Crave update on Gizmodo
Posted by gasusan2005 on 01/11/08 in CES
From Crave:
In reaction to “Gizmodogate,” the gadget blog’s prank of shutting down flat screen displays on the show floor and during demos at CES (see Bloggers behaving badly), the conference’s organizer, the Consumer Electronics Association, sent me this statement:
“We have been informed of inappropriate behavior on the show floor by a credentialed media attendee from the web site Gizmodo, owned by Gawker Media. Specifically, the Gizmodo staffer interfered with the exhibitor booth operations of numerous companies, including disrupting at least one press event. The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion. “
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This is good to see. Although I am actually a little tired of reading about this, it is finally good to see a story where they get some payback for their behavior. I did not waste any time removing Gizmodo from the links listing on my website or from my feeds.
this is good news, hopefully their actions will not have effect other blog sites from having access to events in the future. Gizmodo did nothing more than stoop down to vandalism for a cheap laugh.
Want to own a piece of CES history? Richard Blakeley’s Gizmodo CES Badge - $100 http://(edited, no more link love from us~Susan)
This would make a great edition to the Mobilitysite!! Hey Susan you could sleep with it at night
I am selling my press badge from CES. It’s a collectors item, there will never be another one like it again because I was banned from ever attending CES again for this prank:
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
In the past 24 hours this incident has raked in many press mentions and scorn from CES officials who have banned me from ever attending the event again.
I’m offering this piece of tech history for the bargain bin price of only $100. I lost some serious money on the penny slots and I’d like to go home with something.
Here is a complete wrap up of the story behind my media press badge and the one I agree with most:
Valleywag: Gawker staffer banned from CES, “additional sanctions … under discussion”
Read more here:
New York Times: Over the Line at C.E.S.
BoingBoing: TV-Be-Gone mischief at CES
CNet: Bloggers behaving badly: Gizmodo messes with CES flat screens
CrunchGear: On Gizmodo’s douchery and blogging
Beltwayblogroll: Grow Up, Gizmodo Goofballs
Mobility Site: Gizmodo: What were they thinking?
Gear Diary: Total and Utter Crap: Gizmodo’s Stupid CES Prank on Motorola and Us Bloggers
ZDNet: How to temporarily “kill your television”-and everyone else’s, too
ZDNet: Gizmodogate: Get a sense of humor folks
Tech.co.uk: TechBloggers disrupt CES but prank backfires
Austin 360: Gadget site rattles trade show with TV prank
ZDNet: Gizmodo prank trashes CES presentations
Fake Steve Jobs: Gizmodo admits blasting out TV screens at CES
Scripting: The debate about the worth of podcasting
MacDailyNews: Video: Gizmodo turning off TVs - lots of TVs - at CES
CNet - CEA’s take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!
“This would make a great edition to the Mobilitysite!! Hey Susan you could sleep with it at night”
No thanks!