Monday, June 19, 2006

Blogging for Fun and Profit (or, "Man [Behind] for the Dixie Chicks")

Following up on my last entry, here's a blogger who's managing to combine both business and pleasure in his blogging: an article in today's Washington Post [use BugMeNot.com to read], profiles blogger Junichi Semitsu, who's spending all summer on the road as embedded tour blogger for the Dixie Chicks.

When he's not touring with the Chicks, Mr. Semitsu is a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, though he also has a "pop & politics" blog over at Poplicks.com

According to the article, he has a free hand to talk about whatever he wants, though his posts are vetted for privacy concerns.

In a side note, the photo used in the Post article is cropped a little... differently than on his blogs. This is because he's wearing a black t-shirt that says (ahem):
"Man Ass for the Dixie Chicks"
As they say, nice work if you can get it.

Thanks -- Joe

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What is AOL’s response to the Vincent Ferrari incident when he tried canceling his AOL account?  I heard there was an interview on NBC’s Today Show this morning.  Who would have thought AOL would have such brilliant subscribers?
Judith
http://journals.aol.com/jtuwliens/MirrorMirrorontheWall/   (now private)

Anonymous said...

Hi -- I don't know what the official response is/was (though I heard the rep was fired), but I will be mentioning this particular incident in the context of Web 2.0 journalism later today. It shouldn't be too boring, hopefully. Thanks. -- Joe (posted & mailed)

Anonymous said...

Thank you, Joe.  I look forward to reading what you have to say about the incident of when Vincent Ferrari trying to cancel his AOL account, as well as what AOL's response is.  (This should be good.)
Judith
http://journals.aol.com/jtuwliens/MirrorMirrorontheWall/   (now private)

Anonymous said...

thanks for the head's up regarding the Dixie Chicks!

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