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NYT Book Reviewer Deconstructs Tsarnaev Brothers’ Social Media Narrative
Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times’ intrepid book reviewer, had a front-page piece in Wednesday’s edition detailing the digital doings of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Unraveling Boston Suspects’ Online Lives, Link by Link It is America’s first fully interactive national … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Boston Marathon, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Twitter, VKontakte, YouTube
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Shootout At The YouTube Corral
The gun nuts (both divisions) are at it again with dueling TV spots that exist in entirely parallel universes. From TPM: NRA Returns To Message Calling Obama’s Plans Elitist In High-Capacity Magazine Ad Forget the softer tone. The National Rifle … Continue reading
Creepy Commercial o’ the Week (Weight Loss Edition)
An outfit called Medifast is currently running this commercial on cable networks: How’d they do that? Business Insider had the answer: Filming began in January of last year with a group of Medifast customers who were willing to commit … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Insider, Conversation with My 12-Year-Old Self, Medifast, Tina Shelley, YouTube
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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Quick Response Edition)
The Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa included this in his Sunday Hockey column about Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick: A QUICK STUDY Ex-coach likes what he sees After Jonathan Quick’s junior season at Avon Old Farms, his coach delivered a message the … Continue reading
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Tagged bad goals, Boston Globe, Fluto Shinzawa, Jonathan Quick, Jonathan Quick Fail, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes, YouTube
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Memo To Mass. Democrats: This Is Just Stupid
From our Concept with a Capital K desk: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2012 Contact: Kevin Franck 617.939.0807 Massachusetts Democrats File Ethics Complaint against Scott Brown Brown campaign video was shot by taxpayer-funded staffer working at an official event BOSTON – … Continue reading
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Tagged half-court shot, Massachusetts Democratic Party, Scott Brown, YouTube
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Google: Ron Paul Is Super PACman
GOP Super PACs have spent over $30 million on this year’s presidential primary, most of it on television advertising. But the big spenders on TV aren’t necessarily the biggest players on YouTube. From Google Politics & Elections (via techPresident): Are … Continue reading
Scott Brown Joins Obama Worldwide Apology Tour
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Totally, Like, YouTubular) has inadvertently attached himself to the GOP-manufactured Bow to Foreign Dictators debate. Via techPresident: Spotted: Scott Brown Ads on YouTube Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has begun advertising his campaign online beyond Massachusetts using the Google ad … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The GOP’s Sioux City Bakeoff
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff could only stand watching the first hour of last night’s Republican presidential primary debate, but we did pick up some slop from Fox News on the second hour. The GOP Magnificant Seven gathered in Sioux … Continue reading
NYT Endorses (Pretty Much) Elizabeth Warren
In an editorial today headlined “Elizabeth Warren’s Appeal,” the New York Times effectively appeals for you to vote for the Massachusetts Senate candidate. Nut graf: She is both knowledgeable and accessible when she explains the destructive credit-swap and subprime mortgage … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Senate race, New York Times, YouTube
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