Gizmoron Runs Amok At CES - Another Strike Against Bloggers?

While representing Gizmodo, a very large and popular gadget blog, Richard Blakeley decided to run around with a gadget called "TV-B-Gone" turning off TVs at the CES convention. Rich is now banned for life from all future CES conventions. Will this have an adverse effect on bloggers and blogging sites in terms of access to future events?

[ENNO]

Richard Blakeley decided to run around with a gadget called "TV-B-Gone" turning off TVs at the CES convention.

is he 12?

[belfastga]

They also got in trouble for linking people to Tubgirl (I think) on Kotaku during their HALO 3 matchup.

There's a fine line between griefing and being an ass, and I don't think Gizmodo quite knows where it is.

[Skerj]

Ok the tubgirl thing was hilarious, my ex did it to me a looooooong time ago.

[WilliamRLBaker]

I loved that whole prank it was freaking AWESOME!

[LJWooly]

No, it wasn't. And the fact that Gizmodo got banned from next year's CES enforces that point.

For all you know, it could've cost someone their proffesional credibility, or even their job. Not so funny.

[WilliamRLBaker]

still funny as hell no matter what you say, all them being banned said is we dont have a sense of humor. its not like the tv's we're down 24/7 about 5 minutes of downtime combined is what happend.

[LinuxGuru]

Naturally, one of the most immature persons on this website would LOVE a prank like that.

MILLIONS of dollars were poured into CES, only to have it F*CKED with by some stupid Jackass-Movie reject.

[joten]

"still funny as hell"

The TVs on the floor for a couple of minutes were fine it was just innocent fun. But when you start turning off the TVs at a major company's conference that's where it becomes disrespectful and rude. it makes the company look unprofessional and could cause some bad press. so i am glad gizmodo got banned they need to learn where to draw the line.

[jackdoe]

I don't think other bloggers will be affected. Just Bloggers from Gawker media. But if indeed, other bloggers are affected negatively, well, they know where to send the hate mail.

[Noodlecup]

Whoever came up with that deserves to be banned from earth for being unfunny.

[Nostradavis]

Gizmoron is now a part of Wikipedia. It is so true.

[Cyrus365]

Well it's not what bloggers need right now, when alot of people in the "Old press/traditional press" world, and Comapnies feel that bloggers aren't really true media, or deserve press creditenials.

Having acts like this, isn't going to help matters that's for sure.

[LJWooly]

As Cyrus365 said, Gizmodo are bogging down the rest of the blogging sites.
Do you think CES, or corporations (especially Motorola) can take any blogger seriously now? Nope. And all thanks to gizmodo.

[eddierivera]

I seen the video's and this is not funny. I'm up for pranks anytime, and since when has turning off tv's been considered comedy? Its just plain annoying. People who think this is funny must be total nerds, and should watch comedy central or HBO's comic zone cause this was just retarded. God, I cant believe how many dorks there are in the world. lol.

[Clinton514]

It's extremely unprofessional and it's very easy to understand why major retailers, console makers, game publishers aren't taking bloggers seriously.

As cool as it is that we can voice our opinions in our blogs we and other bloggers are FAR from being professional and seasoned industry writers.

It's hard to take a position in this type of argument but in this case the tv b gone prank wasn't a wise one.

[antoinetm]

In the Pitt!

[season007]

i don't see any adult(especially the working one...) consider this whole thing to be a comedy of some sort

i believe there is a line between sense of humor and annoying joke

[jorellpogi]

Agreed.

[smashballs]

Someone turning off people's TVs left and right is exactly 100% funny as that same person getting kicked in the grundle with a steel-toed boot for getting caught.

[happygamer]

and the idiot is trying to sell his badge for 100$ http://blakeley.livejournal...

[ElfShotTheFood]

Bloggers are pretty low on the internet food chain already, so it's not like this stunt will lessen them in the eyes of others too much.