I’m routinely met with a barrage of e-mails from fake MySpace profiles requesting I add them as friends. These profiles are usually fronts for “camgirl” operations that are – ahem – “less than work safe” – and yet they continue to exist on MySpace. Things that also exist on MySpace: ugly layouts, pages that crash [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Did you delete your MySpace profile today?
Published by January 30th, 2008 in Social Networking, Sports PR, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsAs a Michigan native, I watched the presidential primary results last night with great interest. Fellow Michigander Mitt Romney won among the Republicans, but due to a mix-up in the press releases, the state GOP initially congratulated the wrong candidate:
The Michigan Republican Party mistakenly sent out a news release Tuesday night congratulating John McCain for [...]
Sony BMG makes you visit a store to download DRM-free tunes
Published by January 7th, 2008 in Music and Technology. 0 CommentsI applauded Sony BMG when they announced they would be offering DRM-free music for download. After all, the idea of DRM is fundamentally broken – when there is an abundant supply of free music that will play on any device at high quality, why would people realistically pay for an inferior product?
It’s worth noting that [...]
Overused words get banished in 2008
Published by January 3rd, 2008 in Education, Journalism and Writing. 0 CommentsThe public relations department at Lake Superior State University has released its list of “banished words” and phrases, some of which I’m horribly guilty of using in casual conversation, including “perfect storm” and “sweet.” Aside from making me self-conscious when talking to others, this list is a good reminder to check over my writing for [...]
