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mikehudack:

At first I thought Web TV Dirt was a cool idea. Now I’m unfollowing. No more reblogs from me, guys!

I never did. The last thing our - or really ANY - industry needs is another snarky Gawker/Perez knockoff posting “dirt” on who’s flirting/canoodling/fucking/probably just sitting next to whom. It’s not news, it’s not journalism, it’s “gossip” - which is a near-meaningless word used as a fun little “get out of journalistic ethics free” card.

“Smile for the camera so I can make up rumors about your personal life! Someone told me some completely unsubstantiated speculation about this company that I’ll run as if it were actually valid news - who cares if it’s totally made up and has a negative effect on their business! Maybe I’ll get enough traffic to start selling ads and make some money off of you suckers!”

I can guarantee that if any of my friends is running it, and I find myself the subject of any post on a fucking gossip site, we’re going to be on rocky territory really fucking quickly.

Only if you find yourself the subject? What if one of your friends find themselves the subject? :-)

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8 notes | | Nov 6, 2009
  1. seanbury reblogged this from spytap and added:
    I’m confused, you guys are talking as if anybody gives a shit....Gives a shit about Web...
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  3. schlomo reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    I followed hoping that instead of tumblr being filled with slogans written in Helvetica and pics of fetishized asian...
  4. mikehudack reblogged this from spytap and added:
    Only if you find yourself the subject? What if one of your friends find themselves the subject? :-)
  5. spytap reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    never did. The last thing our - or really ANY - industry needs is another snarky Gawker/Perez knockoff posting “dirt” on...
  6. lizlet reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    still following, but only because when they posted about...they used a very flattering...
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