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Content Is Fine, but a Platform Is Divine

April 19, 2010
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How does a media company, especially an emerging media company, earn a solid enough reputation to entice readers to pay? The New York Times can flirt with the prospect of offering premium online content because they are The New York Times. I have thought about this question as it relates to Too Shy to Stop.

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Better Than You but Worse Than That Guy

February 10, 2010
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Just yesterday, I was whining about how today’s media makers lack original thoughts. Well, I was challenged, annoyed, and intrigued by a 15-minute speech given by Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur: How Today’s Internet Is Killing Our Culture. Last year, Keen spoke at an event discussing the role of audience.

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In Defense of Snark

February 9, 2010
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Snark (Combination of “snide” and “remark”. Sarcastic comment.) is a method of creating reality, a reality that suits me better than what’s presented to me, even if that reality is dark and pessimistic. If you call my writing snarky, perhaps you should refer back to Packer’s original piece and reevaluate your definition of snark.

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Laryssa v. New Yorker Journalist George Packer

February 4, 2010
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“I’ve tried my best to escape technological advances, but I’m starting to realize that I have to keep up if I want to remain competitive in the job market. I’m holding on desperately to my New Yorker byline and my reputation as a political and war correspondent.”

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Laryssa Accepts Miss America Crown

February 2, 2010
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I’ve been whining about the Miss America pageant for quite some time. Can’t we find more constructive ways to award scholarships to women? Being the sneaky prankster that I am, I wonder if a young woman who is actually smart, who really cares about something could use the Miss America system to do some actual good.

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