So, in spite of all of the interesting debate — typical of a tech blogger’s weekend (where’s Jason Calacanis, though?) — around Mike Arrington’s not showing up at BlogExpo, thoughts about this being a deliberate link-grab notwithstanding, it turns out it indeed was a colossal misunderstanding.
We’ve got Mike’s own take on things, and for a more complete version of things head over to Rick Calvert’s blog at BlogExpo wherein he goes into the gory details, and a mea culpa culminating in some calendar confusion.
I think I’ve learned a seemingly self-evident things from this debacle.
1. Mike Arrington is the blogger everyone loves to hate – but perhaps its human to both love and loathe those who are at the of the pyramid, not requiring much at all to go from one to the other kind of emotion.
2. Bloggers love their blogging dramas – hey, I know I do. Its kind of lame, but here I am writing about it right now at 2am. Go figure.
One thing I *don’t* understand, though. Why did Leo Laporte say that Mike “forgot” about coming to BlogExpo, when it clearly wasn’t a case of remembering at all? I suspect that we may never actually know, unless someone puts a bit of a match to his feet.
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If you read Mike’s comments, that is what Leo was specifically told by the organisers before he went on stage.
I don’t hate Mike at all, I just hope if I ever get as popular as Mike I can still somehow manage the information overload through the use of smart technology and hiring staff in key positions to manage some of it.