Category Archives: blogging
The Oatmeal, unfair critics and ink by the barrel
“Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel.” That’s the old saying, which MediaBistro tried to update for the digital age. And it applies to people today who have popular sites — or worse, a lot … Continue reading
The day the Internet finally discovered “community”
Not going to set it up any more than that. Just read … which famous person needs to come out already? : AskReddit.
Hey, reporters! Slow down, you move too fast …
So says Amy Sullivan at The New Republic, drawing heavily upon the CNN/Fox “oopsie” with the health care verdict: I know I’m often out-of-the-loop when it comes to journalism norms and conventions, but this one honestly confounds me. Has any publication … Continue reading
Want to get famous? Sue The Oatmeal!
It’s an old story: 1. Lawyer reviews Aggregation Site, finds that Creative Site has complained about Aggregation Site’s copyright infringement. 2. Lawyer demands Creative Site send Aggregation Site $20,000, or else we’ll all to court. 3. Creative Site tells lawyer … Continue reading
The Oatmeal doesn’t take the law into his own hands – he takes it to charity
It’ll be difficult to sum up the case of FunnyJunk v The Oatmeal any better than The Oatmeal does. It’s your standard “cartoonist complains about work being stolen, accused content thief gets all huffy, cartoonist laughs a little and lets … Continue reading
Yeah, I posted on Twitter! That don’t mean you *&%$!s can read it!
Man tweets obnoxious comments toward Sandra Fluke. She responds, he responds. Blog screen-caps Twitter exchange. Man thinks he can either sue blogger or intimidate blogger into removing comments — that he made on Twitter under his own name. Me bash … Continue reading
What’s wrong with angry commenters? – Slate Magazine
We are clearly in a season of class war, and one can understand the class war against a hedge fund guy, but a writer? This is, in other words, a class war Mao or Ho Chi Minh could get behind. … Continue reading
Washington Post “contemporary classical” piece makes clever use of Spotify
As a music major who didn’t pursue a career in music partially because I finally realized I just didn’t care that deeply for “classical” music, I thought this was a terrific guide. Most notable: This is a creative use of … Continue reading
Old media rules! I mean, rule!
Inspiring words, even if I haven’t written anything for a dead tree in quite some time. (I do share his excitement over the Kindle — my book is due out in that format by Monday!) I think there are a … Continue reading
Have bloggers surpassed traditional journalists?
It’s a stupid question on many counts. Some “bloggers” in this post are actually professional advocates. Others are semi-pros who aren’t about to quit their day jobs but are getting money to drive traffic. But however you define them, these … Continue reading
