tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post6114963472529660031..comments2023-03-25T06:35:20.515-07:00Comments on Moderately Cerebral Bias: Doug Shackler and the Erin Andrews Hotel TapesMCBiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-4415651227490479352009-07-18T11:53:24.898-07:002009-07-18T11:53:24.898-07:00Yes,people would have heard about it from others. ...Yes,people would have heard about it from others. Word spread like wildfire. Also, with it being EA you know people are going to hear about it one way or another. Better to produce the information yourself so that you can control the flow.Cobranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-18341573935850502532009-07-18T10:50:55.453-07:002009-07-18T10:50:55.453-07:00I'm trying not to rush to judgment on this. Bu...I'm trying not to rush to judgment on this. But answer me this, Cobra. Would ANYONE have found out about the letter from ESPN if Doug didn't publicize it? Don't be so naive. Sure, it's just like taking a pic down...if you or I rushed to Deadspin right after and screamed bloody murder so we could still get our page views from it. <br /><br />You're the first person to tell me that someone thinks that there's something creepy about the RSC series. I'd ditch additional entries tomorrow if I heard more feedback like that. I have real doubt "people" care enough to discuss any part of my blog, but if you say so.<br /><br />For the record, RSC was the female equivalent of http://mcbias.blogspot.com/search/label/Superstar%20Be which I did for male athletes. I was just trying to make it sound a little cooler.MCBiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-30644637922413877032009-07-18T10:13:24.004-07:002009-07-18T10:13:24.004-07:00It goes back to if he didn't do it, someone wo...It goes back to if he didn't do it, someone would have and since that is how he makes his money i can't blame him.....Page hits equal advertising revenue. <br /><br />Let's wait and see who the person was who actually committed the crime and then lay blame there. People are all too much in a hurry to blame someone and sometimes it's the wrong person. <br /><br />To me, what Doug did was the equivalent of putting up a picture that was asked to be taken down. <br /><br />You have 9 posts with labels, 'Random Sports Crush' and I've had discussions with people who feel that's pretty creepy. Personally, I don't but everyone has their own point of view.Cobranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-42451356774202329092009-07-18T09:52:50.718-07:002009-07-18T09:52:50.718-07:00Thanks, Hef.
Rockabye, you're certainly right-...Thanks, Hef.<br />Rockabye, you're certainly right--there's a place for a nice 2000 word article on blogs, our expectations of celebrities and willingness to invade their privacy, and, while we're at it, the death of Cronkite and the lessening of respect for the media. But I wasn't up to it last night. I decided to go for the angle no one else would use--it's my blogger bias, would rather be original than on target, tbh.<br /><br />Brian, thanks for commenting! <br /><br />Cobra, Doug has always been a good guy in my book too. He'd rec my stuff on ballhype and stumbleupon even though he barely knew me. If it were someone else, I would have been much harsher. And I do think there was some attempt on his part to do the right thing--he didn't even use the term "Erin Andrews" in the original blog. BUT--he had to know it really was EA, and that's what makes it so wrong to me.MCBiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-76566690523458517812009-07-18T09:04:39.300-07:002009-07-18T09:04:39.300-07:00When it comes to making money you always get into,...When it comes to making money you always get into, "If I didn't do it, someone else would and make money from it."<br /><br />Because of that, I can't blame Doug, who has always been a good guy in my book. Sure, his sites aren't exactly 'my thing' but I can't fault him for trying to make money. <br /><br />If Sheckler actually shot this video then it's a different story but I don't think that's what happened. <br /><br />You've written previously about what's OK to put on the net as far as private lives so I understand your point of view but let's not shoot the messenger just yet.Cobranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-83041461177736742682009-07-18T04:06:25.172-07:002009-07-18T04:06:25.172-07:00I don't understand this part of the article --...I don't understand this part of the article --> "money from sports blogs".<br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />Caught wind of this on your Twitter stream - weird stuff.Brianhttp://www.brian23.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-16430772251663851282009-07-17T22:51:16.050-07:002009-07-17T22:51:16.050-07:00Smart, savvy writing. I don't think making thi...Smart, savvy writing. I don't think making this into some parable about Doug is the storyline that will get play (more the invasion of privacy on public figures), but you make your points well.Rockabyehttp://thearenablog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-72287552242946722622009-07-17T21:31:28.267-07:002009-07-17T21:31:28.267-07:00Nice job as always.Nice job as always.Hefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583653514644431060noreply@blogger.com