January 2012
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Detroit Auto Show coverage...
… begins today. Check out all of Jalopnik’s coverage of the Detroit Auto Show at our tag page.
Jan 6th
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September 2011
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“It’s a very curious phenomenon when there are literally tens of thousands of...”
– Steve McCurry: The Ground Zero Photographs
Sep 9th
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July 2011
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Jul 27th
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: Dear New Visual Arts Writer →
fek: There’s this new guy in our office, and I know we haven’t formally introduced ourselves yet, but I figured I’d meet him through the most honest channel possible: by telling everyone on Tumblr how much he smells. And wow, does he smell. What is that, a custom Durian scent? Good god, man. Do you… TOO INSIDERY!
Jul 18th
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June 2011
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March 2011
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How The Detroit News Sold Its Soul
neighborhoodr-detroit: Scott Burgess resigned today as The Detroit News auto critic after his editors bowed to a request by an advertiser to water down his negative review of the Chrysler 200. (read more at Jalopnik)
Mar 16th
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November 2010
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Lotus Fans Appear To Believe Jalopnik Over The... →
objectlessobservations: Lotus has been in the news recently with its aggressive new strategy including 5 new models by 2015 and a desire to become an aspirational ‘lifestyle’ brand. Some of the flak Lotus, including its CEO Dany Bahar, has been taking for this strategy seems to be equal parts rational disagreement…
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June 2010
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“By carefully listing an originating source, and sometimes a “via” source,...”
– Danny Sullivan
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May 2010
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"For sale: Perennial runner-up weekly publication... →
newsweek: Worlds Words can not describe how much that last part means to us. 
May 6th
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March 2010
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“Dear Ray Wert, I’m absolutely sure that Michael Schumacher wins the...”
– I received this email today marketing software to me with a Schumi victory in F1. Really?
Mar 13th
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Via the Wall St. Journal: a breakdown of the 5,777...
So if we cut out the executives, the PR folks and the members at large…we’d be left with…still a pretty useless group of decision-makers. inothernews: 1,205 actors 452 producers 437 executives 405 sound 382 writers 374 art directors 368 public relations (fucked up, if you ask me) 366 directors (see above. More PR folks than fucking DIRECTORS. More PR folks than any of...
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January 2010
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August 2009
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WatchWatch
Twitter’s down this morning. Guess I’ll have to resort to shouting random things at crowds of people as I walk down the street. Sort of like College Humor’s Dan Gurewitch here.
Aug 6th
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July 2009
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CarandDriver Forces NY State Senate To Approve... →
nyconvergence: The New York State Senate has voted on a bill (that the state assembly approved) that outlaws using portable electronic devices to text, play games or surf the Web while driving.  The new law is a… Great. Awesome. This is all CarandDriver’s fault I won’t be able to text and drive anymore. Damn you Mike Austin! BTW, check out this US Atlas of texting-while-driving laws...
Jul 18th
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June 2009
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Jun 29th
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May 2009
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Auto Twit Wars: @Ford Vs. @GMblogs
After Ford’s social media “guru” Scott Monty finally “realized” he should be using the Ford Twitter account rather than his own, there’s been a battle royale between @Ford and @GMBlogs. Two twatterers enter, one twatterer leaves! After initially rebuffing our argument that using his own name was more about fluffing up himself than fluffing up the brand that...
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Pretty awesome... Tony Hawk Creates A Treasure... →
(via craigdaitch)
Apr 26th
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Yeah, I really got that one too.
Marc: I just registered cranialrectosis.com.
Carrie: heey... that's... great?
Marc: I have a domain name problem.
Marc: I need an intervention.
Carrie: LOL
Carrie: you do!
Marc: Oooh! I bet I can get domainintervention.org.
Carrie: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Did Scott Monty lose his job as Twit-king of Ford?
Or do they need someone to do his job because, you know, he couldn’t be bothered to do all the stuff he should be doing when he’s busy tweeting all the time? [CommunityGuy Jobs] UPDATE: It’s the latter.
Apr 23rd
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The screen cap for this video may be the best picture of Automobile’s Jean Jennings ever — if only because it captures Jean, umm, pretending to be a pirate? benkraal: Movement Bureau interview Jean Jennings from the US car magazine Automobile Mark Charmer and Joe Simpson were across the pond from their normal London (?) digs recently and went to a whole bunch of awesome places in...
Apr 23rd
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Why Top Gear Is Like GM's Travis Parman
youngmanhattanite: Question for FOYM Ray Wert: can you explain why—despite not knowing anything about cars besides how to drive stick—Top Gear is such addictive television? To answer this question, allow me to quote GM’s Travis Parman, one of the more effective PR staffers in the industry in getting journalists to, you know, do their bidding (with basterdization of said quote in italics): ...
Apr 23rd
Mustang Boss 302 - Die-Cast - The Ford Collection →
DO W-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ant. fastasashark: W-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ant.
Apr 23rd
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Listengiannii: @thomasknoll @whitscott & Claire...
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Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Urges Michiganders...
From today’s Detroit News: “American Idol” contestant Matt Giraud of Kalamazoo, MI has a cheerleader in the Michigan governor’s office. Gov. Jennifer Granholm today urged Michigan “Idol” fans to cast votes for the 23-year-old Giraud on Tuesday night in TV’s national singing contest. Giraud is one of seven finalists for the top prize. “Matt is a...
Apr 13th
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Translating Park Slope Real-Estate Listings to...
Spot-on. I’ve found these rules don’t just apply to Brooklyn’s tony Park Slope neighborhood, but Manhattan as well. marco: “Bedroom fits a queen-sized bed”: The bedroom only fits a queen-sized bed. If there’s any additional space, they’ll say it fits a king-sized bed or bedroom set. “Close to shops”: On the loud avenues. “Close to restaurants”: Above a restaurant. “Brand...
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Twitter Use in the Auto Industry: Still...
Headlight blog has the first attempt I’ve seen to put together a comprehensive post discussing the use of Twitter in the auto industry. While It fails at being fully comprehensive, it’s definitely a good first start. I particularly like how it mentions my verbal back-and-forth with @scottmonty, specifically mentioning how his attempts to get Ford’s message out need to focus...
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