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Tag Archives: New York Times
To Know Trump . . . (Mitt Romney Endorsement Edition)
Donald Trump is to Corporate America what plaid is to Bermuda shorts (Campaign Outsider Analogy pat. pending). Mitt Romney, by contrast, is khaki. So how does Trump’s endorsement benefit Romney, besides locking up the comb-over vote? The big announcement from … Continue reading
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Tagged comb-over vote, Donald Trump, Maureen Dowd, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Op-It Girl, small varmints, Trump Las Vegas Hotel
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Thumbs Down On E-Reviews?
One of the big benefits of the Internet is its super-sized word of mouth, that vast array of picks ‘n’ pans that cover everything from cars to cardiac surgeons. Word of mouth, testimonials, personal influence – whatever you want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, e-reviews, Kindle Fire, New York Times, Trip Advisor, VIP Deals, Yelp
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Downton Crabby: Brits Bash PBS Over Knockoff Merch
As the New York Times recently reported, the PBS hit Downton Abbey has spawned a cottage industry of spinoffs for booksellers and publishers. Oh yes – and jewelry makers. From the U.K. Daily Mail: Downton Shabby: Unofficial collection of jewellery unveiled … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Mail, Downton Abbey, Downton Crabby, Downton Shabby, ITV, Lady Mary Crawley, New York Times, PBS, Public Broadcasting Scamsters
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The Nym Wars, Appendix B
As the Sneak ADtackniks have previously noted, the nym wars are all about retaining anonymity online (in the form of pseudonyms) versus having some sort of digital passport like a Facebook sign-in. Now comes a new front in the Battle Nym of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle Nym of the Republic, Bits, Facebook, Google, Google Plus, New York Times, nym wars, Potemkin Internet, Sneak ADtack, Twitter
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Cozy Business At The Boston Globe?
The hardworking staff is not jumping to any conclusions here, but consider this confluence of coverage: Sunday’s Boston Globe featured this Q&A with Jennifer Chayes, managing director of Microsoft Research New England: Where creativity meets technology Jennifer Chayes is the … Continue reading
NYT Enters The (Dela)Hunt
The (Bill Dela)Hunt started with this Boston Globe piece on Saturday: Delahunt, champion of wind project, now may profit from it In Congress, he helped Hull secure $1.7m; as consultant, he’s in line for no-bid contract As a congressman, William … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Delahunt, Boston Globe, Hull, New York Times, wind energy
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Correction o’ the Day (Abolish The Leap Second Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times: FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Thursday about disagreement among countries over whether to abolish the leap second omitted an element of the leap year cycle. The leap year adds a day to … Continue reading
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Tagged abolish the leap second, corrections, leap year, New York Times
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The Nym Wars, Appendix A
The hardworking staff (and its wholly owned subsidiaries) has been on the nym wars – the battle over anonymity on the web – like Brown on Williamson (see Sneak ADtack! coverage here and here). New grist for the mill (via the Center … Continue reading
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