Only Martha Stewart "voluntarily" vacated her NYSE board seat amidst the ImClone Systems (nasdaq: IMCL - news - people ) insider trading flap, saying she didn't want the media maelstrom enveloping her to distract from the important work of the NYSE.
Long, overly qualified statements weighed down with technical jargon can't compete in the wireless digital maelstrom, where attention spans are limited and audiences are fickle.