Bloggers Gone Wild |
It’s not like bloggers have the greatest of reputations within the conventional media as it is, the latest stunt by a well know tech blog at the just completed Consumer Electronics Show surely won’t help things.
Gizmodo thought it would be funny to use a TV B Gone remote to shut down various displays on the show floor and during presentations. A lot of people put a lot of time and money into making CES go off without a hitch and Gizmodo single handedly destroyed all that work. And the people at CES have a hard enough job as it is without someone mucking up the works.
Of course the CEA wasn’t impressed by the stunt that at one point shut down the monitors in the middle of a presentation at the Motorola booth.
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.
Looks like there might be an available pass for next year’s CES. Tech bloggers, the line forms to the right, just leave your pranks at home.
