There. That got your attention. (and I didn’t even have to do my Tina Fey as Palin impression) I’m quoted in an interesting article on CNN on the new-ish direction that TLC is taking with the addition of uber producer Mark Burnett’s new Sarah Palin reality series (now with added controversy!).
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Jesse James, the multi-hued husband of Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock, has been caught with his pants down, leading entertainment industry experts to once again raise the subject of ‘the Best Actress Curse.’ According to Hollywood gossips, being lauded as best actress can lead to the dissolution of your marriage, if Oscar winners including [...]
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Unless you’ve been living in a cave this winter, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been lot of white stuff (or gray stuff if you live in NYC) on the ground lately. In fact, other than Hawaii, every other state has been liberally dusted with snow this winter. So much snow has fallen that even the [...]
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The band managed to take their creative skill of creating long unscripted jamming sessions into an actual business model of creating more nebulous fan driven marketing systems in the midst of their rigid business protocol.
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Never one to ignore the lure of social networking peer pressure, I thought of including my own doppelganger, but was plagued with doubt.
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…So blogs my very wise friend Erik Sherman on BNet. What Sherman does really well is break down the supposed logic behind paid Tweets. He then supplies ample reasons for this being a losing proposition. He also shares one of my crankier world outlooks, though anonymously . Can you guess which quote is mine? Image [...]
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I commented on this story for the AP. I really liked it in the story when they refer to me and say this: “At the request of The Associated Press, she [she, being me] reviewed Internet photos of Thomas from his judicial career and said the bow tie created “a personal brand” that helped the elected official stand out.” Nice to have the AP request your input on a disgraced former judge’s new personal brand. Icky, though when you have to wade through the accusations of what he’s done.
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Tim Gunn is in the same issue. So, I feel that while about 100 pages separate us, it’s like rubbing shoulders with one of the greats. (that my friends was gushing, plain and simple.)
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The long range potential for you to get screwed out of your ideas or semi-private information should make you even more hesitant to post anything sensitive, timely or proprietary on Twitter- unless you’ve already staked a claim to it.
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