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America's Next Huge Pop Stars: Two College Kids Playing On YouTube

Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.06.2010 | Media

Read More: Yale, Sam Tsui, Kurt Schneider, mediaite.com, Mediaite, Rachel Sklar, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Media News

My new favorite song -- played and replayed umpteen times over the past not even a day is a simple, fabulous acoustic-guitar Lady Gaga medley by Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider.

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Want to Help Others This Thanksgiving? Go Online

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: Web 2.0, Robin-Hood-Foundation, Charity Christmas Gifts, Social Media, Internet, Charity Organizations, Giving Thanks, Poverty, Charity, Thanksgiving Dinner, Robin Hood Foundation, Robin Hood, Thanksgiving, Donating to Charity, Rachel Sklar, Thanksgiving Commentary, Impact, Impact News

A fascinating experiment in digital philanthropy is brewing at Robin Hood Foundation, a New York City charity that has raised more than $1 billion for poverty-focused nonprofits.

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Robin Hood Foundation Embraces the Web to Feed NYC's Hungry

GroundReport | Posted 11.25.2009 | Impact

Read More: Robin-Hood-Foundation, Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, Poverty, Thanksgiving Dinner, Charity, Thanksgiving, Robin Hood, Donating to Charity, Web 2.0, Giving Thanks, Internet, Social Media, Robin Hood Foundation, Rachel Sklar, Thanksgiving Commentary, Impact, Impact News

Over the past two months, a skunkworks team of young internet influencers has met, brainstormed, emailed and twittered -- all in the pursuit of feeding more than 100,000 of the city's hungry.

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Horror Chick: Why Do We Like Scary Movies?

Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Melissa Lafsky is a friend of mine, but she's always seemed strange to me for one reason: She loves horror movies. Loves them. Thrillers, slashers, cr...

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Don't Get Cocky, Twitter

Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Jeff Jarvis, Elie Wiesel, Twitter, Howard Lindzon, Rachel Sklar, Twitter Lists, Stocktwits, User Interface, Facebook Redesign, Ashton Kutcher, Media News

Even the most loyal users can get turned off by a bad user experience. This is the Internet -- there's always something else waiting in the wings.

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The Shining: Scariest Hallowe'en Book -- and Movie! -- Ever

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.31.2009 | Books

Read More: Jack Torrance, Wendy Torrance, Rachel Sklar, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Shelly Duvall, Jack Nicholson, Overlook Hotel, Books News

The Shining, which I read at 12, taught me to fear hotel room bathtubs, what a topiary was, why you can't forget about the boiler, and the phrase "officious little prick."

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Post-Cronkite Journos: The Battle of Advocates, Narcissists & Sleuths

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Journalists, Power Grid, Dan Abrams, Walter Cronkite, President Obama, Wilshire and Washington, Narcissism, Ted Johnson, Media, Rachel Sklar, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, Mom Jeans, Mediaite, Media News

Mediaite.com's Power Grid uses an algorithm to determine the top voices in 12 different media categories. Does the feature inspire a narcissistic-type of journalism, with people trying to game the system?

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It's An Eat The Press Canada Day (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Canada Day, Metric, Canadians, Jason Jones, Canadian Indie Rock, Canada, Samantha Bee, Jezebel, Meghan McCain, Conrad Black, Stars, The New York Times, Video, Sarah Palin, Rachel Sklar, Indie Rock, Media News

Hmm. It's July 1st! Somewhere, out in the recesses of memory, a strange, clarion call is sounding, reminding me of a hallowed Eat The Press traditio...

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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Morley Winograd, Gen X, Mccain, Bloggers, Rnc, President Obama, Joe Rospars, pdf09, Obama, Washington Post, Frank Rich, Facebook, Mike Gravel, Iava, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Pdf, Obama 2008, David All, Jeff Jarvis, Skype, McCain 2008, Myspace, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Macon Phillips, Alec Ross, Barack Obama, Personal Democracy Forum, New York City, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Randi Zuckerberg, Andrew Rasiej, Simon Rosenberg, Ning, Youtube, Mellennials, Rachel Sklar, 311, Danah Boyd, Media News

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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Eat the (New) Press: Breakfast at Balthazar's

Sharon Waxman | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Gawker, Nick Denton, Rachel Sklar, Huffington Post, Betsy Morgan, Thewrap, Balthazar, Media News

It was 9:30, and the vibe was laid-back-about-to-inherit-the-power-from-those-big-money media-moguls-uptown-we-can-wait-a-month.

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Sanjay Gupta Problem: Paul Krugman

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sicko, Video, Michael Moore, Paul Krugman, Rachel Sklar, Barack Obama, Sanjay Gupta, Gupta Moore, Politics News

Lest you think the appointment of dreamboat doctor Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General was going to be all peaches and cream, direct your attention today ...

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How New York Media Grinches Taught Me the True Meaning of Chanukah

Steven I. Weiss | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Jews in Media, Religion, Orthodox Jews, Christmas, Jewish Celebrities, Richard King, Jewish Culture, George Clooney, Rachel Sklar, Judiasm, Spirituality, Celebrities, Media News

Despite the fact that many media personalities are bright and funny and fascinating and love being Jewish, so many of them have the distinct feeling that Judaism doesn't want them.

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Save The Books! Famous People (and Others) Tell You What Books To Buy

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media

I reached out to a few well-known types (Fred Armisen, Brian Williams, Arianna, to name a few) who were generous enough to offer their holiday book recommendations. Let the recommending begin!

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Abrams Research: Dan Abrams Launches Media Strategy Firm

Huffington Post | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media

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The Wall Street Journal reports Wednesday that Dan Abrams, former MSNBC general manager and host of the 9PM hour, has launched a media strategy firm, ...

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Rachel Sklar on Air America's Maron v. Seder on Palin's Qualifications (or Lack Thereof)

Huff TV | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Air America, Sam Seder, Marc Maron, Joe Biden, Rachel Sklar, Vp Debate, Sarah Palin, Media News

"Eat The Press" editor Rachel Sklar was a guest yesterday on Air America's Maron v. Seder, a new live daily webcast, with Marc Maron and Sam Seder pre...

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