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SXSW: The Perils of Being Internet Famous

in News on March 17, 2009 at 1:54 pm PT

Death threats. Suspicious packages. Marriage proposals. Haters. These are the perils of being “Internet famous,” according to a panel of self-proclaimed Internet celebrities at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival.

Well Said: Ana Marie Cox on Bloggers Then and Now

in News on October 24, 2008 at 12:51 pm PT

The more things change, the more they actually do change. At least, according to this excerpt from a 10-questions interview former Wonkette blogger Ana Marie Cox, who now contributes to Time magazine’s Swampland blog, did with Stop Smiling magazine. In questions No. 7 and 8 here, she discusses the huge differences in the 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns, in terms of blogs, and how the image of bloggers has shifted dramatically with mainstream media.