9 November 2007, 11:18

who needs msnbc? Rosie's making her own news

Filed under:short-cuts, loose-bits by julie T


Rosie O’ Donnell’s recent tanking of her own prospective show deal with MSNBC probably didn’t hurt her none. She continues to get top billing for every outrageous thing she says, and she’s already as rich as Midas.

It’s such a weird thing with modern media – the hype about an event that hasn’t happened yet (or won’t) can eclipse the actual event.

Why get tied into a boring old regular TV show with a boring old format when you can get blogged about for shooting off your mouth or just being yourself?

20 June 2006, 16:19

Dot-Com Diarist - The dream was still alive at Vloggercon

Filed under:first-person, technohoot by julie T


I went to Vloggercon 2006, a tech and media conference for videologgers and bloggers, the weekend before last, and was truly inspired (as corny as it may sound). It was all reconstructed hippie idealism, knee-deep A/V geekery, and wandering media types – and it felt so good. Photos linked to image on right from Laughing Squid on Flickr.


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