Comments on: Gizmodo Jumps the Shark http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/ The podcast where technology comfortably coexists with life. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Chris Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:15:27 +0000 http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/?p=1128#comment-382 I saw that! Certainly puts a bit of a damper on Gizmodo a bit here. I saw that! Certainly puts a bit of a damper on Gizmodo a bit here.

]]> By: primortal http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/comment-page-1/#comment-380 primortal Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:27:44 +0000 http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/?p=1128#comment-380 Looks like Apple is going to file criminal charges against Gizmodo/Gawker Media. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003308-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Looks like Apple is going to file criminal charges against Gizmodo/Gawker Media.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003308-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

]]> By: Chris http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Chris Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:16:58 +0000 http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/?p=1128#comment-375 I can't claim to be without bias. Indeed I've noticed I have a bit of an against the flow bias - preferring under-the-radar underdogs to the big players. I expect and accept that all news sources have such bias. The main thing that gets me is the free pass to Apple. Particularly with their habit of leaving out major and obvious features and then releasing them later to great hoopla. If they want to incrementally release features, that is fine, but we shouldn't celebrate them as geniuses when they give us features that should have been in v1.0 or 2.0. I can’t claim to be without bias. Indeed I’ve noticed I have a bit of an against the flow bias – preferring under-the-radar underdogs to the big players. I expect and accept that all news sources have such bias.

The main thing that gets me is the free pass to Apple. Particularly with their habit of leaving out major and obvious features and then releasing them later to great hoopla. If they want to incrementally release features, that is fine, but we shouldn’t celebrate them as geniuses when they give us features that should have been in v1.0 or 2.0.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Ryan Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:02:41 +0000 http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/?p=1128#comment-373 I completely agree.... Thats why I enjoy the podcast. You guys always look at each situation/device in its own light without the distraction of who has produced it or the hype surrounding it. Sure you guys get a little over zealous with stuff but I feel that with Apple products, a lot of journalists give them a pass because of who they are and don't question them often enough. When the smart phone thats supposed to revolutionize the way we live comes out and it doesn't have copy/paste, there is definitely something wrong. I don't think you guys give anyone a free pass and I appreciate that. Keep up the great podcast. I've been trying to spread the word. I completely agree….

Thats why I enjoy the podcast. You guys always look at each situation/device in its own light without the distraction of who has produced it or the hype surrounding it. Sure you guys get a little over zealous with stuff but I feel that with Apple products, a lot of journalists give them a pass because of who they are and don’t question them often enough. When the smart phone thats supposed to revolutionize the way we live comes out and it doesn’t have copy/paste, there is definitely something wrong. I don’t think you guys give anyone a free pass and I appreciate that. Keep up the great podcast. I’ve been trying to spread the word.

]]> By: Patrick Sauriol http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/gizmodo-jumps-the-shark/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Patrick Sauriol Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:41:30 +0000 http://www.symbiotekpodcast.com/?p=1128#comment-372 Good clear thoughts on the culpability and escalation of online hype by the journalists/bloggers/whatever we're called this month. I also feel that part of the Gizmodo spin for this particular story is the Gawker business model: their writers get paid by page views. With millions of page views coming to Gizmodo to view a single story, the other Giz writers wanted to cash in on the iPhone story too, thus you get this navel gazing exercise by Mark Wilson. Meanwhile, Steve Jobs laughs from his Apple iLair and strokes a cat, Blofeld style. Good clear thoughts on the culpability and escalation of online hype by the journalists/bloggers/whatever we’re called this month. I also feel that part of the Gizmodo spin for this particular story is the Gawker business model: their writers get paid by page views. With millions of page views coming to Gizmodo to view a single story, the other Giz writers wanted to cash in on the iPhone story too, thus you get this navel gazing exercise by Mark Wilson.

Meanwhile, Steve Jobs laughs from his Apple iLair and strokes a cat, Blofeld style.

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