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Category Archives: Blogging
Jewish Bloggers Conference Aug. 20 In Jerusalem
I don’t have a side in any of the debates in this article. I just have one opinion: Some people decided to create an event (Nefesh B’Nefesh Jewish Blogger Convention) for Jewish bloggers to come together. A sponsor was found … Continue reading
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Tagged failed messiah, first glance, haaretz, kind of madness, orthodox judaism, orthodox religion
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First Jewish Bloggers Conference
Stephen Leavitt writes: Dear Bloggers, I am thrilled to announce the First International Jewish Bloggers Convention – Hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, and Powered by WebAds. The theme of the convention is “Taking JBlogging to the Next Level”. This … Continue reading
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Tagged government of israel, israel time, jewlicious, llc tel, nefesh, stephen leavitt
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Remember When Blogging Was Cool?
Simon Dumenco writes: A May 25 New York Times Magazine cover story about the hazards of oversharing titled "Blog-Post Confidential," by former Gawker blogger (circa 2006 to 2007) Emily Gould, inspires such vitriol that the Times shuts down the comments … Continue reading
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Tagged college humor, emily gould, gawker media, michael arrington, simon dumenco, turnabout is fair play
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Daily Yid Off The Air
There was a falling out between the Daily Yid (a Satmar in Williamsburg) and Leah Kleim over the past week. I suspect that that had something to do with the following email I received: "with joy and happiness we notifu … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, contributer, email, happiness health, joy and happiness, kidush, kleim, peace and happiness, Satmar, williamsburg, yid
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Blogger Faces Backlash
I heard about this woman last night at the Heeb party and got a thorough rundown of the following WSJ article: The life of a blogger, though, inflicts significant strain. A scathing parody on ViolentAcres.com, set up as a letter … Continue reading
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Tagged ade, armstrong, backlash, blogger, bomb, course ms, ears, entire world, famous people, hate mail, leta, little bit, negative posts, Parenting, parody, rundown, steve almond, strict boundaries, web designer, wsj article
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Amalek Asks: Will Luke’s Blogging Kill Him?
Chaim says about Sunday’s NYT article: "Makes perfect sense to me. Long hours, low pay, socially isolating. The perfect setup for a massive coronary." In shul, a friend said to me, "If you keep knocking the rabbis down like ten … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional stress, exhaustion, funeral services, heart attack, hilt, information cycle, internet economy, laborers, moral leader, north lauderdale, nyt, nyt article, om malik, perfect sense, premature demise, quot, russell shaw, sleep disorders, smartphones, technology subjects
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If I Were A Tree, What Kind Of Tree Would I Be?
Joe emails: Your Google ads have shifted around–plastic surgery, the seduction stuff—instead, you could have *each* one of those happening on different pages. If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? Wouldn’t you want to be … Continue reading
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Gawker’s Stagnant
Felix Salmon writes: Gawker’s unique visitors have been stagnant for two years: they essentially reached their present level at the end of 2005. Gawker’s pageviews continued to grow through 2006, as (a) Nick Denton increased the number of blog entries … Continue reading
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The Gawker Job Interview
From the New York Times: The following is an instant-message exchange between Nick Denton, the owner of Gawker Media, and Richard Morgan, who was eventually hired as a reporter at Mr. Denton’s flagship Gawker.com, but who quit earlier this month, … Continue reading
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The Will To Blog
Emily Gould writes for the New York Times Sunday magazine: In the fall of 2006, I got a call from the managing editor of Gawker Media, a network of highly trafficked blogs, asking me to come by the office in … Continue reading →