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NY Times Magazine Thinks There Might Be Something To This Whole Social Media Thing

By Rick

Here’s a sneak peak at the Sunday, Feb. 15 New York Times Sunday Magazine: Page 14: William Safire takes a look at the etymology of the words mash-up and remix in his On Language feature. Page 15: In The Medium, Virginia Heffernan muses on writing a Facebook Status Update. Page 17: Rob Walker’s Consumed column uncovers the artist behind Twitter’s Fail Whale.  Next week:... »

Negative Brand Hijack Hall of Fame Inductee: Bruno Ganz in Downfall

By Rick

Great piece by Virginia Heffernan in the NY Times magazine yesterday on the Hitler Lost Cause Meme. People have been taking a scene from the 2004 German film, “Downfall” the story of Hitler’s last days and tweaking it, often with hilarious results. Here’s one titled Hitler Plans Burning Man (German with English subtitles, but... »

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