Comments on: Gizmodo Calling Themselves Names http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/01/14/gizmodo-calling-themselves-names/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David "Lefty" Schlesinger http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/01/14/gizmodo-calling-themselves-names/#comment-8079 David "Lefty" Schlesinger Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:41:52 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/01/14/gizmodo-calling-themselves-names/#comment-8079 Zoli, the core issue here is that this stunt was perpetrated by a couple of the Gizmodo kiddies who had been given, not "blogger" credentials, but actual press passes to CES. They were there as "accredited journalists", and broke the most basic rule of journalism: the reporter is not supposed to be the story. Now, Brian wants to portray this as some sort of evidence of their "integrity", when it's simply evidence of their complete lack of anything remotely resembling professionalism. Watching Gizmodo over the past week, I've noticed a distinct lack of ads from anyone other than Gawker Media on the site. Taking a look at Alexa, I see a precipitous drop in readership over the past week. Coincidence...? Zoli, the core issue here is that this stunt was perpetrated by a couple of the Gizmodo kiddies who had been given, not “blogger” credentials, but actual press passes to CES. They were there as “accredited journalists”, and broke the most basic rule of journalism: the reporter is not supposed to be the story.

Now, Brian wants to portray this as some sort of evidence of their “integrity”, when it’s simply evidence of their complete lack of anything remotely resembling professionalism.

Watching Gizmodo over the past week, I’ve noticed a distinct lack of ads from anyone other than Gawker Media on the site. Taking a look at Alexa, I see a precipitous drop in readership over the past week. Coincidence…?

]]> By: Global Nerdy | Gizmodo’s Self-Righteous Claptrap Debunked — By Gizmodo! http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/01/14/gizmodo-calling-themselves-names/#comment-8064 Global Nerdy | Gizmodo’s Self-Righteous Claptrap Debunked — By Gizmodo! Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:34:33 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/01/14/gizmodo-calling-themselves-names/#comment-8064 [...] stance on the device. Here’s their October 2004 review of TV-B-Gone: (thanks to Webware and Zoli Erdos for pointing this out!) Mitch Altman is an asshole. And not just any asshole, but one of those [...] [...] stance on the device. Here’s their October 2004 review of TV-B-Gone: (thanks to Webware and Zoli Erdos for pointing this out!) Mitch Altman is an asshole. And not just any asshole, but one of those [...]

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