Comments on: The Associated Press Goes Completely Mental http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238 Our Team. Our Name. Our Colors. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:27:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hump Day, Linkdump Day | Orange and Brown Blogs http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238&cpage=1#comment-709 Hump Day, Linkdump Day | Orange and Brown Blogs Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238#comment-709 [...] – Here’s the Associated Press story on Braylon Edwards getting put on the Active/NFI list. I’m just linking it because I want to get as many in as I can before they start charging me. [...] [...] – Here’s the Associated Press story on Braylon Edwards getting put on the Active/NFI list. I’m just linking it because I want to get as many in as I can before they start charging me. [...]

]]> By: AP, Roethlisberger Follies Continue | Orange and Brown Blogs http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238&cpage=1#comment-706 AP, Roethlisberger Follies Continue | Orange and Brown Blogs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:23:41 +0000 http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238#comment-706 [...] a quick follow-up to our blog entries about the Associated Press’ bizarre plan to charge to link them and ESPN’s non-coverage of the Ben Roethlisberger civil [...] [...] a quick follow-up to our blog entries about the Associated Press’ bizarre plan to charge to link them and ESPN’s non-coverage of the Ben Roethlisberger civil [...]

]]> By: Mr Moohead http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238&cpage=1#comment-698 Mr Moohead Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:02:29 +0000 http://blogs.theobr.com/?p=1238#comment-698 None of this surprises me. A regular on my internet show went to work for Quicken Loans. In his work agreement, he was told he had to stop participating on Moohead Radio. He made the mistake of using me as a reference. The damn work agreement mentioned the show by name. If it's not the proprietary nature of business, it's attempted media manipulation by teams. I've been doing this crap for far too long, and the AP is just the latest company to attempt to cut off bloggers at the knees. Somebody there is trying to flex their muscles. They will only hurt themselves when people cannot find their stories anywhere except their own sites and a few paid corporate sites. Nobody controls the internet. It is the primary reason I decided on an entertainment based approach rather than a news based show. Everybody wants the scoop, and no one cares about the public getting the story. That's the profile of today's media moguls. Marc Steenbarger Resident Bovine None of this surprises me. A regular on my internet show went to work for Quicken Loans. In his work agreement, he was told he had to stop participating on Moohead Radio. He made the mistake of using me as a reference. The damn work agreement mentioned the show by name. If it’s not the proprietary nature of business, it’s attempted media manipulation by teams. I’ve been doing this crap for far too long, and the AP is just the latest company to attempt to cut off bloggers at the knees. Somebody there is trying to flex their muscles. They will only hurt themselves when people cannot find their stories anywhere except their own sites and a few paid corporate sites. Nobody controls the internet. It is the primary reason I decided on an entertainment based approach rather than a news based show. Everybody wants the scoop, and no one cares about the public getting the story. That’s the profile of today’s media moguls.

Marc Steenbarger
Resident Bovine

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