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    The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes

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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    It's a disease (probably terminal) in our culture right now. If we want something bad enough we start calling it a "need", and if we need something bad enough we start calling it a "right".

    And once it's a right, someone else has to pay for it.

    Clearly only an evil corporation would deny our right to molded plastic shoes!

    (I get my knock off brand every year after the summer ends for $5 and they are indistinguishable from the original)

    Maybe I should contact a lawyer.
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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    Any woman who fussed and tried blackmail for a free pair of plastic shower clogs really needs more help than anyone on earth has time to give her.
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    Image of thatgirlinnewyork thatgirlinnewyork
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    crocs should have to pay people to wear them--they're ugly and dangerous.
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    Image of georgegsmithjr georgegsmithjr
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    I just want to write that this incident is far from representative of Bloggers in general. The post was a small anecdotal story and should be treated as such. Stories should be written about how great a community like BlogHer is.

    George G Smith Jr.
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    07/28/09

    @georgegsmithjr: Maybe if you hook us up with some shoes we'll write good stories about BlogHer. What do you say?


    PS It was Julia Allison, wasn't it? Or was it Jakob?
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    Image of georgegsmithjr georgegsmithjr
    07/28/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: Haha. At this point, I wouldn't even say who it was if I knew. I wouldn't want the person to benefit from the traffic. BlogHer would police this behavior out on their own - I was just writing a small something on my no-name personal blog. Never thought it would make Gawker.
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    Image of ThereMustBeAPony ThereMustBeAPony
    07/28/09

    @georgegsmithjr: I hear there is a twitter uprising of BlogHer mommy bloggers who started a "[redacted] hates babies" (or something) because upon bringing their very young children to an invitation-only off-site party at an adult cocktail lounge, the mommies were INCENSED that their precious genetic footprints were not welcomed in! In fact, the little darlings were outright banned (the lounge could lose its license for one thing).

    Disclosure: I LOVE martini bars; I LOVE & ADORE my perfect young son. However, the two shall NEVER meet (until he is of age). Major buzz kill, IMHO, having children around lovely lovely alcohol and vice versa. There's only so much multi-tasking I can do -- when I'm on parent duty, pounding back free drinks isn't really a feasible option. Maybe there should be citations like DUI, except: PUI.
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    BlogHer? I hardly KnowHer.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    They already make the ugliest shoes on the planet; what more could you really say about them on your blog?
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    07/28/09

    @DahlELama:So that threat was real, huh?
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    07/28/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: What can I say? I really like free stuff.
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    07/28/09

    @DahlELama: Cool, cuz free is how I feel.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    I strong-arm like this, but for Roger Vivier shoes.
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    Image of jrhys jrhys
    07/28/09

    @BookishLookish: or Marni.
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    Image of goetz goetz
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    This smacks of Blind Item.
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    Image of britneyspearstears britneyspearstears
    07/28/09

    @goetz: Is anyone else thinking Choire?
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    Hmmm. This is an odd story. All coverage I hear about these BlogHer conferences seem to constantly talk about how these mommy bloggers are suckers for free stuff and always praise it.

    Now, it makes sense. Most non-pro bloggers are clearly shilling for comped goods.

    But why the emphasis on female bloggers? There are tons of male bloggers in the tech sector who clearly love every little free piece of whatever they get. But dare point out they are shilling and you'll get shot down.

    Something odd here.
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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    07/28/09

    @SpyMagician:

    We call this odd thing of which you speak "sexism" and it's been going on since, well... even before Amelia Bloomer decided it would be a lot easier to ride a bike if she didn't wear a long skirt.
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    Image of Xenobiologista Xenobiologista
    07/28/09

    @City_Dater: What do you mean "sexism"? This incident occurred at a conference for FEMALE bloggers, and none of the follow-up commentary about the possible influence of freebies on bloggers identifies women as being any more susceptible than men.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    07/28/09

    @Xenobiologista: The reason is this trend of free-stuff-for-bloggers-equals-positive-press has never really come up before at any blog conference for any reason even though we all know it happens on blogs all the time.

    But somehow this conference focused on mom bloggers comes around and this is shocking news?
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
    There's something very Hitchcockian about disappearing into a sea of bloggers.
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/28/09

    @Aaron Altman: Heh. She's a modern day Marnie. Zoom in on the swag Coach bag stuffed with other swag bags stuffed with business cards and pamphlets.
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    Image of scarletmenace scarletmenace
    03/13/09

    In reply to Blogfather Accuses Twitter of Payola Scheme He Pioneered
    Hey great new bear porn site!
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