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    11/22/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    Nikki, sweetheart, [justfuckinggoogleit.com]
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    When I heard the news, I knew I was going to get the second TOLDJA email from Ms. Finke and I certainly did. Her information could be digested better if it wasn't written in a way that makes me think she believes she is curing cancer, when she's essentially involved in "The Player", w/out that whole murder.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    "Her voice grows thick with emotion" is the "It was a dark and stormy night" of transcript reporting.
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    Image of Anthony De Rosa Anthony De Rosa
    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    John, do you think the Chicago Tribune would link to a blogger if they transcribed comments before they did. I seriously doubt it. The MSM does not follow the same rules bloggers have created for themselves, why should bloggers show them the courtesy that they don't show bloggers?
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    11/20/09

    @Anthony De Rosa: BTW, I realize Finke doesn't follow basic blogging etiquette herself, my comment was more about the Chicago Tribune than about Finke.
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    11/20/09

    @Anthony De Rosa: Because it's the right thing to do? Also, it's not just about courtesy--it's about transparency and not passing off another's work as your own.
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    11/20/09

    @John Cook: The MSM does not show courtesy to bloggers, bloggers are much better at attribution than MSM is, when it comes to giving proper attribution to blogs.

    It's a HUGE deal when a blog doesn't attribute something by a MSM outlet, but rarely is it pointed out when a MSM outlet fails to give credit to a blogger, which is the norm rather than the exception.

    I agree with you, it IS the right thing to do, it IS about transparency, and it IS about not passing off another's work as your own, three things that MSM often forgets when it comes to attribution for work they got through bloggers.

    #submit
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    11/20/09

    @Anthony De Rosa: Example here:

    [www.guardian.co.uk]
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    So is that "thousand bucks for a Nikki Finke picture" thing still going? I can't believe nobody ever won that.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    i actually give her credit for breaking the story three weeks ago
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    11/20/09

    @manchops: So do I.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    She loathes the idea of linking other bloggers. LOATHES it. She's the ultimate Darwinian blogger that way - in spite of her undoubtedly having benefited on more than one occasion from links from the likes of Matt Drudge.
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    Image of BicycleShed BicycleShed
    11/20/09

    In reply to Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method
    But, but, but, but Nikki Finke is a capital J JOURNALIST not a lowly lower case blogger! Of course she is. Someone should probably ask for their money back.
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    11/17/09

    In reply to Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
    The bubble's always biggest before it bursts. #markpincus
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
    These are the same people who were shocked when they learned Britney Spears was lip-syncing. #twitter
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
    Yeah - I don't particularly want a President who tweets and if you were vulnerable enough to believe it was really him, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn, I'd like to sell. #twitter
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
    Shocking. I'll never trust a celebrity endorsement again. #twitter
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
    Next you'll tell me that Carolyn Keene didn't write The Secret Of The Old Clock. #twitter
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    11/16/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: What!? Life will not be the same... #twitter
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    11/16/09

    @meg9: A friend of mine once told me about a conversation she had with her mom when she told her she wanted to be a writer.

    "You could be just like Carolyn Keene," her mom said.

    "Mom," she replied, "I could be Carolyn Keene." #twitter
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    11/11/09

    In reply to David Plouffe Is a Two-Faced Machiavelli Who Broke Our Hearts
    I wish Obama had tapped Plouffe instead of Rahm for his administration. #davidplouffe
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    11/10/09

    In reply to David Plouffe Is a Two-Faced Machiavelli Who Broke Our Hearts
    I'm so tired of (Democratic) campaigns that don't have the guts to go negative and twist the knife when they have got the goods. Whatever Plouffe did to help derail Edwards should be a point of pride for him, as I suspect it is. Anyone who refuses to educate the voters about his opponent's liabilities has failed his obligation as a candidate. #davidplouffe
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    11/11/09

    @Peter Feld: Surprisingly, Willie Horton agrees with this sentiment. #davidplouffe
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