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David Pogue Latest Victim of Twitter-Book Rage
The idea of a book of microblogging "tweets" really bugs some people. Our own Nick Douglas, author of the forthcoming TwitterWit, already knows that. Now a New York Times columnist is feeling the hate. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by poguenyt: Thanks for the post about my book ( [bit.ly] ). Just a clarification, though: The publisher is not O'Reilly; in fact,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
Why NYT gadget reviewer David Pogue succeeds despite always being late to the game.
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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
The Twitterati Are Alive and Lazier Than Ever
Why work when you can Twitter? David Pogue from the New York Times played copy editor, Tina Fey contemplated cookies, and Internet-celebrity expert Paul Carr was just glad to be alive. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by LuisDobbs: Cannot emphasize this enough: TinaFey on Twitter is not the real Tina Fey. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Twitter's Famous-People Diet
The media's most fervid Twitter users have a style: simultaneously vain and self-deprecating. It's like they don't even realize they're microcelebrities! Witness how unaware they are of their self-awareness: More »
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great moments in journalism
Timesman David Pogue is a fragile flower
All those years in the theater on Broadway among catty drama types didn't thicken the skin of New York Times technology writer David Pogue much. Geek Out New York blogger John Teti wrote a clearly satirical piece wondering just how technology-savvy Pogue. His latest column described how you can use Google to search individual websites. Teti didn't even point out the misspelling of Facebook as "Facebok!" (Which I hear is the leading social networking site among South African antelopes.) The pile-on-Pogue post was clearly facetious, but that didn't stop Pogue from emailing Teti to complain. And then emailing again. And again. Pogue's initial, angry missive in full after the jump. More »
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By Jackson WestComment by noname5: Jackson, short on content today? Taking things out of context much? Bloidy nature of VW notwithstanding, you really stretched this... 1 Responses | Other threads
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birthday wishes
The New York Times tech columnist-cum-singing sensation turns 45 today.
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David Pogue blacklists Google, sings uplifting show tune
I tried to send an email to New York Times columnist David Pogue, but I failed. It appears that Google's Gmail has been blacklisted by the Sorbs spam-blocking system. At the moment, Sorbs claims to be in a "maintenance period." Pogue's email provider could be blocking all mail because it can't reach Sorbs — but why would it be down for maintenance in the middle of the day? See the full error message after the jump and tell me if you can figure it out. In the meantime, David, call me? Everybody sing! Let the sound of your voice turn winter to spring. More »
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Comment by eth0: Perhaps something to do with the recent explosion of spam accounts on gmail? Was reading about it on /. -... more » | Other threads
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david pogue
The name is "Fark," have you farking heard of it?
Gadget reviewer David Pogue of the New York Times has run so short of ideas that he's recycling a decade-old idea: Criticizing the absurdity of today's Web 2.0 domain names. But in rehashing what everyone else already knew, Pogue reveals just how far behind he is. "These are all actual Web sites that have hit the Web in the last year or so: Doostang. Wufoo. Bliin. Thoof. Bebo. Meebo. Meemo. Kudit. Raketu. Etelos. Iyogi. Oyogi. Qoop. Fark. Kijiji. Zixxo. Zoogmo." Fark? Last year or so? Drew Curtis's Fark.com as a collection of interesting headlines has been around since at least 1999. More »
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By Tim FaulknerComment by thekapper: @poguenyt: I'll agree that you're definitely not out of touch with the modern internet. You reacted to criticism with about... more » | Other threads
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apple
OS X Leopard reviews — the 100-word versions
Got 30 seconds? Read my summaries of the early reviews of Apple's new operating system in Thursday's papers. Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg, New York Times reviewer David Pogue, and USA Today's Ed Baig agree: Time Machine backups, yay. See-through menus, boo. More » -
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Pogue agrees — advance gadget reviews are bogus
New York Times gadget reviewer David Pogue got into an email back-and-forth with Valleywag after he was tricked into writing an article by advance misinformation on a pre-launch product. In theory, it's good for reviewers to test and write up products before release day, so consumers can make informed choices. In practice, Pogue and we wish the industry standard would change. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by Brian Lam: @Ian Bell: I'd say we have the best reviews/time out there. No offense taken. You can only be expected to... more » | Other threads
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great moments in journalism
David Pogue writes whatever you tell him to
David Pogue of the New York Times wrote a humiliating column today correcting a huge pricing error in his last piece. He wrote about cellphone startup Cubic Telecom, which carries international phone calls over the Internet to give really cheap rates. Pogue listed off a bunch of rates to places like Greece or Iraq and excitedly wrote that "the appropriate world traveler's response ought to be involuntary drooling." Except the prices he quoted were just plain wrong. That'll stop up your salivary glands. More »
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Comment by davidrea: Wow...is this bitterness driven from envy? "David Pogue writes whatever you tell him to" "humiliating column" "looked like a... more » | Other threads
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electric cars
David Pogue Hearts The Hot Electric Car Action Of GM's Bob Lutz
It's good to see that we're not the only journos with the severe man-crush on GM's Vice-Chairman, "Maximum" Bob Lutz. It seems David Pogue, the gadget-obsessed tech writer at The New York Times also has a heavy dose of the Lutz love as he spent some time with Bob and GM's new 'lectric concept sled, the Volt. Pogue describes Bob as "a funny, smart, engaging guy." We wish he'd also noted the "Maximum" man-musk emanating from him, but whatevs, maybe he was just overcome by it. Regardless, Pogue got... [Jalopnik] -
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David Pogue of the New York Times questions the need for the popular business-oriented social network: "What I don't understand is: If somebody knows me well enough to e-mail me with an invitation to join, why doesn't he just e-mail me directly with whatever his problem or offer is?" [Pogue's Posts]
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By Tim FaulknerComment by TheOtherDavid: Dear God- is this guy clueless or what? I suppose it's no surprise that this guy doesn't need anyone... more » | Other threads
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bloggers
Outraged that his New York Times salary funds four separate family vacations a year, David Pogue's readers engage in class warfare in the comments of an otherwise innocuous, if anachronistic, blog post about hotel check-in kiosks. [Pogue's Post]
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By Owen ThomasComment by Magister: Actually, I'm glad Accor's Etap chain made it into the fifth comment because I've occasionally self checked-in them, since the... more » | Other threads
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bills
iPhone Sends Itemized Bill For Every Single Image You Access
Unfortunately, Apple's design gurus didn't get to lovingly sculpt AT&T's billing system, so when the first iPhone users opened their bills this month, they got a surprise. Actually, pages upon pages of surprises. Every single image gets assessed a fee based on its kilobytes, and is then painstakingly itemized on your AT&T bill. [Consumerist]
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By Ben PopkenComment by vladthepaler: You'd think that printing & postage costs would suggest ATT stop doing this. more » | Other threads
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iphone
Dontcha wish you'd come up with this video?
Hate to say it, but Jason Calacanis had it right: NYT gadget reviewer David Pogue's "iPhone: The Musical" was a trite, derivative, and boring piece of Apple propaganda. But a group of San Francisco webheads have come up with a pitch-perfect take on the iPhone phenomenon. Behold the glory that is "Dontcha Wish Your Cell Phone Was Hot Like Me?" — and after the jump, my take on why this spoof gets it right while Pogue's flopped. More » -
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Are gadget critics above criticism?
New York Times technology columnist David Pogue is a not-very-critical critic — except, possibly, when it comes to his own biography. Pogue, or someone claiming to be him, is in fact editing his own Wikipedia entry. And every sign points to it, in fact, being Pogue: The poster's IP address, 67.86.88.246, has been removing anything negative about Pogue and making other curiously detailed revisions to the entry since June 30. Here are the details that suggest it really is Pogue. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com: @deliriousnyc: Yes, but as so many college professors like to remind their students, Wikipedia isn't about one expert getting it... more » | Other threads
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windows vista
Mossberg in our mailbag: "I will likely do a more comparative piece" on Vista vs OS X
PAUL BOUTIN — Wall Street Journal uber-reviewer Walt Mossberg replied at length to Valleywag's email inquiry yesterday, in which I asked why he mentions Apple's Mac OS X so many times in his review of Microsoft Windows Vista. He obviously thinks the Mac still whups Vista, yet doesn't tell his loyal readers to consider a Mac instead of the pricey new PC most will need to buy to run Vista's best features. Are they holding a gun to his head there, or what? The Sage of Potomac replied instantly, but his email got stuck in the tubes for most of a day. Walt's full response after the jump. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by mzarum: Come on. Comparing Apple's OSs to Microsoft's OSs is like comparing...apples to oranges. No...Like comparing apples to lemons. In the auto... more » | Other threads
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windows vista
David Pogue calls Vista "a truck"
PAUL BOUTIN — Vista or OS X? The star reviewers at the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both point out Microsoft's new operating system (a) requires a new, beefed-up PC to use its best features, and (b) seems like an inferior copy of Apple's Mac OS X. David Pogue and Walt Mossberg are both known Mac fans. Each spends a good chunk of his review praising OS X over Vista. It leaves a reader wondering: Should I buy a Vista PC or get one of those Macs, and why didn't they tell me which? Are Pogue and Mossberg appeasing Mac fanboys without actually advocating Apple? Were they ordered not to blurt out VISTA SUCKS GET A MAC? After the jump, Pogue takes the bait. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by L. M. Lloyd: Oh, and I have no particular desire to single you out Mr. Pouge, it is just that this article is... more » | Other threads
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David Pogue puts on an antic disposition
Look, some readers really admire David Pogue's innocently funny approach to reviewing gadgets and software for the New York Times. I myself enjoy his whimsical video reviews. But the man has gone mad. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by RadarOnPaws: If you call this madness, I'd hate to see your take on anything that actually is notable. What's your problem... more » | Other threads
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David Pogue ruins it for tech writers
David Pogue, the friendly Bob Saget of tech journalism, got flak for last week's New York Times column, in which he explained why Macs will never dominate the business scene. One of his reasons was that IT pros would put themselves out of business by filling their companies with Macs. He got plenty of shit for that one. And under the pressure, he's cracked: More » -
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David Pogue amuses himself
Somewhere deep in the New York Times stylebook is the rule that all shopping columnists must be "quirky." David Pogue, master gadget and software reviewer, is the William Safire of the genre, and he's even better on video. In his latest clip, Pogue pulls off the best cheesy joke telling in history — just like your dad did around your high-school friends. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by tokemak: Good god, Pogue sucks. Can he drop the cutesy act for just one minute? more » | Other threads
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David Pogue talks and sings at TED 2006
TED, the futuristic conference that calls itself "a preview of Heaven" just released this year's keynote speeches online. Most of the clips from the February TED conference aren't geeky or funny enough. But New York Times personal tech columnist David Pogue is both. Forgive a few well-worn jokes and listen to his witty — if pedantically delivered — piano parodies. "The Bill Gates Song" is destined to be a summer jam. More »
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