I find it odd that I can't find anything about BornDigital on Google. A web design firm without a website? Also, they spell their name differently on the page ("BornDigital" and "Born.Digital")- something seems off to me.<p>=======================<p>Here's the official response, by the way (via <a href="http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_181227.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_181227.asp</a>)<p>"This former volunteer did, during the early stages of the campaign, assist with website construction and maintenance on a strictly voluntary basis as no contracts or agreements were ever entered into. This is not uncommon, and FEC guidelines do not require payment for these types of services.<p>"For a variety of reasons, this volunteer is no longer with the campaign. Several months after this volunteer departed the campaign, he sent a bill for more than $30,000 for his previous volunteer work.<p>"We do not owe this volunteer any money, and we are currently hosting our full website at votetimgobble.com.
While this strategy might put pressure on this client to pay this bill, the long-term damage to this firm could be quite high. I would never hire a vendor who airs grievances in public like this, and although they may need the cash now and not have the luxury of thinking long-term, this doesn't seem like a good way of brand-building.
<a href="http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSProcessContributorList.do" rel="nofollow">http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSProcessContributorList...</a><p>Appears that Tim Gobble paid some cash to BornDigital o.O
Nice to know that is the first result when they google his name.<p>edit: Why was I down voted? If someone screws you, you wouldn't want other people to hear your side of the story?<p>edit2: Seems like gkoberger might have dug up details that make it seem like a shakedown.