The Contagious Media Showdown, a contest to attract the most traffic to a new website by (basically) any means possible, has ended with Forget Me Not Panties, Crying While Eating, and personal favorite (I’m on the “Câ€? list) Blogebrity the winners. —–
Antigay Boot Camp and Blog Storms
A 16-year-old Tennessee boy recently came out to his parents. They didn’t react well: they sent him to anti-gay boot camp. However, his moving blog has created what Terrance calls a “blog stormâ€? on the web: So, that’s where it stands for now. A lonely, scared, gay teenager in Tennessee dropped a post into the […]
Afternoon Links
Arborupdate: U-M Committee Recommends Coca-Cola Investigation Also, PFAW: Save PBS Now! – (Send a letter to your congressperson) —–
Blogger Meetup Report
The Meetup.com D.C. blogger meetup yesterday was fun, about 7 people showed up at SoHo tea and coffee for an enjoyable wide-ranging discussion. The attendees included Pat, John, Michael, Damian, Dan and Jamy. > Other D.C. Blogger Meetups: Blogorama (kept alive by Julian Sanchez), weblogs-social-dc Yahoo Group, what am I missing? > Me on the […]
Music Blogging is Fun
I’ve been digging the Great Lakes Myth Society lately, an Ann Arbor band that specializes in nostalgic celtic-influenced rock about mythology, history, Michigan and well, the great lakes, designed for people like me. I probably heard about them on Brandon’s blog, you can hear or download some of their music here. On the rock-ier side […]
Getting the Word Out on “30 Days�
I’ve been getting a lot of hits recently to my blog from people searching for information on Morgan Spurlock’s new series, which premiered tonight on FX. I blogged earlier today about my thoughts – it’s very eye opening yet entertaining. Someone left this comment recently on one of my posts about a screening of his […]
Morgan Spurlock’s ‘30 Days’ Premieres Tonight on FX
Yesterday I attended the premiere of a new series by Morgan Spurlock called “30 Days.â€? Created in the wake of Morgan’s success with “Super Size Me”, each episode is about when someone walks in someone else’s shoes for 30 days. In the first episode, Morgan and his fiance try to live in Columbus, Ohio on […]