It's all about traffic. See here how TechCrunch "reported" that Scoble was leaving PodTech, doing so while Robert was actually on stage, and managed to get the details wrong -- as in no job has been finalized yet. Robert is being a class guy here, but when you look at the multiple errors showing up in Valleywag and now this, it's fair to ask -- where is any desire for accuracy and accountability?
Plus, let's just remember for a minute that we're talking about real people here, not just cardboard cutouts. It's not that far of a stretch to think that the TechCrunch post, coming as it did when there were no final job offers for Robert, could have resulted in unemployment. I guess that's a small price to pay for the potential to drive traffic.