Comments on: CEA's take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!

Guess what? The people in control of passes to the event don't take kindly to pranking.

[tenioman]

LOL haha gizmodo

[BillInTx]

Bravo! How funny is it now, you bozos?

[romeyinfc]

Good riddance!

[RothwynMVP]

What bothers me is that a prankster site can get credentials to CES but a legitimate web site magazine had issues getting credentials. This incident only makes it more difficult for decent online press to enter this event and now puts a cloud over the online press who will be closely scrutinized and subsequently abused because of these Gizmodo idiots.

[ecyph]

Whatever legitimacy you're talking about, the Gizmodo site gets massive amounts of traffic, and has a fanatical community. Consumer Electronics companies covet the reporting and attention from them.

It's too bad that you think this prank makes Gizmodo "idiots". It makes the one Gizmodo staffer who initiated the prank into somewhat of an industry pariah, but it's his own problem. Maybe, just maybe, the editors wanted him to post that so they could effectively get rid of him.

Too much time wasted on this already...

[Noah-Juan]

Some people might consider the Gizmodo bloggers' actions as a form of Denial-of-Service attack, or digital vandalism. Are they evaluating criminal or civil charges against the individuals or Gizmodo?

[mas90guru]

There has been a significant amount of press about Gawker media undergoing all sorts of internal reorganization. I have yet to see one online report do much other than admonish the kids from Gizmodo (and that's what they are - simply kids working their first job that gives them no supervision).

What's really working here is the slow spiral of Gawker Media - which is your story and not the frat boy mentality at Gizmodo.

The prank would have been yanked from publication and the responsible kids dealt with at any other reputable outlet.

My guess is that the readership will not flee Gizmodo but the manufacturers will look twice at whether a Gizmodo interview or product scoop is granted first or after other outlets get theirs.

[DailyDOOH]

At shows and events, perhaps I can understand why exhibitors would have or rent (consumer) LCDs or PDPs but it amazes me in business digital signage deployments why one would go to the expense and hassle of using any consumer digital screen complete with all the things you do NOT need - err like a remote control!!!! (also volume controls, buttons, sound sometimes, on / off button etc etc)

Without remote control support this 'vandalism' simply does not work (I agree that it is 'vandalism; BTW)

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[MadLyb]

Totally worth it.

Hopefully, it properly deflated the over reaching impact of this bloated excuse for a show.

What really surprises me is how many in the media were already criticizing the show, but are now indignant that it was negatively impacted.

Go Gizmodo!

[jaspoon187]

Gizmodo is one of the best online magazines, Cnet is THE worst. Nobody at Cnet would have the balls to pull off such a hilarious prank at one of the stupidist tech shows known to man. It's become nothing but a 4 day commercial for slightly improved over last year crap where large corporations strut their stuff. Shame on cNet for thinking they are taking the moral high ground by "reporting" this BS. F@#$ing lemmings.

[brianbot5000]

MadLyb and jaspoon187 - how do you propose CES should be? I suggest writing those ideas down, and starting your own tech show if you think CES is so horrible. We're all looking forward to seeing how much cool stuff you'll have at your "indie" version...I'm envisioning some really cool sketches of sweet futuristic gadgets!

As far as pranks go, this one isn't all that funny. I recall doing the same thing back in high school when one of my nerd friends got a TV remote control wrist watch.

[jaspoon187]

brainbot, you have obviously bought into it all. Yeah I'll start my own tech show right away that's a great freakin idea! I'll get started on it riht after I'm done sketching. Macworld is 1000X better, so are some of the much smaller/focused events, audio/video shows local to regions such as RMAF (look it up) has a much better venue from great companies. Any way yes, it was a pretty immature prank, but the response was way over the top. Which is what is wrong with the tech world today, it takes itself too seriously.

[guildin]

LOL way to go this is hysterical
Jeremy P lesser screen at the convention!!!

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[Paladin252]

haha, i am sorry, but that was one of the funniest things i have seen in a long time. i hope everyone brings those things next year and shuts everyone down. if you arent smart enough to turn off the IR port on your device to avoid receiving possible signal from the thousands of devices there by accident, its their own fault. GO GIZMODO!

i think its hilarious that so many people here are agreeing that they should be kicked out. i bet most of you have downloading some mp3 illegally or used a copy of software with someone else's cd key but do you think you should be banned? no, its all fun. since when did hackers have morals?

integrity - would be not closing comments on a later blog post, that basically told you to GROW THE HELL UP!