You'll have to let me know how getting ignored in two different mediums feels.
Protip? Getting people to talk to you is another form of sales.
Also, don't ask questions in public for which the answers that could cause them to get blacklisted in their field of choice. That's a pretty good way not to get an answer.
Rachel tends to be a drive-by participant in this community. Look at the comment/post history and the profile which is exceedingly well tuned.
Lastly, why do you care what IT people that used to work for Google think of the Triumvirate?