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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    Those who can't, teach. And they suck cash out of the wallets of the gullible. #scams
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    10/27/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: College! #scams
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    Image of goetz goetz
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    It's a pyramid scheme, selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door. #scams
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    She also offers VCR repair classes. #scams
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    "intimate class" = 1 attendee

    "we'll send you the location after you sign up" = we're expecting stalkers #scams
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    10/28/09

    @depardoo: No, it means "we're not gonna book a space until we're sure this class is gonna pay for itself.

    I'm in the social media teaching racket, or was until recently. I've been teaching this stuff for longer than it's had a proper name, but in the last year it seems that every douchenozzle with a Twitter account is charging three figures for an afternoon of "Social Media 101." It's mortifying to those of us who actually have something to teach and consider teaching an honorable profession, rather than a quick buck source to tack on to your day job in case you get fired.

    I mean, there are people with ads in the paper, $150 for a two-hour class. And these people were sitting in MY class six months ago. I'm good, but no way can I turn out a guru that fast. #scams
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    Image of lil red lil red
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    Does the class just hand out applications for jobs at Huffington Post? #scams
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    Image of Chore Boy Chore Boy
    10/27/09

    In reply to Class Only Works for Teacher
    Awww! Look you're making her blush!

    Or is that the gin? #scams
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    Image of doctorsnowy doctorsnowy
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    Conde doesn't barter or go below rate cards. It's a company policy...which is why comparisons to other companies makes no sense. Time Inc., Hearst, Rodale, and Meredith all have one rate on their cards and negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. Not so at Conde, not when I worked there and probably not ever, unless you know something I don't.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    09/28/09

    @doctorsnowy: Conde will not go off rate card--that's a religion there, and going off the rate card will hurt profits, not help them. Conde will cut headcount and frequency along with T&E.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    09/28/09

    @doctorsnowy: What are rate cards? Assuming that refers to like, ad page rates on the income side and not hotel/travel rates on the expense side, but just checking! THE MORE I WANT TO KNOW!
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    Image of Tattertotter Tattertotter
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    Can someone please Photoshop that picture, switching each other's hairstyle for comic effect? While we still care.
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    Image of mattchew03 mattchew03
    09/28/09


    @Tattertotter: Better late than never?
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    Image of mattchew03 mattchew03
    09/28/09


    @Tattertotter: My second attempt at posting the *full* image failed, unfortunately. You can see it by clicking on the following link, however:

    [i34.tinypic.com]
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    Edited by mattchew03 at 09/28/09 6:38 PM mattchew03 was starred mattchew03 was unstarred
    Image of Tattertotter Tattertotter
    10/01/09

    @mattchew03: Thank you v. much--now I know what my BF and I are doing for Halloween!
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    I don't know about the "less freelancers" part. It seems that freelancers are being used even more now for when things get busy as opposed to paying people to be there all the time.
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    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    09/28/09

    @Cheap Shot: No, because there are fewer pages and on those few pages, fewer actual stories and more packaged things that are done in-house. Also, freelancers are being paid less, and it is taking them forever to get paid, even more than usual.

    Even one of the weird secret perks to writing for a CNP publications is gone: You now have to chase down the dribs and drabs of cash you get from foreign reprints that they used to collect for you. Hours and hours spent sending faxes and emails to Poland and Greece, getting things notarized and filling out crazy tax forms.
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    Image of procrastination_state procrastination_state
    09/28/09

    @triplethreat: Yup. I had to send a ton of info to South Africa for a $40 royalty check from South Africa GQ. It's like CN has turned to Nigerian lottery spam to bridge the gap or something.
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    Image of Victor Ward Victor Ward
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    Maybe, just maybe, December 21st, 2012, is the exact date that Anna Wintour gives herself a home perm.

    Suddenly, it all makes sense.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    Graydon's forehead is as big as The Ritz.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    09/28/09

    @MrInBetween: But now costs only half as much to stay in!
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    Image of mattchew03 mattchew03
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    I have dreams sometimes of sliding down Graydon Carter's hair, as if it were some sort of smooth, glorious water slide.
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    Ha! Liberal Arts Man! You're powers are no match for my Technobusiness jujitsu!
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    The trouble with tearing down the profligate is the fact that you also tear down any chance you might have ever had to become one of them. Yeah, lottery tickets are a bad bet, but at least there were those three minutes of fantasy...
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    09/28/09

    @Unsolicited Advice: At least the lottery is supported by millions of people, dreaming. Conde was supported by a couple o' Newhouses, self-aggrandizing.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    09/28/09

    In reply to Conde Nast's Last Month Being Rich
    But just look at how well adjusted Graydon and Anna look! It's as if they've learned a valuable lesson about how money can't buy you happiness! Or a haircut not 20 years out of date!
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    09/28/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: or as if they have amassed such splendid shining piles of gold that even the threat of getting not quite as much more as they are used to is okay
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    Edited by If_I_Had_a_Poodle at 09/28/09 11:00 AM If_I_Had_a_Poodle was starred If_I_Had_a_Poodle was unstarred
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