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Sniping Fashion Blogger Unmasked as 'Nice' Designer

Slams products of

Jul 30, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Gaskins has had some success in the fashion industry, but he’s never been a big-name designer. His alter ego, on the other hand, has made waves, the New York Times reports. Now that Gaskins’ shop is closing, the “nice guy” has revealed himself as Fluff Chance, the... More »

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fashion • blog • blogger • clothing • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • Eric Gaskins

Obama Asks Bloggers to Pressure Hill
on Health Care

Leaves open reconciliation option

Jul 21, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama unleashed the hounds last night, asking progressive bloggers to pressure Congress on health care reform. “There is a default position of inertia here in Washington,” he said on an invitation-only conference call. Lawmakers need to feel the same urgency and desperation ordinary Americans feel, he said,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • blogosphere • blogger • health care reform • liberal • liberal media

 Palin: Politically, 'If I Die, I Die' 

Slams critics in first interview since resignation

Jul 7, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Giving a round of TV interviews in her fishing gear, before heading out on a salmon-fishing excursion, soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin slammed President Obama, her own party, and critical bloggers this morning—but wouldn’t say whether she plans to run for president. “Don’t know what the... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Republican Party • blogger • governor • Sarah Palin • interview • President Obama

INTERVIEW

 Perez Admits 
 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry 

Admits 'mistakes' in Will.i.am debacle

Jul 7, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perez Hilton has gone from “celebrity watcher” to “quasi-celebrity.” Public scuffles with Carrie Prejean, Dustin Lance Black, and Will.i.am have thrown the bitchy blogger into the spotlight—but who is he really? He’s happier than ever, on a quest to get healthy, and “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • celebrity • gossip • blog • blogger • Perez Hilton • Will.i.am • Carrie Prejean

(Newser) - Why Gov. Sarah Palin has chosen to leave office well before the end of her term is anyone's guess; but watch what you say, reports the Anchorage Daily News. An attorney for the soon-to-be-ex-governor threatened yesterday to sue anyone publishing "defamatory" stories about Palin—including rumored criminal investigations into... More »

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defamation • blogger • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - Perez Hilton screwed up again yesterday when the gossip blogger claimed Michael Jackson's trip to the hospital was a "stunt" like when he collapsed getting ready for his 1995 HBO special. "We are dubious!" Hilton breathlessly posted. He later yanked the post, reports Gawker, who saved it... More »

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blogger • Perez Hilton • Michael Jackson • Black Eyed Peas • Matthew Shepard • polo molino

Palin Lawyer Blasts Plagiarism Charges

Huff Post blogger accused Palin of "repeatedly" lifting Gingrich words

Jun 8, 09 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's attorney has ripped charges by a Huffington Post blogger that she plagiarized phrases from a Newt Gingrich article. Palin "repeatedly lifted" Gingrich's wording when she introduced Ronald Reagan's son in Anchorage last week, wrote Geoffrey Dunn, who's writing a book on Palin. But Palin's lawyer said she... More »

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Newt Gingrich • plagiarism • Ronald Reagan • blogger • Sarah Palin • Huffington Post

 LA Judge 
 Tosses Tyler 
 Blog Suit 

LA judge throws out strange case

May 23, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles judge dismissed Steven Tyler’s blogger lawsuit yesterday after unnamed suspects failed to show up in court, NBC Los Angeles reports. The Aerosmith frontman couldn't identify the online scribes he accuses of defamation and impersonation—that is, lying about him and his girlfriend, and posing as his... More »

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entertainment • lawsuit • blogger • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler • NBC Local

(Newser) - Last night’s American Idol was more than just a reality-show finale: It was a symbolic victory of the religious right over the liberal left; red states over blue states. At least according to two bloggers. “For a theory about how Kris Allen pulled an upset over the wildly... More »

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religious right • entertainment • American Idol • conservative • celebrity • blogger • red state • liberal • blue states • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert

(Newser) - Software that would automatically rate the credibility of blogs on a scale from highly credible to “little credible” is in the works in Austria, Ars Technica reports. The program analyzes the distribution of words in successive blog posts and also compares topics against stories covered in the mainstream media... More »

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media • blogosphere • Internet • Austria • blogger • software applications • credibility

Critic Fights Copycat for Twitter Identity

Lawyers pursue blogger who spoofs restaurant reviewer

Apr 22, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A restaurant reviewer and her lawyers are after a man who’s been tweeting and blogging under her name, the New York Times reports. Adam Robb Rucinsky has been spoofing New York Daily News critic Danyelle Freeman, aka Restaurant Girl, imitating her distinctive style in posts using both her monikers.... More »

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social networking • media • blogging • impersonation • restaurant criticism • New York Daily News • blogger • trademark • Twitter • Danyelle Freeman • Adam Robb Rucinsky • Restaurant Girl

 Publishers Turn Internet 
 Laughs Into Fast Cash 

User-generated content sites can have publishers pounce within days

Apr 18, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The blog-to-book cycle is speeding up as publishers seek fast cash from Internet funnies, the New York Times reports. Sites like Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves—featuring user-submitted photos of pets in bizarre outfits—have gone from startup to print in a matter of weeks, with the "authors"... More »

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user generated content • blogging • publishing • blog • blogger • I Can Haz Cheezburger • book deal

(Newser) - Evaluations of the effectiveness of yesterday’s anti-tax “tea parties” are split predictably down partisan lines, Chris Cillizza writes for the Washington Post. Republicans touted the protests, which brought out tens of thousands and garnered major media coverage, as a success. “I think something is going on out... More »

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Democrats • taxes • government spending • GOP • protests • grassroots • blogger • Obama administration • cable news • President Obama • Republicans • tea parties

Diaper Makers Trade Punches in Turf War

Big brands are trying to keep moms loyal, despite big prices

Apr 13, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big diaper companies don’t want to lower prices after recent hikes, so instead they’re fighting to convince new moms that their products are the superior option for bundling that joy. From offering aloe-soaked, organic Huggies to having celebrities tout Pampers to bribing “mommy bloggers,” the recession... More »

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mothers • blogger • Kimberly Clark • disposable diapers • Huggies • Pampers • Procter & Gamble • organic cotton

 Why Obama's Everywhere 
 You Look, Listen, Read  

President looks to get past media filter

Mar 24, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it came to getting past what he called “the media filter,” President Bush’s favorite strategy was to go around it. President Obama’s style is more to go over, under, around, and through, courting both the new and mainstream media in an effort to communicate directly... More »

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media • online media • New York Times • talk radio • blogger • 60 Minutes • Huffington Post • niche • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps

 Laid-Off, Many Turn to Blogging 

Recently laid-off vent, share leads online

Mar 10, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - As layoffs soar, job seekers are turning to blogs to connect with others in the same boat and share their adventures in unemployment, the Wall Street Journal reports. For many professionals, blogging helps make sense of the sudden changes a layoff brings. "It's difficult to see your own progress,... More »

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social networking • layoffs • blogging • employment • unemployment • job search • blogger • hiring

Bloggers, Unions Team Up
to Push Dems to the Left

Liberal coalition will fund competition for centrist incumbents

Feb 26, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A new political action committee backed by liberal bloggers and labor unions aims to push the Obama administration and Democratic establishment to embrace more progressive politics, the New York Times reports. Called “Accountability Now” the group will recruit and promote liberal candidates to challenge centrists in Congress. Their goal... More »

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union • blogger • MoveOn.org • congressional Democrats • liberal • Service Employees International Union • Congressional incumbents • Democratic candidates • incumbents

GLOSSIES

Palin: Without Makeup, I'm
Not So Hot

Alaska guv says she loves Carmex, hates 'pathetic' bloggers

Feb 5, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - “I eat, therefore I hunt,” Sarah Palin tells Esquire in a wide-ranging interview, dishing on motherhood, how to make good mooseburger chili, and life as a supposed MILF: “If only people could see me as I come in from a run early in the morning without a... More »

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John McCain • politics • hunting • blogger • Sarah Palin • Esquire • interview

 Peanut Gallery 
 to Fey: No, 
 You Suck It 

Internet poster fires back after acceptance speech

Jan 13, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Only moments after Tina Fey lofted her Golden Globe and told several bloggers who've been chronic detractors to "suck it" Sunday night, they fired back with shrieks of sophomoric glee, reports the Daily News. "Give me something to suck on," posted "Cougar-Letter" on the... More »

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Internet • forums • Tina Fey • award show • blogger • Golden Globes • acceptance speech

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Vogue star demands company reveal identity of blogger/insult-slinger

Jan 6, 09 7:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A Vogue model is suing to force Google to unmask a blogger responsible for a slew of catty comments about her. The blog, on a Google-owned site, labels Liskula Cohen "psychotic" and a "skanky" superstar. "We think we have a case," her lawyer told the New ... More »

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Google • libel • Internet libel • model • lawsuit • blog • blogger

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