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#crime
Did Julia Allison Break the Law in Search of Facebook Fame?
Former dating columnist Julia Allison, an Internet microcelebrity now famous for not being particularly famous, has finally gone too far in her attempt to acquire Facebook fans. She may even have broken the law.
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#internetfamous
Julia Allison Now Mostly Famous for Dancing with a Quarterback
Dating columnist Julia Allison must be figuring that everything she has done is meaningless compared to someone paid to throw a ball around. Her Internet popularity has peaked after her dalliance with a football player. More » -
#clips
Julia Allison Bores Everyone She Meets
Has anyone else noticed how bored people look when photographed with dating columnist Julia Allison? As this Ken Burns-style clip reveals, the relentless egoblogger's picture companions look desperate to be somewhere else. More » -
#videuhoh
New York Times Writer Learns about 'Internets' at SXSW
In the '90s, the Web cognoscenti joked about doing crack. But New York Times columnist David Carr actually did crack! Which might explain his befuddlement in this clip from the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin. More » -
#michaelarrington
Why Internet Fame Is Worth a Warm Bucket of Spit
Fame has always had its downsides. But Internet fame, like the kind TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington has accumulated, provides all the downsides and very few advantages. Now he wants to go into hiding. More » -
#hilaryrowland
Blonde's Ambition Endangers Aspen Internet Dudefest
No one has been an Internet microcelebrity longer than Hilary Rowland, who began her Web career in 1995. But her hunger for attention could doom an April ski party for startup founders. Oh no! More » -
#internetfamous
Why there's no money in being a Web celebrity
We like to watch people trying to be famous. And we're so desperate for a shred of authenticity that we'll watch just about anyone doing anything, as long as it's live and on the Internet. Hence the lifecasting phenomenon. -


