Category Archives: blogging

Bloggers 1, British tabloids 1

Posted on June 24, 2017 by

Good look here at how a blogger doing a deep dive into research helped sway the British election to be a lot closer than The Sun and the Daily Mail would’ve wanted: How Newspapers Lost Their Monopoly On Influencing Voters … Continue reading →

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Copyright vs. viral fun

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

Tough question here. In some cases, people are taking images and giving them new life in new contexts, and everyone wins. In other cases, people are ripping off photographers and artists who deserve to be paid for their work. Not … Continue reading →

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The Oatmeal, unfair critics and ink by the barrel

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

“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 →

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The day the Internet finally discovered “community”

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Not going to set it up any more than that. Just read … which famous person needs to come out already? : AskReddit.

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Hey, reporters! Slow down, you move too fast …

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

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 →

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Want to get famous? Sue The Oatmeal!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

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 →

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The Oatmeal doesn’t take the law into his own hands – he takes it to charity

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

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 →

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