Hockey Coach Not Guilty of Group Sex w/Players (1)
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David Frost, former junior hockey coach and NHL agent with tentacles allegedly so deep into former NHL player Mike Danton that Danton tried to hire a hitman to kill Frost, could not be proven in an Ontario court to have used some or all of those tentacles in group sex with his junior team members and their girlfriends, ages 14-16. Apparently, the prosecutors could not get anyone but the girls (now in their late 20s) ...
Seth Godin’s six tips for the New York Times (2)
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Seth Godin wrote a good post last week on the New York Times, and six things they aren’t doing (or didn’t do), but should. I particularly like this idea: 5. Stringers: The Times has always used freelancers and stringers to report and contribute to the paper. But how many? Why doesn’t the paper have 10,000 stringers, each with a blog, each angling to be picked up by the central site? You wouldn’t have to pay ...
When Blogs Go Too Far?: Yahoo! NBA Writer Calls Blogger After Perceived Threat [Media Meltdowns] (6)
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There's an odd but serious spat brewing between MVN blogger and Yahoo! Sports basketball writer Adrian Wojnarowski over an extremely disturbing post that has now extended beyond the web pages. Amir Panchmatia, of the "Cavalier Attitude" fan blog, posted an item in late October titled "Going American History X" on Adrian Wojarnowski" which began this way: I wish I could meet Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. You want to know what I'd do? I would bust ...
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Trey said:
Isn't this Cavs guy the same guy that got in to it with Shoals a while back?
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Smo said:
No such thing as bad press?
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Jason Wojciechowski said:
The rest of this is whatever. But A-Dub, American History X isn't a "neo-Nazi movie" -- did you watch more than the first five minutes of it? Ed Norton redeems himself, remember?
Maddow seems to have charmed younger viewers (1)
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Newsweek | MarketWatch Julia Baird says the Twitter-savvy, podcasting generation has hankered for someone more like them and delights in Rachel Maddow's use of "duh," her obvious intelligence and authenticity, and her ability to be both idealistic and skeptical about politics. || Jon Friedman: The "M" in MSNBC might as well stand for Rachel Maddow.
Is Six Apart's 'TypePad Journalist Bailout Program' a Gimmick? (6)
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The vultures are circling. What was once a small trickle of layoffs at major newspapers has become a waterfall of lost jobs within the media business. One can almost picture the Poynter Institute's widely read journalism industry blog Romenesko sauntering up to Time Inc. and Conde Nast and screaming, "Bring out your dead!" But one advertising and blogging company is seeing opportunity in the storm of bad news, devising a method to "bail out" some ...
How a Tweet Lead to a Phone Call from Shaq (81)
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As we reported yesterday, Shaquille O’Neal is on Twitter, and it’s definitely the real Shaq. But two days ago as a few people started discovering The Big Aristotle’s account, not everyone was convinced. Bryant Blount (aka lord_b) was one of the doubters after first hearing about @THE_REAL_SHAQ on a sports website. The back and forth between the two ultimately lead to an unforgettable phone call for a sports fan, and perhaps proves once and for ...
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bhc3 said:
A bit later, he added “still 30% skeptical about shaq tweeting…will continue to investigate and report back with any new findings.” Low and behold, Shaq responded at 1am (the guy doesn’t appear to sleep based on his tweets), “LORD B, DNT B SKEPTICAL, ITS ME GIMME A NUMBER I WILL CALL U.”
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Vorak said:
I should call Shaq out on him being real and see if he calls me too!
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Alex said:
Great story about Shaq & Twitter
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Jennifer said:
So Shaq really has a Twitter account. I thought it might be fake.
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Evan Sims said:
OK, now that is awesome. =)
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Devon Campbell said:
This is awesome!
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adstew said:
well, i guess it really is shaq on twitter. i may DM him a link to "My Day with Shaq"
19 Yr. Old Commits Suicide Live on Justin.tv with watchers (72)
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[Editor’s warning: many of the links in this story lead back to the original sources of the drama, and viewing them might be disturbing for some readers. Please be advised.] In a tragic story from NewTeeVee, we learn that a 19-year-old user of the online live-streaming video service Justin.TV has apparently commit suicide in front of an audience of fellow forum dwellers egging him on during the process. The death has been confirmed with the ...
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Brad Barrish said:
This is really fucking awful. Geez. Very sad.
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brian said:
Jesus ,what is the world coming to?
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Rob said:
sad and sick.
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Ricardo.Borelli said:
Tá aí mais um motivo para fundamentalistas religiosos chamarem a internet de coisa do demonio :D
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Gavin said:
This is so sad. Kind of the worst of the internet. So connected to people and yet so removed at the same time.
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ScorpFromHell said:
The perils of removing the face-to-face factor?
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Sean Brady said:
Not even sure what to think of this. Sad to be sure.
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Tsudohnimh said:
I hesitate to share this tragic story but we should take all of these things seriously.
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vanlandw said:
wtf
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Roger Penguino said:
Terribly sad and disheartening, raises lots of questions on how to control live footage and how to better inform users of internet perils.
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Mark said:
This is profoundly disturbing.
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ChangeForge said:
This is indeed a sad statement of affairs when this happens and we are so disconnected from others' lives we simply believe it to be a television show - with no basis in reality. Apathy is the worst form of existence.
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Hriday said:
Suicide 2.0 huh? Fellow forum dwellers encouraged him, phew!
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Mark said:
Such a shame.
Reporter refuses to respect sanctity of Penguins' locker room (1)
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Here's John Shipley of the Pioneer Press, a newspaper in Minnesota, after Tuesday night's Pittsburgh Penguins-Minnesota Wild game."So I'm in the Penguins locker room, which is about the size of a port-a-potty, and get chastised for stepping on the logo in the carpet."Some equipment guy or PR flak comes up to me and says, 'Can you please not step on the Penguin?'"Well, if it's alive I'll try not to step on the penguin. Or was ...
Another Painful Cross Country Finish (1)
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This one’s old, and only gets good (and by good, we mean terribly sad) in the final 45 seconds. You can hear the pain in the announcer’s voice. We wish we could have embedded this one, which took place last weekend in Virginia, and doesn’t involve a potential winner, but rather a kid who … just watch it and wince. Brutal stuff.
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Smo said:
Wow, that sucks. Haha.
Gmail Updates Its Look, Adds Themes (201)
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Google's beloved web-based email client has always been ripe for third-party design customization (we've always been partial to the Gmail Redesigned skin in Better Gmail, for example), but now Gmail is officially riding the interface customization train by offering 30-some new themes to spice up your inbox. Keep reading for a quick look at some of the cool new offerings. Unfortunately I still don't see the Themes tab in my Gmail settings, but Google is ...
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ydant said:
No themes tab for me, either, but I'm liking the old console look (bottom left)
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David Risley said:
Woo hoo! [kinda]
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Jamie R said:
I bet Schroeder will pick the Candy theme.
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Marvyn said:
I am Wowed....
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Brandon said:
'bout time! Now they need to give is the ability to make our own themes.
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Kenneth said:
freaking sweet
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Jason said:
Whee! Gmail themes are finally released! =) I've been using Phantasea for my work account... I think I'll use Zoozimps for my personal account!
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Dicky S said:
I love the "Terminal" theme
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Iain said:
Ohh Shiny!
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GG said:
Not in mine yet, but welcomed. Hopefully skins'll be easy to create.
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Alex said:
no mmeu nao aparece a tab themes...=/
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Bwana said:
Hasn't hit GAFYD yet nor my gmail account. None of these really have me excited though.
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Sheriece said:
Sweet.
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dknowles said:
Sarah was very freaked out when her gmail changed colors without notice earlier.
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Andre P. Siregar said:
This is cool! My favorite is the old fashioned green terminal.
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Peter said:
NO thanks.
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Zach said:
i'm using the ninja theme for kicks, but i can't really stand any of them.
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Lindsay said:
A couple of sweet looking themes in there!!
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Chad said:
Godamnit. I still haven't gotten the last new gmail feature they rolled out. Fuckers.
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Patrick said:
I can't wait to have this on my account!
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neeke said:
oh! när jag får featuren blir det temat längst ner till vänster :P
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AdamB said:
this is so totally awesome
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Ember Case said:
Coming soon to an inbox near you.
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John Stinnett said:
Geeze, it's about time they integrated some sort of skinning preferences.
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Braden said:
Congratulations to Jake, Jenna, Michael, and the rest of the Themes team. Nicely done!
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puthali said:
nice!
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Roland said:
alos ich finds cool!Shiny gefällt mir gut...
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Peppe Bergqvist said:
Wow!
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Kluzter said:
mine is tea house... awww.. li'l foxx.
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JVChuy said:
I like the "shiny" one!
Investigative Report: Shaq’s Twitter Solved. It’s Not His. But He Has Started His Own! (2)
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Shaq’s Twitter: Sad news to report - “Shaq’s Twitter,” which had been a terrific read over the last few weeks (seriously, it was hilarious; looks like it’s gone now), is a fake, according to Jacob Rosen, a member of the PR team that “works closely with Shaq.” However, the good news is that Shaq has created his own. It’s not quite as funny as the fake one - yet - but the Diesel did take ...
‘Meh’ - The Simpsons Make Word History (1)
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If you’re a teenager of the naughties, a phrase like “meh” might seem like second nature to you. But the popular expression of indifference or boredom has earned a place in the 30th edition of the Collins English Dictionary, according to media reports. The term is actually believed to be derived from an episode of The Simpsons, in which Homer suggests taking the family on a fieldtrip, to which Bart and Lisa both respond “meh”, ...
Journalism: Learning from Obama (1)
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Adam Tinworth is hosting this month's Carnival of Journalism, with the question on the table: What can the news media learn from the Obama multimedia campaign?Contributors so far have some excellent points on how to use the lessons to reach audience and to incorporate your audience into your journalism.But I want to take a little different tack, to suggest that from the reporting side there are some other lessons to be learned, too, the most ...
NHL claims all-star votes are valid, explains fraud prevention (1)
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Last week, a scheme by Montreal Canadiens fans to flood the NHL All-Star Game ballot box with artificial votes was uncovered, in which a computer script inflated vote totals for Alexei Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay, Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek and Carey Price. Over the weekend, and under the radar, the NHL took some action against these robo-votes, according to Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out:Late last week, the NHL said it was studying the legitimacy ...
The BCS Is Officially In ESPN's Hands Starting In 2011 (1)
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We already touched on this yesterday but the move of the BCS to ESPN is officially official. Every BCS Bowl Game will now be on the network from 2011-2013, which will total fifteen total contests over the three year period. Here are both ESPN and The BCS' statements regarding the deal....The announcement was made by George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports, and John Swofford, BCS Coordinator and ACC Commissioner.“The BCS will thrive on ...
Newspaper CEOs: Meeting again in less than 6 months (2)
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OK, we have a little clarification about last Thursday’s behind-closed-doors American Press Institute Crisis Summit of 50 newspaper company CEOs. You’ll recall the brouhaha over an API staff summary of the 7-hour event, which concluded with, “Participants agreed to reconvene in six months, and to explore additional collaboration.” That got a bunch of people upset (including me): What?! You’ve been told your industry is in serious crisis and many of your companies are on the ...
