Blogorama: Kegs and Eggs and Death and Cats and Media edition

Firstly, a reminder that Japan still needs your help. Give here:

• Shelterbox in Japan
• Red Cross
• UNICEF

Congratulations to the RPI men’s hockey team, which has been given a berth in the NCAA play-offs.

What a weird week, huh? Between kegs and eggs and the situation in Fukushima, it was a banner week for legitimate media outlets embarrassing themselves and getting out-scooped by those dirty bloggers they look down on.

There’s a few lessons to be learned here:

• Any talk of “this is what the people are talking about” is worthless if you don’t have your finger on the pulse of the community.
• It also needs to be balanced out with ethics. Speaking of which…
• Misrepresenting facts and igniting fear in the general populace through misleading or outright incorrect information is FAR less ethical than a blogger who presents accurate facts with an attitude. Telling a lie with a straight face isn’t better, more professional, or more ethical than the truth told with an eyeroll.
• Speculative fiction is not news.
• Kids these days hate cars.
• Media outlets are not only surviving but in many cases thriving in our climate. If you’re struggling despite your parent company increasing its ad revenue on the whole, then maybe -gasp- you’re doing things wrong.

Alright, enough ranting, let’s get down to business.

This week – kegs and eggs and death and cats and spies and the Constitution. This…is Blogorama.

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This week on the Times Union Blogs…

On Kegs and Eggs overload (Daniel Nester)

You’re blaming ME for Kegs and Eggs? (Information Without the Bun)

Golden death penalty (David Kacyznski)

Kats on Cats 2 (High School / Michelle Kats)

Kansas ignores the US Supreme Court (Libby Post)

Dog refuses to abandon fellow canine injured by tsunami (Dog Owned Life)

Immigrant chef caught in legal system; FBI reads Table Hopping (Table Hopping)

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IN OUR AREA CODE

• Japan: how to (and NOT to) Help (The Approach)
• APD spokesman arrested, humiliated (Keep Albany Boring)
• The egg cream is Jewish? (FUSSYlittleBLOG)
• Ads from the past make wild promises (All Over Albany)
• Kegs and eggs: the medium is the message (Keyboard Krumbs)

MEANWHILE, IN THE REST OF THE WORLD…

• Hearst leads major publishing companies in 2010 for ad growth (FishBowl NY) In other news, Kevin Marshall is still not paid for ad revenue he generates.
• Old Sparky: the shocking history of the electric chair (WebUrbanist)
• A guide to political rhetoric online (Bark)
• Awkward moments in TV news (Dumb as a Blog)
• Odd Future have owned SXSW (Aziz is Bored)
• Dead Milkmen officially release first studio album in 15 years (slicing up eyeballs)
• The New York Times online and its big move towards paid subscriptions (Nieman Journalism Lab)
• The Avengers help you understand your fears about Transhumanism (Discover blogs)
• A visit to the online world of cannibals (The Awl)

MMA

• Fitch vs. Penn II, Dunham vs. Sotiropoulos at UFC 132 in July (MMAjunkie)
• Akiyama out, Kawajiri okay as Japan recovers from devastating earthquake and tsunami (CageWriter)
• Nippon Weekly: fighters okay after massive quake, Sengoku’s woes (MMAfighting.com)
• Jon Jones thwarts robbery hours before UFC Light Heavyweight title victory (CageWriter)

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