Apparently, it did not obtain employment.

Retranscription of the interview

Karen Bowerman : Guy Kewney is editor of Internet site Newswireless , specialized in new technologies.

Guy Gummed : (expression of great surprise)

KB : Hello with you.

GG : Hello.

KB : Were you surprised by the verdict of today?

GG : I am very surprised to see… this verdict falling me above, because I did not await it! When I arrived, they said another thing and me to me here! You will have a talk it is all. Thus a large surprise yes.

KB : A large surprise, yes!

GG : exactly.

KB : Compared to the costs which are concerned, do you think that maintaining people more and more will download on Internet?

GG : Now, you can go everywhere and you will be able to note that many people download since Internet, and what they want. But I think that. heu. it is well better for the development. heu. to inform people on what they want and which they can obtain easily and quickly what they want.

KB : It would be really said that the development of music industry meets the need for people to be able to go on Internet and to download what they want.

GG :Exactly. You can go everywhere, with the cybercafé….And you can take… you can go there without problem. It is becoming an easy solution for people to go on the Net and to download music.

KB : Guy Kewney, thank you very much.

Celebrity

Today, Guy Goma is a true celebrity. Many Internet sites are devoted to its history, on which one can read many praises of his professionalism. A film telling this adventure is already planned.

External references

The Wrong Guy website (collection of articles and breaking news)

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