Glad to see that Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke are getting along and have made a joint statement and appeared this morning together on CNN (I, and several others who were filmed for this, were cut out).
Kathy Sierra and Keeping it Positive
Like many, I’m far enough removed from this particular conference & blog orbit that I don’t really know that much about Kathy Sierra, or the motivations someone might have for writing noxious comments about her and threatening her.
On the strength of the belief that what has transpired has been an act of misogyny in the professional world, hundreds have sent supportive comments and have published supportive posts. To that, I want to add: hey guys, it’s OK to stand up against injustice (in support of anyone who is being dismissed or discriminated against) before the death threats kick in. But better late than never. To date, there are 1,165 supportive comments on her blog post about this matter.
Scoble Stops Blogging for a Week in Support of Sierra
I’m physically ill after reading what happened to Kathy Sierra. Maryam and several others here at PodTech asked me about it and are concerned since the same sites that are attacking Kathy also mentioned me and Maryam. Maryam is really freaked out about it. So am I.
Sierra Level Fallout
As many of you know, I’ve been bouncing around with a number of projects – but I am going to be frequenting WebProBlog a little more. Because I haven’t posted about the industry in a while, I’ve done a little catching up before writing and the big story right now, at least from the blogosphere’s […]
Kathy Sierra Is Blogging Better Than You
Kathy Sierra is one of my favorite writers and her post on why Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword is a good place to start.