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Watch your internet mouth: anonymous comments could get you sacked
Watch your internet mouth: anonymous comments could get you sacked
If you leave a crude comment on Kurt Greenbaum's St. Louis Dispatch articles, he'd like a word. With your boss. Greenbaum penned an admittedly (by the author) lame piece Friday for the Dispatch, a "nice, soft edition of ... continue
NYT subtly frowns on Deadspin’s ESPN horndog dossier shenanigans
NYT subtly frowns on Deadspin’s ESPN horndog dossier shenanigans
A new media campaign retaliating against ESPN for scandal related subterfuge got some old media attention today. Deadspin, a Gawker media blog, gets oodles of sports and sportscaster news related tips and rumors in their inbox. Back at ... continue
Disgraced former NYC commish Bernard Kerik has bail revoked for blogging
Disgraced former NYC commish Bernard Kerik has bail revoked for blogging
You may remember former NYC Police Commissioner and Giuliani BFF Bernard Kerik for his national prominence after the attacks of September 11th. Once a candidate to head the 9/11-inspired Department of Homeland Security, Kerik is now in hot ... continue
Photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being too fat
Photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being too fat
Did you see the badly photoshopped Ralph Lauren ad making the rounds on the internet last week? If you missed it, the model in the ad had been clearly edited- so much so that her pelvis appeared smaller ... continue
Fines Coming For Bloggers, Celebrities Who Don’t Disclose Endorsements
Fines Coming For Bloggers, Celebrities Who Don’t Disclose Endorsements
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will soon begin fining bloggers and celebrities who endorse products unless they disclose any and all "material connections," such as payments or free products. The controversial new rules come as the ... continue
NYT Motherlode blogger Anita Tedaldi returns adopted son, sparks controversy
NYT Motherlode blogger Anita Tedaldi returns adopted son, sparks controversy
A post on New York Times blog Motherlode has divided readers with a controversial post about a failed adoption. Anita Tedaldi, mother to five girls and wife to a deployed soldier, adopted a South American boy who'd been ... continue
Google’s Sidewiki is a bad idea – very bad
Google’s Sidewiki is a bad idea – very bad
With the launch of their Sidewiki toolbar addition Google’s “do no evil” mantra gets yet another slap upside the head. Even though it was only announced mid-morning the news of Google’s attempt to take ... continue
‘People of Walmart’ blog holds up mirror to middle America
‘People of Walmart’ blog holds up mirror to middle America
Initially conceived as somewhat of an inside joke between (genuinely Wal-Mart loving) friends, the blog "People of Wal-Mart" has become a viral sensation. People of Wal-Mart is a photo blog devoted to America's mightiest retailer, a compendium of ... continue
Is Social Media ruining the good old heated debate
Is Social Media ruining the good old heated debate
I was reading a post by Ryan Tate over at Valleywag this morning which lead in to posts by Edward Boches and Bob Knorpp where the common thread between them all being that we ... continue
Poison pen wielder of Skanks in NYC revealed as… Rosemary Port?
Poison pen wielder of Skanks in NYC revealed as… Rosemary Port?
Rosemary Port, 29, is the party-girl behind the curtain of now-defunct, legally plagued blog Skanks in NYC. Port, an unemployed nightclub promoter, is none too pleased with the forcible unmasking and is said to be exploring legal action ... continue
Waah: Liskula Cohen goes after blogging because someone called her a skank
Waah: Liskula Cohen goes after blogging because someone called her a skank
And she's not gonna take that lying down. Liskula Cohen, a  NYC party girl who dabbled in modeling before her face was disfigured in a 2007 attack with a broken bottle, won a ruling to reveal the identity ... continue
FAIL Blog to Guinness Book: Welcome teh internets. Please RTFM.
FAIL Blog to Guinness Book: Welcome teh internets. Please RTFM.
Last week, FAIL blog pointed out that there was a world record for "Most Individuals Killed In A Terrorist Act" occupied by 9/11. What's more, this record had a page that encouraged someone to "break this record." *facepalm* ... continue