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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    01:20 PM

    In reply to Twitter-to-Book Phenomenon Reaches Bottom of the Barrel with Self-Publishing
    A great holiday gift for friends, colleagues, clients, inmates ...
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    01:14 PM

    In reply to Twitter-to-Book Phenomenon Reaches Bottom of the Barrel with Self-Publishing
    Wouldn't it be great if there were a way to distribute these messages to anyone who wanted to read them? And do it for free?

    Oh, right.
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    12:17 PM

    In reply to Twitter-to-Book Phenomenon Reaches Bottom of the Barrel with Self-Publishing
    "The night was cold and damp, like the hulking wad of poo swaying in my oversized underpants as I walked through Old Man Johnson's abandoned "

    OK, now what?
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    12:13 PM

    In reply to Twitter-to-Book Phenomenon Reaches Bottom of the Barrel with Self-Publishing
    Finally, George W. Bush can get his book published.
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    Image of econdave econdave
    11:10 AM

    In reply to The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
    Here's the dirty little secret: there's nothing particularly glamorous about being an Ivy League grad. (I didn't go to Harvard or Yale, but have 2 Ivy degrees, with lots of relatives/friends/co-workers who are Ivy grads.) If you look at us (not just me, but my cohort, in our 40s), you'd probably call us successful.

    But we're not Kennedys or Bushes. We tend to make decent money, but we're still dealing with mortgages, trying to avoid getting fat, filling out paperwork all day, figuring out who's going to drive the kids to soccer practice, wondering if we're going to end up divorced, trying to keep our values and our sanity intact.

    I want to my alma mater's game Saturday. Game sucked, but beautiful weather, and a nice way to spend some time with my kids. It's nice to reminisce; I had a good college experience.

    But Sunday when I did the grocery shopping, no one at the store cared where I went to college. Today I'm back at work, which is alternately boring and interesting, just like always. It's not any different from my friends and neighbors who went to State U, Adequate Catholic University with Famous Athletic Program, or Liberal Arts College You've Never Heard Of.

    This isn't meant to be a whine; I recognize that I've got a pretty good life, particularly on the monetary side. But if going to an Ivy League school was as wonderful as Kamer makes it seem, why are so many of us wasting time commenting on Gawker?
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
    I follow John Chow, in part because he's a funny, smart guy and in part because I generally bump into him once a week at least at some Social Media Gabfest. Whatever else he is, he's a brilliant man.

    He is absolutely the most unabashed capitalist you will ever meet, and that includes the entire staff and management of Haliburton. His "Black Hat Tips for Making Money Online" talk last year at WordCamp Fraser Valley was jaw-dropping. The tagline of his blog is "I make money online teaching people to make money online." And it's true.

    It's kind of like watching Conrad Black...you can't help but be fascinated, even if you hate yourself for watching.

    I'm surprised, actually, he put the (ad) on there. Most of the ads I get are either DM spam from people who are too dim to realize their accounts are compromised because they gave their password to "get your blog's birth sign" apps OR they're not identified as ads. Kudos to him for doing it, and no, it's not going to cost him any followers. His crowd just wants to know how they get that deal (kinda like Gawker reporting on Emily's book).
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    Image of GlasgowRose GlasgowRose
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
     
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    Image of themediatrix themediatrix
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
    Were you paid to repeatedly use the word "assclown" in this post?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @themediatrix: Yes. By the Assclown Lobby of America.
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    Image of themediatrix themediatrix
    11/22/09

    @Foster Kamer: I knew it! They have a huge advertising buttget.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
    Ironically, of John Chow's 50,000 followers bombarded with ads, 20% are spambots with photos of hot girls for avatars.

    And the cycle continues...
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    Image of Maura Johnston Maura Johnston
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
    "We are not trying to turn Facebook and Twitter into one giant spam network. All we are trying to do is get consumers to become marketers for us."

    Cognitive dissonance, ladies and gents!
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Return of Pay Per Post and the End of Twitter: Internet as One Long, Subversive Ad
    1. "trusted" "friends" "recommend" "products they use"
    2. profts!!!!!
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    Image of tonilost tonilost
    11/22/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: I'm so busted right now that this sounds like an easy way to make money, so I cant hate on Chow.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/22/09

    @tonilost: Do you have 200k followers?

    #tips
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/22/09

    @tonilost: He's not hard to find:

    [johnchow.com]
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    Image of smithhimself smithhimself
    11/22/09

    In reply to The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
    Smithhimself was at The Game on the Yale side. A cheerful day with the usual drinking that continued at the Elizabethan Club. Compared to watching Nebraska or Florida play football, the Ivy League is really... well, it's high school level sports activity. But the sky was blue, my shirt was blue and, yes, a good time was had by all.

    I would say that one aspect of the contest is not false. I truly do believe that Harvard is a vile institution.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    11/22/09

    @smithhimself: The Lizzie! Fancy.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/21/09

    In reply to The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
     
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/21/09

    In reply to The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
    The game is stupid; however, visiting spectators are pretty much guaranteed to be drunk and laid by the end of the day, so.
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    Image of TheOtherJen TheOtherJen
    11/21/09

    In reply to The 99th Percentile Bowl: 2009's Harvard-Yale Game, A Compiled Air-to-Ground Report
    OLE!!!! miss. COME ON!
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/21/09

    @TheOtherJen: Oh, who gives a shit, they're all fucking crazy anyway. Also, I'm more a UGA guy myself.
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    Image of TheOtherJen TheOtherJen
    11/21/09

    @Foster Kamer: Yes they're crazy but ya gotta spell it right! If not they'll send their "boys" after you.

    And UGA blows, sorry.

    #tips
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    Image of Eh-ron Eh-ron
    11/21/09

    @Foster Kamer: RIP UGA VII.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/21/09

    @Eh-ron: Word.
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    Image of pssshwhatever pssshwhatever
    11/21/09

    @Foster Kamer: You know, you've been my favorite Gawker writer for a while at this point, and now I love you even more. GO DAWGS! I was out tailgating in Athens in honor of Uga VII today.
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    Image of pssshwhatever pssshwhatever
    11/21/09

    @Eh-ron: He was a Damn Good Dawg.
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    Image of tigolbitties tigolbitties
    11/22/09

    @TheOtherJen: true, they will send those boys after you... ole miss is the vilest place to tailgate. and i would imagine the vilest school ever...

    @Foster Kamer: i did pour one out for uga vii, and also for my beloved 'dores losing to UT, fuck you rocky top.
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