Elliott C. Back: In Aere Aedificare

If you’re on this list, don’t take offense. It takes a lot to become one of the web’s most hated bloggers. Probably you’re just a more famous A-lister with controversial opinions, a corporate mouthpiece, too popular, or rolling in too much cash. But for whatever reason, you create a polarized cult of personality.

1) Robert Scoble: He’s in Microsoft’s pocket and is often accused of taking the corporate line over a unique informed opinion. Also famous for pushing failed Microsoft technology, like the tablet PC. But somehow, even “hating scoble” is trendy, cool, and totally web 2.0.

2) Xiaxue: A pretty girl with a blogspot blog who wants a fan club and then creates one just for fun. She has a hate club too, but I’m sure she didn’t start it. If you read her blog, you see there’s not really much content to hate since everything she writes falls into the category of personal experience and opinion.

3) Darren Rowse: The world’s first six-figure blogger, everyone’s jealous. Really, for Darren, he’s not so much hated as envied. Everyone wants to be him, but no one can get their adsense figures above $20 a month. It drives people crazy, so they crash and burn.

4) Jason Kottke: Another “pro” blogger, but one who went flashily went pro in a blaze of publicity. We all wondered why he wanted us to give him money when he shunned traditional advertising. It’s not like he writes a lot, so I guess that makes every word more precious.

5) The IE Team: Whenever there’s a new decision about how IE will handle one standard or another, everyone gets in a huff. The fact is, Firefox isn’t always right! However, there are many people who think that IE shouldn’t support old broken markup, etc, which gives the IE team a hard time. The most hated browser probably should have one of the most hated development blogs!

6 Responses to 'The Top 5 Most Reviled Bloggers'

1. the english guy said:

   on November 14th, 2005 at 8:18 am

   Wow elliott, Darren Rowse on the top five most reviled bloggers? I agree with you on a little, envied is definately the point there, but reviled?

2. Jesse said:

   on November 14th, 2005 at 3:32 pm

   Rowse I read a lot, Scoble I read whenever I can, and Kottke I read every now and then. Xiaxue I hadn’t heard of until yesterday, the IE team is behind the curve

3. Elliott Back said:

   on November 15th, 2005 at 12:34 am

   Personally, I love reading all of these guys. But, they definitely create a polarized love-hate audience, some more than others. For various reasons, I might add. So Rowse, who is such a nice guy, is too successful for everyone to love. Scoble is sometimes a Microsoft tool. Xiaxue is obsessed herself sometimes, and … you get the picture. So they create little “i can’t stand you” clubs.

4. Jesse said:

   on November 15th, 2005 at 9:27 am

   With Darren it’s definitely jealousy

   six figures for spending all day on the internet?

5. Iggy said:

   on November 20th, 2005 at 2:58 pm

   I half expected to see Steve Rubel on such a list. Loved and hated by many. I’m sure if I was more well known I’d make a top 50 list of most hated. But I’ll have to deal with being loved and hated by only a small part of the online community at this time.

6. eponymous coward said:

   on November 22nd, 2005 at 1:28 am

   What, no Dave Winer? Or does he get the Lifetime Achievement Award, for having a blog for so long and making so many enemies?

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