kicking Leo out was WRONG

[digitalq]

I cannot believe that Leo Laport's live webcast of the show at SXSW was such a threat to the monetization of diggnation that they kicked him off the stage when the show started.
It is disgusting to see this level of GREED from an organization that I previously thought was intelligent and respectful of the value of its fanbase.

Can you NOT give up ONE episode a year to the fans? Can you not understand the value of building your fanbase?

I had my wife and daughter watching with me and they both left because Leo was kicked to the curb. I have no doubt that they are not the only two potential fans that you lost.

As a diggnation fanatic, even I am questioning my loyalty at this point.

I was trying to make an event out of this evening and you essentially slapped me in the face.

So, at least for tonight, TwiT rules, diggnation drools...

l8r
chris

[masherscf]

Okay dude, I was going to let this thread fly until you added the poll. I don't know the full story here. But, this is clear trolling.

I'm sure this won't be the last thread on this topic.

[trunolimit]

They had to kick him off because of the sponsors. If you've ever been to a live diggnation those sponsor readings don't always go as smooth as they would like you to think. Sponsors are their bread and butter so if something went wrong or was said to upset the sponsors then that is less bread and butter for digg.

Case in point their first diggnation in new york ( i was there) Zune sponsored it and the crowd booed when they said zune. Imagine if that was being live streamed.

[digitalq]

hmm, I thought the poll was a nifty bonus and much more sane than my post. Yes, I was OTT on the post, but I was in the heat of the moment. I want to know what the other fans think, if it is trolling, so be it.
but I have to say, I feel like i'm trolling for the truth. Kill the post and leave the poll if you must. but please let the fans speak.

[digitalq]

ok, I see that point, trunolimit.

anytime alcohol is involved...

[metalgel]

i was disappointed that leo couldnt stream the show, but i can understand why he wouldnt be able to. but another part of me, the sane ideal part says "who cares?" you cant really hear the show that well anyway, im still going to rewatch the sxsw show because the live stream audio just isnt good enough to stream it.

that was awesome watching him crowdsurf though!

[digitalq]

I agree. of course we are going to watch it again. The full edited version with good audio feeds and more camera angles. To think that live twit coverage was leeching viewers rather than enhancing viewership is misguided. that was essentially my point.

[metalgel]

i joined leo's ustream at about 700 viewers when i knew twit would be coming on but then as diggnation rolled around, his ustream jumped to like 4000 and tehn i think like 4500 when he crowd surfed. im curious how many of those viewers werent people who watched diggnation at first and now were exposed to it.

[tymac94]

trunolimit does have a point.

[vahnx]

Yes, it was wrong. The show started off at "who cares were doin all this this for fun" to "sponsor sponsor sponsor nomnomnom".

Gotta admit, this was epic: