Comments on: Profiled in Wired, on G4 tonight

By: Alan Corey

Alan Corey — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:39:16 +0000

Give ‘em hell, Block. The article rocked!

By: Tayo

Tayo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:06:30 +0000

Ryan,

You might want to avoid using words like “passé” and “trite” if you don’t want to come off as an elitist. You have done a good job maintaining a professional attitude towards the issue, don’t ruin it with your voice and verbiage on your own blog.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:32:40 +0000

Ew, G4? You’re better than that.

By: TRiP

TRiP — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:05:14 +0000

Ryan,
Choosing to stay out of/above it while Gizmodo attempted (poorly) to justify their behavior yet again, came off good for you. I stopped hitting Gizmodo a while back. Still, I was glad I read the piece. The more I hear about them the more they sound like a sideshow spun out of control. Amusing to watch maybe, but their days of being taken seriously are behind them.

By: Vance

Vance — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:25:28 +0000

Yes, right, I did not mean it was bad publicity, per se, only that this might be a case where no matter what they write, it is likely all good for Engadget.

BTW, entirely OT, I am getting into the Engadget HD podcast now that I have a new TV, and wanted to let you know that the guys do a good job. Almost up to your’s and Peter’s standards. You should consider doing a weekly podcast with Veronica, it would be an instant hit!

By: Ryan Block

Ryan Block — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:13:01 +0000

I don’t think it’s bad publicity, just trite journalism.

By: Vance

Vance — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:09:07 +0000

Despite your blog post a few days ago, I do think this falls into the “there is no bad publicity” category. While the typical Wired reader is likely aware of Engadget, those that weren’t definitely are now.

By: Arlo

Arlo — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:41:02 +0000

I read the article last night, it was informative and cast a good light on your and your organization. Nice pic, too. I did pick up on the weight that your (and GM’s) sites have in the industry. Not quite to the power you mention above, but it trickled through the rivalry focus a little.

I think Wired is angling more towards gamer-y readers anyway. The colors, design, wacky, sometimes confusing, infographics- people who really love the WWF nature of the biz. Any publicity is good publicity, right?

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:59:36 +0000

Hey Ryan,

Gavin from AOTS here. Just read the Wired article and I totally agree with you. It’s fascinating to see Wired kinda go least common denominator on the whole thing.

Keep up the awesome work and thanks for coming on the show (again!).

-G

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:18:12 +0000

That’s fine, let WIRED use the “frat boys with gadget” angle, you need to save the real story for yourself and Pete Rojas in order to author a proper book anyway.