So unless you spent the weekend under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the Sarah Lacey interview blowup, where the crowd turned on Lacey for running a non-interview. There have been many accounts accessing the damage after the fact, but although I wasn’t there, all the attendees I talked to had a palpable sense of the interview’s awkwardness. That awkwardness eventually bubbled up into outright mutiny.
In part, I think the blowup was fed by an endless stream of Twitters between attendees letting each other know just how bad it was. Instead of feeling like they were alone in how they felt, Twitter gave attendees a way to build a consensus and eventually turn on Lacey. Talk about smart (mouth) mobs.
Here are some highlights from the feed:
Nick O’Neill biznickman This interview has been a horrible bomb 03:38 PM March 09, 2008 from web Icon_star_empty reply to biznickman
Dave McClure davemc500hats wow, i’m actually starting to feel sorry for sarah right about now. this is like watching Roger Clemens testimony. physically painful FAIL 12:37 PM March 09, 2008 from web Icon_star_empty reply to davemc500hats
