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Clarissima
12/19/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
There is no such thing as badvertising. Gawk on!
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Helio
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
"Even while Gawker's comment goes lowbrow, the network of sites courts high-end marketers with big, custom display units. "

what the hell does this mean? Did they mean to say the "content" is lowbrow?
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jenalicious
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
well, congrats Gawker!
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Spirit Fingers
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
Ok. So is this when we decide to put a "jack" on Ad Age for calling us lowbrow? 'Cause, honestly, I'll knock a bitch up with a realness in my smush, yo.
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raincoaster
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
Hulu? For realz?
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Magister
12/18/09

@raincoaster: I hardly ever watch TV anymore. If it's not on Hulu, onDemand, cbs.com or clipped on a blog, I doubt that I'll ever see it.

Of course that means I have to wait until the next day for 30 Rock , until after midnight for HIMYM and I don't get to see the Daily Show or Colbert until around 2AM (local time), but so be it.

ETA: Now I'm off to watch the last ten episodes of my ten-seasons over ten months, 204(?) episode odyssey through Stargate SG-1

Oh, and congrats Gawker!
I agree with your ranking.
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raincoaster
12/19/09

@Magister: Y'all don't have YouTube down there?
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Magister
12/19/09

@raincoaster: Personally, I'll only watch properly licensed, legal content, and I'd prefer to do it all in one sitting, without having to piece together stuff from eight minute bits. Not to mention that I'd rather spread myself over several websites, rather than put all my eggs in any one basket.

Perhaps contrary to that last sentence, I used to watch most of my content through the individual networks, but I also like the Hulu queue. That way, when one of my subscribed programs is new, it'll show up in my list and I don't have to go hunting for it.

Though, maybe that's all just me.
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raincoaster
12/20/09

@Magister: It's just people in one country, that's for sure. Not all of us live there.
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Magister
12/20/09

@raincoaster: Yeah, they really should try to do something about foreign licensing, but other than "foreign" companies putting together their own Hulu-like site to serve content which they have licensed, I really don't know what else could be done.

I mean, somebody owns the European or Australian rights and they could easily stream the content; they might even be able to license the Hulu interface, but whomever owns those rights sure doesn't want someone else stepping on their claim.
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raincoaster
12/20/09

@Magister: No, that's not the way it works. Hulu has only ever dealt with US content in the US because that's its business model. It's not waiting for other countries to license their material to it.
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Magister
12/20/09

@raincoaster: I meant that Hulu doesn't own foreign rights, so I'm under the impression that it would be up to the foreign rightsholder to stream US-original content. And, if there is no foreign rightsholder, Hulu would have to become one to stream outside of their licensed geographic.
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raincoaster
12/20/09

@Magister: All I'm really saying is that AdAge's list is ... provincial.
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Magister
12/20/09

@raincoaster: And I'm sure we both agree with the inclusion of Gawker, flaws and all.
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raincoaster
12:25 AM

@Magister: Of course. After all, we're here commenting, not over in the Hulu forums, assuming there are such things.
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sfBirdie
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
So about that Huffington Post...
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unclevanya
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
If hipsters, douches and reality TV comment parties are lowbrow, I don't wanna be highbrow.

Also, isn't it fun how several of the Top Ten sites are at odds with each other?
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DennyCrane
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
"Big, custom display units."
Sure, if you're selling UGG BOOT.
/keeps flogging dead horse
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unclevanya
12/18/09

@DennyCrane: Denny Crane!
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
Much of the "lowbrow" situation is due to a certain someone called Sarah Palin. She started it.
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misslinda
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
Lowbrow? Is that a compliment?
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Claire Buoyant
12/18/09

@misslinda: Highbrow, lowbrow, or nobrow, they're all good. Middlebrow, however, is a fate worse than death.
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Trai_Dep
12/19/09

@Claire Buoyant: Even worse than "unibrow"?
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TedSez
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
I think they meant the "content" goes lowbrow.

Freudian slip? Probably written by a commenter.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
"Big, custom display units." Microlol.
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CrayonSmoothie
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
Say what AdvertisingAge?!

"Even while Gawker's comment goes lowbrow..."

Your momma!
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shostakobitch
12/18/09

In reply to Why, Thank You Ad Age
also important but not mentioned: piracy and pornography
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Ohcaptainmycaptain
03/30/09

In reply to Bill O'Reilly Kicks Off I'm-Not-Losing-to-Glenn-Beck-or-a-Stalker P.R. Tour
I'm a conservative but do I have to tune into any of this shit? Or pretend to be even remotely entertained? Is the campaign on 24/7, 365 days a year now? How drunk does a man need to get to avoid this shit?
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Mediahohoho
03/31/09

@Ohcaptainmycaptain: I don't know, Captain. If I were conservative and had a listen to how my views were represented and by whom, I wouldn't have enough liver for the drunk I'd need to be.

Your mileage may vary.
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