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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?

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ENNO - 711 days 1 hour ago

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

is he 12?

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belfastga - 711 days 1 hour ago

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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.

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Skerj - 710 days 19 hours ago

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

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LJWooly - 711 days ago

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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.

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LinuxGuru - 710 days 23 hours ago

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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.

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joten - 710 days 23 hours ago

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"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.

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jackdoe - 711 days 1 hour ago

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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.

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Noodlecup - 711 days ago

5 - Gizmorons?

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

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Nostradavis - 710 days 23 hours ago

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

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Cyrus365 - 711 days ago

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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.

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LJWooly - 711 days ago

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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.

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antoinetm - 710 days 22 hours ago

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In the Pitt!

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season007 - 710 days 20 hours ago

11 - except for a few immature kids, gizmodo worker/blogger

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

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jorellpogi - 710 days 17 hours ago

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Agreed.

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smashballs - 710 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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happygamer - 710 days 19 hours ago

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

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ElfShotTheFood - 710 days 14 hours ago

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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.

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