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twitterati
Bearded Twitterati Look Ugly Playing Baseball
One BusinessWeek scribe fussed over his beard, an Ars Technica blogger griped over her ride, and an ABC News reporter got dissed in makeup! The Twitterati's complaints were endless today: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by propertius: Does that robenfarzad keep his beard in a box and mail it to people from time to time? more » | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Attract Another Stalker
Looks like we have some competition for tracking the media elite's bleat-replete tweets! Our competitive edge: We bring you the very worst of the Twitterati. Today's targets: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by hoot-the-mopple: bcaulfield sounds a little hst-esque. scary. would that desert be somewhere around barstow? more » | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Get a Free Lunch from the MSM
Twitter is the ideal medium to express your own idiocy. Dan Abrams denounces the mainstream media which gave birth to his career, a Google-enriched entrepreneur eats its free lunch, and Alan Meckler discovers Twitter: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by kolacek: The only thing gayer than Twitter is an article about Twitter. [...and STFU, twaggots. I live in San Francisco and my... 2 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Dancing With Woz No More
Sure, he once briefly flipped out about rigged online voting, but Steve Wozniak's Dancing with the Stars stint will be remembered for the Apple cofounder's overflowing good humor, maintained through his inevitable defeat. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by PRIsNotJournalism: I found him endearing until I learned he dated Kathy Griffin? 2 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Are Worried You Think They're Gay
Ryan Seacrest's executive producer feared seeming fey, CNET's Natali Del Conte feared losing marbles, and Bob Woodruff feared he wouldn't be popular on Twitter. And if you read Twitter all day, you'd be afraid too: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by QueSera: Bob Woodruff is unintentionally hilarious. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Dancing with the Woz
Woz Worms His Way Into America's Heart
The judges gave wounded Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak 10 out of 30 for what one called "the worst samba I've ever seen" Monday night. And yet Tuesday voters kept him on Dancing With the Stars. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by ChivasMcSadSack: he fucking got an ambulance for a pulled hammie, AAAAUUGHHH more » | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Why Woz Is My Favorite Reality TV Star
We thought only geeks would dig Steve Wozniak when the rotund Apple cofounder took to Dancing with the Stars. But with his clumsy moves, injuries, and conspiracy theories, he's proving perfect fodder for reality TV! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by thecowardlylion: I admit it, I voted for Woz because my tweeps told me to. No, really I am serious. I have... more » | Other threads
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jake tapper
ABC Tweet Stud in Massive Twitter Scandal
Jake Tapper, the blog-happy ABC newshunk, has been accused of blocking his detractors on Twitter, a service which allows Internet commenters to pester you 140 characters at a time. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Bentpost: If you stare at the posted picture long enough, Tapper's ridiculously serious pose starts to look like one of those... 5 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
The Woz Feels the Weight of Geek 'Dancing' Expectations
On Dancing with the Stars, adorably lumpy Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak pranced his way into our hearts with a broken foot. Even the judges warmed to him. No one called him a "Teletubby" this time! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by 1Melanie: This guy is so funny! He is great, seems like he has just decided to live life to its fullest,... 3 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Head South, not to Mention Southwest
Can you destroy — or cement — your professional reputation in 140 characters or less? On Twitter, it's easy! Watch and learn from ABC's Jake Tapper, ex-Wonkette Ana Marie Cox, VentureBeat's Eric Eldon and others: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by TRexstasy: I want Ana Marie Cox's job. Apparently all she does is drink and go to parties and occasionally poop... 2 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
A Wounded Woz Vows to Dance Through the Pain
Can anything stop Steve Wozniak, the goofy billionaire Apple cofounder who's waltzing across TV screens nationwide on ABC's Dancing With the Stars? Apparently not — not a roasting by the judges. Not even a fractured leg. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by CaptainFantastic: He's going to have a robot leg installed. What won't come out for several months is that the leg is... 1 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
The Woz Triumphs on Dancing With the Stars Just by Showing Up
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak made it through his routine on Dancing With the Stars without doing anything deeply tragic! Except, you know, for going on Dancing With the Stars in the first place. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by saythatscool: Jesus! Where's Jamie Farr with his bon mots when you need 'em? 2 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
Oh, So, You Twitter? Bully for You!
The future's so bright for Twitterer Matt Cooper, he had to adjust his shades. Things looked darker for bullied gadget reviewer David Pogue, while CBS's Natali Del Conte got unwelcome stares at Starbucks. Today's tweets: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by iplaudius: David, you are obligated friend him for the sole purpose of having sex with his wife/daughter. 3 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
Do You Cry, or Do You Just Twitter?
Blue? Just read Twitter, and you'll feel better. Jimmy Fallon's producer cried from fatigue. So did a Gizmodo blogger. An ABC news guy's biggest accomplishment? Going to the DMV. The sad life of Twitteronians: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by AtomicBalm: Maybe the "GIZ-MOIDS" and "GADGETEERS" are beginning to realize that their lives are just as uninteresting as the ELEC-SCREMENT celebrated... 1 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Nerds Squeal with Glee for Dancing with the Woz
Since Silicon Valley has so few real celebrities, why not go crazy for the ones we have: Dancing With the Stars premieres in one week with Apple co-founder (and Kathy Griffin ex) Steve "Woz" Wozniak. More » -
twitterati
The Day the Twitterati Ate Their Own
Careful what you Twitter! Blogger Ben Leventhal savaged Julia Allison for a brainless tweet. George Stephanopoulos denied inhaling at a White House dinner. And Kurt Andersen just shouldn't have typed anything. Today's 140-character mistakes: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Sproing: "Meh," used appropriately, is not "I have missed the point." It is "I have gotten the point, and the point... 7 Responses | Other threads
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jerks
Wife Swap Star's Censored Confession
It's amazing that people still think they get a do-over on the Internet. Weight-loss consultant Renee Stephens blamed her husband's boorish behavior on ABC's Wife Swap on "stress" — then unpublished her pseudo-apology. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by westphalia: Wow, I just watched it for myself, it's so much worse than I thought it would be. These are just... 11 Responses | Other threads
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jerks
'Wife Swap' Star Apologizes for Having Worst Husband in World
San Francisco residents Stephen Fowler, a venture capitalist, and Renee Stephens, a weight-loss therapist, disastrously appeared on ABC's Wife Swap, confirming every stereotype one might have about the city's precious, spoiled environmentalists. Boy, they're sorry! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by sunnyciegos: Doesn't it confirm a stereotype about a certain British class rather than "precious, spoiled environmentalists"? 15 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
TV Networks Prepping Steve Jobs's Obituary
Steve Jobs, currently on medical leave as Apple CEO, is not dead, but the major networks are acting as if he were. Producers from CBS and NBC are scheduling interviews for their Jobs obituaries. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by blix: Bill Gates canned television obit is a plain blue screen. 3 Responses | Other threads
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online advertising
ABC swapping broadcast ad buys into digital streams
"Makegoods," where a television network fulfills its inventory obligations for ads that were purchased but not aired, are of particular interest this year in the wake of last fall's WGA strike — where lots of prime-time inventory was lost because new episodes of shows were delayed or cancelled. ABC's solution has begun to offer advertisers digital inventory instead of broadcast inventory, which is smart for two reasons. More » -
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ABC tops online, with CBS a comer
ABC has the most popular television network website, just a shade more popular than NBC.com among the six broadcasters sampled by HitWise. But both websites are down in their relative share of the online audience, while CBS has greatly increased visits. Why? Well, for starters, CBS is ahead in the year-to-date ratings race for actual television. The top draws to the network sites are, once again, competitions and other game shows — American Idol was the top draw for Fox, Deal or No Deal for NBC and Dancing With the Stars for ABC. Almost every site, however, kept users on longer, with the average user spending three more minutes on CBS. Only visits to NBC got shorter, probably because some users are going to Hulu to watch full episodes of shows like The Office and 30 Rock
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By Jackson WestComment by dumanue: If only ABC had a good player, their web player sucks, as it actually STOP after an ad is played... more » | Other threads
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By Owen ThomasComment by ryaninmtv: Other the the ample rack space, nothing there. more » | Other threads
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online video
ABC to test more ads in online shows
For those of you who get your McDreamy fix by watching Gray's Anatomy at ABC.com, you'll soon have to start putting up with more advertisements. Now viewers will simply switch browser tabs instead of changing the channel. [Hollywood Reporter] -
nerdspotting
Kevin Rose wants to be a millionaire
How did we miss this in December? Kevin Rose, the cofounder of Digg, served as the answer to a question on ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and the show in which his name appeared is rerunning now on KGO. Sarah Lacy, the BusinessWeek columnist whose upcoming book prominently features Rose, spotted the mention. If you didn't tune in, YouTube has a replay: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by macbeach: Tom is still my only Myspace friend. Or did I delete him? more » | Other threads
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great moments in journalism
Nightline correspondent struggles to get whole transgender concept
"Are you a man" — hand chop left — "or a woman?" — hand chop right, asks a Nightline correspondent interviewing Megan Wallent, the Microsoft executive who came out as transgender last fall. "I'm me," Wallent replies. Good answer! But did the Nightline guy really need 15 seconds to spit out the question? -
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Transgender Microsoft exec on ABC's "Nightline" tonight
Megan Wallent, the Microsoft executive who first revealed her plans to become a woman on Valleywag, has told her story to ABC's Nightline. The segment airs tonight at 11:35 p.m. on KGO. Wallent rarely speaks about her relationship with her wife Anh. But in the TV profile, Wallent explains how he first confided his discomfort with his birth gender to her. "It felt like a betrayal," Anh told Nightline. "In 38 years he couldn't find someone who he felt comfortable enough to open up to and share this." Until Wallent met her, that is. The couple, who have a young child born before Wallent's transition, say they are staying together. When I first met them last December, shortly after Wallent's first surgery, the two spent most of lunch flirting with each other like newlyweds.
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By Owen ThomasComment by alleylurker: @Owen - wow, awesome. Thanks for the clarification. I dig you guys again. =) more » | Other threads
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mysteries
Whatever happened to Amanda Congdon?
We are growing concerned. After her career as an ABC nonjournalist fizzled, the formerly famous, generously-racked host of Rocketboom has been absent from her own blog since November 27. An "under development "show with HBO has gone nowhere. On January 23, Congdon Twittered that she was "writing monster blog post reflecting on ABC and talking about what's next." Amanda, 28 days is more time than even Scoble puts into a post. Just press Publish, ok?
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By Owen ThomasComment by dalejo: Amanda is getting just what she deserves. I hope more of these web jokes go this way. more » | Other threads
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social networks
Facebook, ABC get political
Perhaps taking a tip from Stephen King about America's youth and its lack of political knowledge, ABC is partnering with Facebook to create a political-coverage headquarters. You know, so between Wall posts and status updates, we can all get our daily Mitt fix. The deal will establish a U.S. Politics category on Facebook, allowing users tostalkfollow ABC reporters, view reports, participate in polls, and carry on debates. ABC News, having recently discovered the notion of interactivity, says it will use Facebook as a platform to both share information and learn from its users. It's also likely the first time most of Facebook's users will learn that ABC has a news broadcast.
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Comment by dalejo: Aren't those Facebook users' already getting their news from the Daily Show? more » | Other threads
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online video
Web compensation holding up TV writers contract
The contract between film and TV producers and the Writers Guild of America expired at midnight Wednesday. If a new contract isn't signed soon, Hollywood production could grind to a halt. One of the bigger holdups? According to reports, the two sides can't agree on how much writers should be compensated for Web versions of their content. More »
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Comment by Patricia2: It's been an issue in that industry for some time. I don't think there will be a strike, but the... more » | Other threads
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By Owen ThomasComment by TheTypeset: Man, this makes being a billionaire seem pretty awesome. (seriously) more » | Other threads
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mark cuban
I don't feel like dancing
Alas, Mark Cuban. You soft-shoed your way into my heart — but not America's. Cuban has been booted off Dancing with the Stars. His crime? Letting his nerd flag fly, in high-waisted pants and black-framed glasses. Here's a recap of his brief dancing career: -
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By Owen ThomasComment by AceKiller: See ya Poindexter! Yoooooooooooooooou're outa' here! more » | Other threads
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By Owen ThomasComment by pseudonym: I like how on all of this clips, Cuban looks like he's muttering under his breath along with some kind... more » | Other threads
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geek pride
Mark Cuban's dancing feet sidestep Wii, PlayStation
Despite Internet entrepreneur Mark Cuban's tenacity on Dancing With the Stars and his status as Silicon Valley demigod, he is not considered a "who's who" by Activision. He's been left out of the videogame publisher's Wii and PlayStation 2 titles based on the ABC show, which allows you to fulfill your most nerdly ballroom-dancing fantasies in the privacy of your own living room. But sadly, Cuban's hot-trotting shoes and puppeteer-spontaneous jazz-finger outbursts are not part of the package. Instead the adaptations stick you with the likes of Emmitt Smith and Joey Lawrence.
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Comment by sample032: "Wii and PlayStation 2 titles based on the ABC show" There's a "Dancing with the Stars" video game? Bringing reality... more » | Other threads
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By Owen ThomasComment by Tim Faulkner: I blame the Viennese. I'm sure Cuban will too. more » | Other threads
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online video
What ABC News can learn from YouTube
"ABC is the only major broadcast network that is using the staff of its evening newscast to produce a separate and distinct daily program for a Web audience," a New York Times feature reports today. Among the differences from the broadcast show: More casual correspondents, plus longer back-and-forths between anchor and reporter that would be cut to seven seconds on cable. But ABC's online clips are shackled by two Web video blunders. More » -
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news flash
Mark Cuban admits he can't dance
Internet entrepreneur Mark Cuban warns viewers that, well, he's going to suck tonight on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," thanks to a recent hip-replacement surgery that left the muscles of one leg weak. That's okay, Mark — from the very beginning, every vote for you was already a sympathy vote.
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