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Gizmoto is out of my RSS feed and Bookmarks
by nutjob - 1/11/08 12:46 PMGizmoto now should be known for being a childish cheap-shot artisan. The stuff they did at CES will ruin it for future blogger at all shows.
Doing something dumb once can be forgiven but doing it multiple times and costing people time, money, and energy goes way beyond even a hacker creed.
Their are some sick puppies working their.
Yeah, pretty lame
by SPIRIdk - 1/11/08 2:10 PM In reply to: Gizmoto is out of my RSS feed and Bookmarks by nutjobAnd if someone is wondering what we are talking about, I think it's this: http://tinyurl.com/3xwaca
I'll admit that I think it was kinda funny, that they shut off the wall of TV's, which didn't really do anything other than playing a demo video. But shutting off a TV during a press presentation is just too f*cking stupid and pathetic!
Any Questions?
by scott_wilder - 1/11/08 4:02 PM In reply to: Yeah, pretty lame by SPIRIdkAny questions about the difference between journalists and bloggers?
I hope they get blacklisted from all future events.
This give bloggers a "blanket black eye", which is too bad..
by shawnlin - 1/11/08 9:48 PM In reply to: Yeah, pretty lame by SPIRIdkThis give bloggers a "blanket black eye", which is too bad... There's a lot of *professional and responsible* bloggers out there that will be affected by this childish act.
Best,
Shalin
People are more smart, they get it
by nutjob - 1/13/08 6:32 PM In reply to: This give bloggers a "blanket black eye", which is too bad.. by shawnlinMost people understand that subset of groups can do stupid things. Most people will understand that Gizmodo acted alone.
It was funy But....
by LeetheSchmee - 1/11/08 10:20 PM In reply to: Yeah, pretty lame by SPIRIdkI find it hilarious, but once they took into the press conferences, they went to far IMO. Fun little practical joke taken to far = major problems.
why is it such a big deal? i dont get it.
by robstak - 1/11/08 10:34 PM In reply to: Gizmoto is out of my RSS feed and Bookmarks by nutjobsounds like yall are making the big deal!
Not really a big deal BUT
by Dirty Pirate - 1/11/08 11:59 PM In reply to: why is it such a big deal? i dont get it. by robstakWhen you think about all the other tech bloggers who are there, and had to fight tooth and nail to get acceptance as a legit news source, and then fight the battle to get press credentials only to be relegated to a broom closet with minimal internet access compared to the old media getting the crème de la crème of space and access. You can start to understand why some people have been upset by this.
It was funny. But CES next year may peel back access for bloggers and some who had nothing to do with it could end up being b-listed.
CES Blogger access
by commorancy - 1/12/08 9:48 AM In reply to: Not really a big deal BUT by Dirty PirateAll CEA/CES will do by shutting off access to bloggers is limit coverage over the event to mainstream media. That, however, will not stop someone who's determined enough to run around the convention floor with a TV-B-Gone and attempt to shut off monitors again.
Frankly, I'm surprised to find out that anyone putting on a presentation wouldn't have covered over or disabled the IR port in the first place. Why would you even take the chance that someone might want to tamper with your device remotely? This is security 101. Simply because someone actually did tamper doesn't make it right to tamper. But, it also makes the people who put the display up at least partially responsible for not taking the proper security steps.
Agreed that Gizmodo shouldn't have done it, but why are they taking all of the blame here? In any public area, there should never be any expectation of security from remote tampering. If CES is guaranteeing that, they're opening themselves up for a lawsuit. Again, this is security 101 people.
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Brian W.
agreed. but even old media could've done it....
by robstak - 1/12/08 12:31 PM In reply to: Not really a big deal BUT by Dirty Pirateso it's a group specific problem. it makes more sense now. i didnt realize the blogger thing was an issue to begin with so i could see how that would set some people off.
but the degree to which these ppl are soooooo angry is bewildering. check out the cnet link at the bottom of this thread and look at the comments on valleywag. good lord!
o well, i think being banned sends a good enough message. now if ppl would just move on!
again im not condoning the action, yes it was sophomoric, but it was the intense reaction that stifled me.
cheers!
-dr. k
Ban Gizmodo, yes. Bloggers as a whole, no.
by commorancy - 1/12/08 12:52 PM In reply to: agreed. but even old media could've done it.... by robstakHaving Gizmodo solely banned clearly sends out the right message to Gizmodo alone: "wrong behavior, don't do it again." Banning bloggers outright (which is possible they could do this) sends out the wrong message. It says CEA is a group with a knee-jerk reaction to any issue and the wrong message is sent: "we don't trust any bloggers ever". The problem with the latter ban is that they are blaming every blogger for the bad behavior of one. There are plenty of responsible bloggers out there. Simply because one chose to behave badly doesn't mean that any of the others did.
We'll have to see on which side of the fence the CEA sits after the dust settles.
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Brian W.
Gizmodo writer banned from CES
by SPIRIdk - 1/12/08 3:24 AM In reply to: Gizmoto is out of my RSS feed and Bookmarks by nutjobAnd a CNET source
by SPIRIdk - 1/12/08 3:26 AM In reply to: Gizmodo writer banned from CES by SPIRIdkHehe
by Nicholas Buenk - 1/12/08 4:16 AM In reply to: Gizmoto is out of my RSS feed and Bookmarks by nutjobThis is a prank good enough to be a Wozniak one.
except that Woz never pretended to be a journalist
by minimalist - 1/12/08 8:19 PM In reply to: Hehe by Nicholas BuenkNot to forget that when journalists manipulate events to create news we are really getting into bottom feeding territory.
This prank looks like a mixture of punker-than-you posturing and desperate grab for traffic. It may work in the short term but will not win you any credibility in the long term.
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