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We’re Number 410,102!!
The mainstream media are all a-Twitter over the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to Vati-tweet the faithful. From Tuesday’s New York Times: Twitter Has a New User: The Pope VATICAN CITY — Now trending on Twitter: Pope Benedict XVI. On Monday, the Vatican announced … Continue reading
Jeffrey Rosen’s Excellent Edventure
The stealth marketing underworld is starting to surface above ground. Witness this New York Times Magazine piece by George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen: Who Do Online Advertisers Think You Are? Not long ago, I decided to test how much privacy … Continue reading
Free The Marvin Miller One!
Now that the Simón Bolívar of Baseball has shuffled off this mortal coil, it’s time to install Marvin Miller in the Hardball Hall of Fame. His New York Times obituary makes an excellent case, as does this Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
The New York Times, Kindle, And ‘The Paris Wife’
Monday’s New York Times featured this ad for Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite: Which got the headscratching staff to wondering: What book is that a Prologue to? Answer (via Books Distilled): The Paris Wife. Currently #865 in Amazon Best Sellers. With a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Best Sellers, Books Distilled, Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, New York Times, The Paris Wife
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Name o’ the Day (Google Spokeswoman Edition)
From a Thursday New York Times piece about Google’s autocomplete feature, which anticipates what you’re searching for online. In a statement, Krisztina Radosavljevic-Szilagyi, a Google spokeswoman, wrote: “The search queries that you see as part of autocomplete are a reflection … Continue reading
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Tagged autocomplete, Google, Krisztina Radosavljevic-Szilagyi, New York Times, search results
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Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (‘Impact Of A Storm’ Edition)
The New York Times hasn’t just covered the impact of Hurricane Sandy. The paper has illustrated it as well. From Wednesday’s edition: A Survey of the Flooding in N.Y.C. After the Hurricane The web feature has its attractions, but … Continue reading
NYT Convicts BBC Host Jimmy Savile Of ‘Serial Child Molesting’
From Tuesday’s New York Times Business section: Clouds Lifting Over Murdoch, He’s Out to Buy Again News Corporation is starting to look like its old self again. The media conglomerate, which had been on its heels for more than a year … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, hacking scandal, Mark Thompson, New York Times, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch
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The Twinkie Defense
The hardworking staff truly believes there will be a Twinkie Winkie character on the Teletubbies next year, given the outpouring of juvenile nostalgia in the wake of the Hostess Implostess this past week. Exhibit A: The Weekend Wall Street Journal, … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Coverage Is Twinkie Dinkie)
Everybody has the Twinkie strikeout on the front page today. The New York Times: Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Middle East, New York Times, rocket strikes, Tel Aviv, Twinkie strikeout, Twinkies, Wall Street Journal
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