Meme First has an interesting comment string going on Oddjack, the former Gawker Media gambling site, now owned by an anonymous publisher. Since the word in the beginning was the site was to be shuttered, there has been some speculation of late as to who is operating the site, which is clearly active. Felix at Meme First points out that the following words were posted by Oddjack's new writer on December 18, 2005: For …
“Heidi Klum Wird McHottie” Causes Freedom Of Speech Stir
According to Heidi Klum's father, we're not supposed to use his daughter's name "for advertising purposes." A German blogger, did just that in late Novemebr 2004, and 13 months later Guenther Klum officially objected. “Hello, The name “Heidi Klum” is protected by law ® and TM. I’m asking you to delete the name from your URL and desist from using the name “Heidi Klum” for advertising purposes. I have set January 2nd …
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Fresh Ink
Liz Tascio of Media Magazine showed AdPulp some love in the January issue. >> Adpulp.com. Edited (and mostly written) by "poet, critic, and storyteller" David Burn, Adpulp is a smart, thorough, flexible blog. It also helps you navigate the dense jungle of media journalism. Burn delivers engaging insights while skillfully pointing readers to more coverage of the news, relevant content on other blogs, and comments by …
Wonkette Too Busy Writing Books To Blog
Online Media Daily: Ana Marie Cox, who is leaving her post as editor of political blog Wonkette to author a second book, will be replaced by two male bloggers--at least one of whom already has a feminine alter ego--confirmed Gawker Media Managing Editor Lockhart Steele Wednesday. David Lat, who wrote "Underneath Their Robes," for which he presented himself in print as a female blogger, will co-edit Wonkette with …
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Baking Up Some Mighty Fine Market Disruption
Hugh MacLeod on his South African wine client, and how blogging helped move the needle: Blogging doubled Stormhoek sales in less than twelve months. I have been saying this for years, and still not everybody believes me: "Blogs are a good way of making things happen indirectly." No, bloggers and their friends didn't start suddenly descending on supermarkets, buying the wine in large numbers. That's not how it …
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Adrants Leads The Way
Steve Hall of Adrants answered some questions today. If you asked me in March of 2002 when Adrants was launched as a side project to fill time during a period of between agency unemployment if it would ever become a self-sustaining business that pays all the family's bills and would become, in March 2004, my full time job, I would have called you crazy. But, miraculously, that has become the case. Ten thousand people …
Authors Begin To Blog On Amazon
NYT: Shoppers looking to pick up Meg Wolitzer's latest novel, "The Position," on Amazon.com last week found the usual readers' comments and excerpts from reviews. They also found something unexpected: posts on the subject of literature from Ms. Wolitzer herself. The entries were part of a new program called Amazon Connect, begun late last month to enhance the connections between authors and their fans - and to sell …
New Weapons In The Talent War
Steve Rubel of Cooper Katz, a NYC pr firm, sees a larger role for corporate blogs in 2006. In 2006 blogs will play a bigger role in how companies find and retain key talent. Smaller companies that might normally have a tough time positioning themselves as cutting edge places to work will use transparency to compete for top talent. At the same time, large company bloggers who establish a foothold as subject matter …