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TechCrunch and its lost Teachable Moment

It was a famous speech in Philadelphia during his run for office that President Obama got us to first think about Teachable Moments. The idea being that there are things that happen in our lives that are negative ... continue

Video: Jon Stewart slices O’Reilly, wears skin as trophy

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart finished up a two-part series of interviews on Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor last night, and it made for some great, laugh-trackless watching as the two sparred over Iran, climate change, ... continue

TechCrunch sacks 17-year-old intern for trading toys for coverage

Michael Arrington is "shaken" and has dismissed 17-year-old tech wunderkind Daniel Brusilovsky after information emerged that the kid was demanding shiny new tech toys in exchange for TechCrunch coverage. In a post publicly flogging the "unnamed" minor (easily ... continue

ACORN foe, blogger James O’Keefe, now facing 10 years in jail

Ha, ha. Conservative blogger and entitled brat James O'Keefe became a darling of right-wing pundits after a series of satirical stunts culminating in the entrapment of ACORN staff across the country during a prank in which he posed ... continue

Sleep talking blog goes viral, is likely bollocks

It seems like every day there's a fantastic and hilarious new blog to clog up your RSS feed. I fucking love funny stuff on the internet. In the days before the internet, I listened at the door when ... continue

Is a blog a blog if it doesn’t have an RSS feed – even if you’re Bill Gates?

Wow .. Old Billy Boy sure seems to be getting this social media thing down pat. He's on Twitter as a verified account (@billgates) with some 238,000+ followers (he is only following 40 people) and he's apparently ... continue

People of Walmart remixed

One of the most memorable blog success stories of 2009 was the wildly popular People of Walmart site. Merely cataloging the strange and terrifying fashion choices made by everyday Walmart shoppers, the site went viral in late summer ... continue

Blogging mom criticized for tweeting after son’s death

Shellie Ross counts herself among the growing ranks of moms who blog (and tweet), with thousands of followers subscribed to her Twitter feed- an impressive audience for a social media civilian. Now Ross is in the crosshairs of holier-than-thou ... continue

The fallacy of the Link Economy

Since the very beginnings of blogs there has been this concept of bloggers freely linking out to other blogger's posts when referenced in some way. The idea behind this is that besides adding substance to one's own ... continue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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