http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:26:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44339 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44339#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:26:37 +0000 shostakobitch http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44339 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44339/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44042 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44042#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:17:05 +0000 mordzook http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44042 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-44042/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43552 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43552#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:31:49 +0000 SpyMagician http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43552 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43552/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43206 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43206#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:40:17 +0000 Vulpes http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43206 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43206/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43144 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43144#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:25:13 +0000 Rod T http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43144 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43144/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-43141 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are furtively masturbating to a vampire book written for teen girls and who reads newspapers anyway?, and also b) confusing link bait. The only difference between ironic blogs doing this shit and the Today Show doing this shit is that the Today Show has to pretend like it's not stupid.]]> Twilight characters in a post about, say, John McCain or David Vitter, and I only know about the Twilight thing because Google News has about 5,000 top stories about it, the post is a) actual dumb comedy about the pointless coordinated arrival of 5,000 news articles about a movie made for teen-aged girls who do not read any of these news outlets, because said girls are furtively masturbating to a vampire book written for teen girls and who reads newspapers anyway?, and also b) confusing link bait. The only difference between ironic blogs doing this shit and the Today Show doing this shit is that the Today Show has to pretend like it's not stupid.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42908/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42903 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42903#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:02:23 +0000 kenlayne http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42903 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42903/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42889 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42889#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:40:24 +0000 intelligentless http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42889 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42889/feed 0 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HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42842 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42842/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42838 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42838#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:32:08 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42838 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42838/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42832 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42832#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:27:33 +0000 boyofdestiny http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42832 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42832/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42819 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http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42775#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:27:59 +0000 Neopythia http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42775 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42775/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42769 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42769#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:17:07 +0000 katiebakes http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42769 have a picture there and I have no memory of how it happened. Anyway, Maura nailed it w/r/t TV recaps: And people reading blogs during their downtime at work ... can go back to thinking about how they spent their most recent bout of leisure time instead of taking care of the tasks lighting up their inboxes. So true. Now can we talk about Kelly Cutrone?]]> have a picture there and I have no memory of how it happened. Anyway, Maura nailed it w/r/t TV recaps: And people reading blogs during their downtime at work ... can go back to thinking about how they spent their most recent bout of leisure time instead of taking care of the tasks lighting up their inboxes. So true. Now can we talk about Kelly Cutrone?]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42769/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42766 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42766#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:14:56 +0000 lbf http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42766 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42766/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42763 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42763#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:12:53 +0000 Maura Johnston http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42763 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42763/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42762 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42762#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:09:58 +0000 hockeymom http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42762 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42762/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42761 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42761#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:09:26 +0000 Emily http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42761 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42761/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42760 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42760#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:09:06 +0000 brianvan http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42760 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42760/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42758 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42758#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:08:31 +0000 kiyoshimartinez http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42758 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42758/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42757 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42757#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:08:24 +0000 hockeymom http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42757 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42757/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42755 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42755#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:07:32 +0000 ContainsHotLiquid http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42755 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42755/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42752 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42752#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:05:34 +0000 kiyoshimartinez http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42752 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42752/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42751 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42751#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:04:47 +0000 lbf http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42751 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42751/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42749 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42749#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:03:08 +0000 sailor http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42749 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42749/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42746 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42746#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:00:19 +0000 brent_cox http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42746 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42746/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42743 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42743#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:58:33 +0000 fek http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42743 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42743/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42742 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42742#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:55:45 +0000 Maura Johnston http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42742 personal, and not some cockeyed mix of cheap snark and even cheaper news-cycle manipulation, is tough, because once the traffic goes down, the bargain bin gets raided in hopes of attracting more drive-by eyeballs. Golis must know this! Re TV recaps: Even though they are, yes, pretty useless, they get mad traffic compared to so many other things. I would hazard a guess that this is because a "small" audience for TV is oftentimes a "server-crippling" audience for a blog. And people reading blogs during their downtime at work (which is still a fairly sizeable audience for these sorts of sites, unemployment levels/understaffing issues notwithstanding) can go back to thinking about how they spent their most recent bout of leisure time instead of taking care of the tasks lighting up their inboxes. I should probably also note here that I read a few recaps of TV shows I don't watch because the writing is so good. Rich FourFour's ANTM recaps, for example.]]> personal, and not some cockeyed mix of cheap snark and even cheaper news-cycle manipulation, is tough, because once the traffic goes down, the bargain bin gets raided in hopes of attracting more drive-by eyeballs. Golis must know this! Re TV recaps: Even though they are, yes, pretty useless, they get mad traffic compared to so many other things. I would hazard a guess that this is because a "small" audience for TV is oftentimes a "server-crippling" audience for a blog. And people reading blogs during their downtime at work (which is still a fairly sizeable audience for these sorts of sites, unemployment levels/understaffing issues notwithstanding) can go back to thinking about how they spent their most recent bout of leisure time instead of taking care of the tasks lighting up their inboxes. I should probably also note here that I read a few recaps of TV shows I don't watch because the writing is so good. Rich FourFour's ANTM recaps, for example.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42742/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42740 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42740#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:54:22 +0000 KarenUhOh http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42740 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42740/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42739 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42739#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:53:50 +0000 Abe Sauer http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42739 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42739/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42736 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42736#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:49:49 +0000 formerly it takes a lot etc. http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42736 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42736/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42733 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42733#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:44:06 +0000 Sproing http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42733 Mad Men. The rebloggers love Mad Men.]]> Mad Men. The rebloggers love Mad Men.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42733/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42731 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42731#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:41:56 +0000 lbf http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42731 sexy.]]> sexy.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42731/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42730 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42730#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:38:33 +0000 Moff http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42730 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42730/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42727 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42727#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:34:14 +0000 Maura Johnston http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42727 http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/are-you-a-chronic-meta-enabler#comment-42727/feed 0