Comments on: Wow, Scoble Just Threw Himself Under a Bus

By: 10 Great Blogger Temper Tantrums « Canada new designer

10 Great Blogger Temper Tantrums « Canada new designer — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:04:37 +0000

[...] 10. The immensely popular and likable Robert Scoble of Scobleizer.com created an avalanche when he lashed out against big gadget sites (like Engadget and Gizmodo) for not linking to other blogs. The response was overwhelming. Michael Arrington of Techcrunch wrote a sympathetic post entitled, Wow, Scoble Just Threw Himself Under a Bus. To his credit, Scoble’s post did force large gadget sites to come forward and open an active dialogue about link stinginess. [...]

By: green galoshes » A blogging curriculum

green galoshes » A blogging curriculum — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:35:04 +0000

[...] How does a successful local paper go about educating it’s online writers (assuming it’s not just a technical brief)? Are the lessons generic enough to impart upon others in the community? Is there some sort of code of conduct that is encouraged? What about linking etiquette? Are there editorial guidelines that transfer over from print, or even online? [...]

By: 10 Great Blogger Temper Tantrums « ValueWiki Blog

10 Great Blogger Temper Tantrums « ValueWiki Blog — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:10:10 +0000

[...] 10 Great Blogger Temper Tantrums 10. The immensely popular and likable Robert Scoble of Scobleizer.com created an avalanche when he lashed out against big gadget sites (like Engadget and Gizmodo) for not linking to other blogs. The response was overwhelming. Michael Arrington of Techcrunch wrote a sympathetic post entitled, Wow, Scoble Just Threw Himself Under a Bus. To his credit, Scoble’s post did force large gadget sites to come forward and open an active dialogue about link stinginess. [...]

By: Scoble, A-List Bloggers and Linking - Healthy WebDesign - Developing and Building Successful Websites for Independent Professionals

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:04:41 +0000

[...] So did Scoble Throw himself under a bus? What do you think? [...]

By: arghyle » Blog Archive » Scoble’s Explosion: Play by Play

arghyle » Blog Archive » Scoble’s Explosion: Play by Play — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:14:56 +0000

[...] The post gets a lot of attention and angers/offends a number of people. Many of those not affected comment. [...]

By: Dan Blank: Publishing, Innovation and the Web » Blog Archive » Can Bloggers Compete with Established News Sources?

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:26:27 +0000

[...] Many issues came up in the debate, but it centered on how sites like Engadget would link to established media, but not to Scoble, who had an exclusive video regarding breaking news. The debate kept going on Scoble’s blog, and all over the web. [...]

By: Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Linker Barn: Monday, January 29

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:31:38 +0000

[...] Scoble throws himself under a bus? [...]

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:25:55 +0000

Well he did ask. He was trying to make a point that you can’t easily describe something visually, and it is often better to watch a video - ignoring my point that video restricts the number of places you can view it by .. well requiring a screen. I’d accuse him of instigating a blog-o-riot in order to increase page hits - but that’d be crass of me, so I won’t.

By: Eric Rice

Eric Rice — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:46:50 +0000

Awesome the tech blogosphere is sounding like gamer forums. BAN HIM BAN SOMEONE you intellectual griefers! Beware the flying phalluses!

Annnnnd now if I was only kidding. Heh. I mean, lulz.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:50:00 +0000

Robert: “Oh, and can you tell me in 10,000 words or less what the next Halo 3 looks like and what’s cool about it? ”

Halo 2 with better graphics. Nothing is cool about it, it is YAFPS (Yet Another First Person Shooter) with the same game mechanics and not an ounce of anything new and innovative. And no, new weapons and crap like that does not make it new and different.

Which is why I *still* don’t own a 360 (but I do own a Wii).