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August 19, 2007 | 6:46 am
I let a whole bunch of good stuff get away from me….
Public nudity is losing its power to shock.
When wine is too formal and a keg is too frat
Two mildly interesting stories in my industry: TechCrunch asks if USAToday.com’s social network experiment is paying off and Publish2 is starting a social networking site exclusively for journalists.
Newspaper corrections: “Tip of the Iceberg”
Maier, an associate professor at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, describes in a forthcoming research paper his findings that fewer than 2 percent of factually flawed articles are corrected at dailies.
Best of CL: To All the People Looking for Writers
It’s great that you have decided to start a blog, or a new webzine, or to publish your latest book, however it is damn nervy to ask writers to commit to writing articles (such as the gaming people who want FIVE articles per week) for free. A professional writer doesn’t need “exposure”, they need money. Professional writers don’t waste time working on spec for startups, they only work on spec for established publications. Would you ask a hairdresser to style your hair for free because you couldn’t pay them but offer them the “exposure” of telling everyone who did your hair?
It’s past time for Red Sox fans to stop obsessing about the Yankees. They need to keep their eyes on the prize.
But there have also been quizzical studies like the one below, which suggests that fiction-readers are more socially able and empathetic than nonfiction-readers, and that nonfiction-readers may even be uniquely disadvantaged in this way.
There’s a lot you can do throughout your day to keep your energy levels up and brainwaves active. MensHealth has these suggestions for what to try, beginning with your next work morning, and what times to do them at.
Despite what some angry ex-girlfriends might say, I am not a misogynist. However, when hilarious websites like this crop up, I have no choice but to share them with our faithful readers. Starting off right at the front page it warns that the fairer sex is not welcome.
Job candidates getting tripped up by Facebook
Many students learn the hard way that online image can limit opportunity
Are Used Textbooks To Blame For The High Price Of Textbooks?
from the damn-that-marketability dept
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