Reuters Headline: Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
July 7th, 2010 by Dave StudinskiAstute readers will notice the slang buried in the nutgraf.
Reuters | Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
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Town mascot killed; Fowl play suspected?
July 6th, 2010 by Dave StudinskiTake a look at the front page of WANE.com this afternoon; a story about a deceased town mascot leads. The caption’s where I really lost it.
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Targeting your American audience, a CNN.com demonstration
December 15th, 2009 by Dave StudinskiBig news night for CNN.com: Is it time for the Simpsons to go?
Just for comparison, here’s the International version at the same time:
This is rivaled tonight by the most popular stories module (U.S. edition) on an article on the Buffalo Continental crash, seen below:
In case you’re wondering, CNNi”s edition, below:
Way to go, America. (Sorry, Chris [...]
Note to Ladies (and Guys): Don’t Lick Poll in the Cold
December 10th, 2009 by Dave StudinskiWatch how you clip your thumbnails.
Behold a USATODAY.com article aboutJersey tourism types saying MTV’s show doesn’t properly depict its shore. Here’s a screen capture of the page, though the article is irrelevant here.
Notice anything a little .. risqué?
Didn’t catch it? Let’s examine closer.
The video depicts a 13-year-old girl who, in fact, licked a poll outside [...]
CNN’s sneaky method to get more iReports
October 2nd, 2009 by Dave StudinskiThough everyone missed it because of the then-breaking news of Letterman’s debacle, Jon Stewart nailed CNN for promoting an the network’s new iPhone app’s traffic tool on last night’s Daily Show. Here’s the segment:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Terror threats? World leaders meeting? Holy shit Gmail’s down!
September 24th, 2009 by Dave StudinskiYeah, we know you know. But CNN has a story on it, making it more important than our Twitter and Facebook dribble-bitchings. Right? It’s on the front page!
Even CNN is noting the re-occurrence in a semi-snarky headline.
One thing is for sure: If Google continues this trend of downtime the webizens of the world will collectively lift [...]