I know I'm a little late to the party but I think Mr. Cox needs to get over himself.

David.....I stepped on the same landmine when I was just starting out in politics where I refered to the girl that was running the Leadership Institute's Job Bank as a friend and it got back to her. We were both College Republicans together at the same school but she denied it and I got egg on my face.

I think the old school "friend" label is where anyone over the age of 40 reserves that title for a handful of people and acquanience is prefered. As far as Mr. Cox's elitist attitude as far as you being a blogger/reporter of tech things and him reporting on a tech item, thereby making you collegues is only understandable as far as MSM journalist don't see bloggers as anything but annoying fly's to be swatted at. We can never measure up because we don't have a degree from Columbia. Not that he does mind you but the waffling smell of elitism still is presence in the air.

You handled it with grace which is more than I can say for him. Could he not find your personal e-mail on the site and send you a private message?