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- Washed up by the tide of spam (2)
Or: Why I’m being invited to get into lingerie
“Dear Neil,
My Web site is about lingerie apparel and is very popular among women’s fashion. Therefore, I think that exchanging links with your Complete Tosh site would benefit both of us. I’ve already linked to your site at (blah). I’d be glad if you linked back to [...]
- Sorkin’s West Wing dry run
From the wisecracks to the hurried conversations through White House corridors, to the (Democrat) President and Chief of Staff being old buddies (latter the former’s best man), American President is clearly Aaron Sorkin’s prototype for West Wing. It’s got Martin Sheen in it (although he’s chief of staff, rather than The Chief) and Anna Devere [...]
- Newsblog’s baptism
The BBC’s Tom Coates writes of Guardian Unlimited’s blogs: “Is it just me or are the Guardian’s many new weblogs kind of skanky looking and slightly unprofessional?” Great hurrahs around the blogging classes here at GU - Tom’s Plasticbaggings are like the Vatican’s white smoke, heralding the true arrival of one of our weblog-related projects [...]
- Things the US government can tell you
Via Boingboing comes CoolGov, a site devoted to cool things you can find on government websites. For instance, did you know that 2000 was a bad year for piracy on the high seas? Helpfully, they provided that news on Sunday - also International Speak Like a Pirate Day - thus serving a timely reminder that [...]
- New at GU: Newsblog
Guardian Unlimited’s had a weblog since the summer of 2001, and today we unveil the remixed version: Newsblog. Same great team of people, some of the old features plus one or two new ones (made possible, in part, by moving to Movable Type). And a funky new design, which I’m very pleased with. Watch out [...]
- Washed up by the tide of spam (1)
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This is a spoof, right? According to spam I got earlier today, these are BananaGuards, a “unique patented device [that] allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere…. Only $4.99″. Available in an array of colours, as you can see.
See more here.
- Hoggart on the crack tailcoats team
My favourite piece from today’s news pages is Simon Hoggart’s sketch on the Commons invasion by fox hunting types.
“By this time, and we’re talking about a few seconds after the incident began, MPs had snapped into action. They were giving the young men some very cross looks. Only Sir Patrick Cormack decided to become a [...]
- From tech to chef
It’s an admirable move, but one that reads like it’s right out a Douglas Coupland book. Meg Hourihan, the co-founder of Blogger-creators Pyra, and so one of the people most responsible for this blogging thing, has retired from technology to become a chef.
Back in May, when she decided to go on sabbatical, she wrote: [...]
- Anti-piracy PR debate at the Newsroom
Had an enjoyable evening last night at the Musically/Guardian debate on PR strategies to beat illegal filesharing. The discussion was kicked off by Tim Duffy, CEO of M&C Saatchi, whose keynote encouraged a positive campaign highlighting the excitement of discovering music online. Don’t patronise, he said, and keep it credible (so don’t pretend music piracy [...]
- New at Unlimited: The Guide(blog)
The blog revolution continues apace at Guardian Unlimited. For the first time, our very popular Saturday arts and listings magazine The Guide is online, and the Guideblog forms the front page, providing insider gossip and the trademark bitchy comment right through the week.
As you’d expect, the blog is written by the same team that creates [...]
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