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Black Friday Giveaways (part 6): Zune 120 and premium earbuds {Engadget}
Nov 29th 2008 12:10AM please.
Black Friday Giveaways (part 4): Archos 5 and DVR Station {Engadget}
Nov 28th 2008 5:06PM Me, me, me!
Black Friday Giveaways (part 3): Peek handheld {Engadget}
Nov 28th 2008 3:50PM I want to try this thing out.
The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's video games {Engadget}
Aug 24th 2008 1:40PM How about me.
The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets {Engadget}
Aug 23rd 2008 12:00PM I would like to win this crap.
Phelps Is Facing His Biggest Test {Fanhouse Olympics Blog}
Aug 15th 2008 10:19PM Well, he pulled it off, somehow. As impressive as the relay finish was, this is probably even more impressive, because the miracle comeback was all Phelps.
Buzz Bissinger Freaks Out at Will Leitch {Fanhouse Backporch}
Apr 30th 2008 3:00PM Stephanie Stradley nailed it--this was a perfect example of why people are turning away from televised sports journalism and getting their fill of well-articulated, opinionated (and sometimes, gulp, profane) writing from the internet. I actually think Costas is doing his best to be fair, but it seems pretty clear that if he reads any blogs regularly he's not making much of an effort to understand what he's looking at.
It's really disappointing to me when journalists I admire (like Wilbon, for example) seem to be willfully ignoring the obvious fact that there's a huge variety among blogs, ranging from ignorant tripe to remarkable insight. Painting them all with one brush is just irresponsible.
As for Bissinger, he demonstrated how clueless he is when it comes to the state of sportswriting on the internet. I'm a big fan of his work, but after watching this I find it hard to imagine him taking an open-minded look at any subject. He sure seemed willing to take a preconceived notion and run with it.
Overall, it was instructive to see how almost all of these journalists look at the internet as an anarchic rumor mill populated by half-wits and liars. Obviously, that's not true. And just as obviously, millions of people seem pretty interested in interacting with and contributing to the medium. As even Bissinger seems to recognize, these guys (and gals) are going to have to find a way to deal with it eventually, because it's not going anywhere.
Redesign giveaway: HTC's new Shift UMPC {Engadget}
Apr 10th 2008 7:14PM I would like to win, please.
Happy birthday: take a trip in America's largest flying gadget (part 6) {Engadget}
Mar 28th 2008 5:17PM pick me, thanks.
Happy birthday: take a trip in America's largest flying gadget (part 5) {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 9:12PM me
