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Newspaper Plagiarizes Blog, Taunts Real Author
iandennismiller writes "I've been keeping an eye on this viral marketing campaign called Petite Lap Giraffe — it's the DirecTV ads with the Russian guy and the tiny giraffe. I was pretty quick to debunk the existence of the giraffes, so a lot of people have been visiting my blog as a result. Today, I noticed a New-York area newspaper that was represented my research as their own, so I asked them to link to my blog (i.e. provide attribution). What ended up happening perfectly illustrates that newspapers just don't understand how the Internet works ..."
So is this where Judith Griggs, formerly of "Cooks Source" magazine, landed?
We know where leadership by an anti-intellectual "strongman" who scapegoats minorities and likes boisterous rallies goes
Agreed. I also found his blog to be TOO readable, so I didn't read it. I like to challenge myself with my reading material. That's why I stick to Where's Waldo?
... and your second reaction was to log in, scroll down the posts until you found one tangentially related to your mood, and post a snotty reply.
.25 deciSheens, so I usually see everything.
At the least you could clue us in as to what fame threshold you're looking for in your plagiarism news. I have my account options set to
Literalism isn't a form of humor, it's you being irritating.
Alas, Poor Yorick, I misquoted him well.