TECH BUZZ – A blog that captures the widespread misuse of quotation marks. We find the endeavor “irreverently clever.” Just don’t quote us.

The Best Links:

1. The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks
2. McDonald’s “Gets It”

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TECH BUZZ – A site devoted to the bad party photos of strangers. Plucking images from Flickr, reading through Sorry I Missed Your Party is like going through your camera the morning after and discovering a bunch of photos you A) don’t remember taking, or B) wish you hadn’t taken.

The Best Links:

1. Sorry I Missed Your Party — Pictures of Other People’s Parties from Flickr
2. “Realization: Some parties are really weird!”
3. Surprisingly, an Academic Party Did Not Look Fun
4. These Guys Look Pretty Gaysted Already

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SPORTS BUZZ – Bissinger - author of Friday Night Lights, Pulitzer Prize winner - appeared Bob Costas Live and launched a lengthy tirade at Deadspin editor Will Leitch about the evils of the web. “I think that blogs are dedicated to cruelty, they’re dedicated to journalistic dishonesty,” he told the audience. “It really pisses the sh*t out of me.” Oh, Buzz. But you’ve got such a perfectly web-ready first name! Why you gotsta hate the internet?

The Best Links:

1. Watch the Segment in Full
2. Yikes, I Was Sandbagged on Cable!
3. A Blogger Defines Himself for Buzz’s Scorn
4. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Buzz Perfected His Craft
5. Hopefully, This Will Put an End to the Blog/Mainstream Non-Debate
6. Video With Commentary: Oh, the Anger!
7. Blogs Respond Logically: “Man Oh Man, Do I Love To F**k Horses”

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CULTURE BUZZ – A staggering blog written by Jill Leovy of the LA Times tells the accounts of every single murder that happens in Los Angeles. If you’re obsessed with real-life murder, this blog is a must-read. It’s like the web 2.0 version of America’s Most Wanted.

The Best Links:

1. Read the Blog
2. What a Blog Can Do that a Newspaper Can’t
3. News Story: Blog Humanizes Big-City Murder
4. Blog Is Filled with Heartache, Interesting Stories
5. Listen to Jill Leovy Talk About her Blogging Project on WNYC

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