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Internets In their continuing efforts to bumble their way into obsolescence, tumblr has introduced another pointless new feature: The new Explore page organizes and filters posts by tag. This means that every tagged post has a chance to show up in front of an audience of millions that might not otherwise see it. Think Tumblr Radar by topic. Wow, amazing! Just what I needed – not a way to reply to replies or a better commenting option, not a way to like replies, not server stability, not you people stop autotagging my posts, not how about my Crap posts in the order I send it up. Nope, let’s provide…this. Too bad that the first 9230984 times I clicked on it, I got this: Keep earning that VC money, kids! As the battle between cold hard facts and Denton’s ego burns on, it appears the commenter base that built the Gawker media empire is being wooed to join Crasstalk – a website that describes itself as “launched in November 2010 by a group of chronic oversharers and other servicey folks who frequent Gawker, especially its #crosstalk forum.” Since I never hung out in #crosstalk or Gawker maybe I’m missing the point here, but this Crasstalk site is even more labyrinthine than the new Gawker. Users are directed through a “how do I start commenting” page, that instructs them to sign up with another service (“IntenseDebate”). It sounds like even the authors of the site must create commenter accounts through this other service, instead of just using their WordPress logins. The mods claim the site is comprised of “a fairly tightly-knit group” and that they aren’t “going to tolerate any type of trollish behavior”. This pronouncement comes after claiming you “don’t need special approval to join Crasstalk as a commenter”. With such arbitrary and confusing commenting rules they are off to a good start at trying to be the new Gawker. Anyway, for those of you looking for Gawker commenters you may know (although I can’t imagine why) this Crasstalk place is being pimped by them all over Gawker and any Gawker story comments. Enjoy.
While Rich Tong busily sends off bortchy responses to users questioning his fashion week blogger choices, tumblr has already served up enough errors this morning to prompt people to complain to me (because obviously I have total control over tumblr’s servers). Way to start off the week, guys! After being taken down about 2099999 pegs by a bunch of teenage girls at Fashion Week, Jessica Quirk learned absolutely nothing: Today I was really craving a comfort day – just a jeans and sweatshirt kind of outfit. And as you can see, I’m continuing my obsession with all things striped. What can I say? I just love stripes. I also love pairing them with long, dark navy wide leg jeans (so nautical!) The hot pink scarf was something I spied from across the street on my last trip to NYC and for only $5, I thought it would be a fun pop of color for at least one outfit. I’ve been wearing it behind the scenes (in all those unphotographed outfits) ever since. Wow, sweatshirt and jeans! Really tearing it up in a bold new direction, aren’t we? Messica, this is the outfit you put on AFTER you photograph your daily outfit. It’s becoming more and more obvious that “SQUEE I just wanted to feel COZY” is code for “too lazy to do my ‘job’! kiss my ass, readers!” All winter long it has been lazy ass sweater and pants after lazy ass sweatshirt and jeans after lazy ass sweater and pants. Just because you put a scarf on it doesn’t make it ‘style’. It makes it ‘ugh I don’t wanna go to class today’. If you don’t want to put in the effort anymore, fine, go down to MediTemps and get yourself a receptionist job. But ffs, pick up the ball or get off the playground already. And finally, an aside for those of you who don’t live in New York – don’t be impressed with her shopping skills. Those scarf/hat/mittens/sunglasses tables are on every dang corner everywhere on the island, and the scarves are ALWAYS 5 dollars. That’s why every woman in New York has about 50 of them. Usually in different colours, not just a bunch of hot pink ones. (Seriously what is that, her 4th hot pink scarf?) Special thanks to that Love Life Lace chick for giving me an image for our Humpday Open Post! Start your open post commenting engines. As people continue to complain to Nick Denton about the Gawker media properties redesign, His Gawker Lordship pretty much rolls his eyes and tell his readers to figure it out: Look, Nick. I know you know EVERYTHING EVER about running a website, but when people are still bortching over a week later about your Crapty, barely functional site, maybe instead of telling them to go back to the old view of it you should just implement THAT view of it? (I can’t even figure out what the hole “blog view” is, since there is nothing that clearly shows me how to switch to such a view, but I’m not a regular Gawker reader so maybe I’m missing something here.) I know I ain’t no big shot new media ezeckative and all, but it just seems like you are so invested in this “cutting edge” design Crap that you are forgetting why people come to Gawker media sites – namely, to read the amazing and insightful content produced by your respected and thorough journalists with excellent spelling. Oh right. Carry on, then.
After a triumphant week of fashion and putting clothes on every day, Jessica Quirk has rolled up her hucky sack and gone back to her home in Bloominonion or wherever. After the omg most breathlessly exciting week of her life (after her wedding of course!) where she had a chance to meet influential people like Rich Tong and some 17 year old blogger from Arkansas, Messica only has one thing on her mind: All I can think of is I GET TO SEE @QUIRK TODAY!!!about 3 hours ago via web I need a nap and a home cooked snack . And a game of Scrabble. And a Gizmo.about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Windows Phone Yes Rich Tong’s little tumblr fashion princess just wants some scrabble and her husband. FASHION, people. You wouldn’t understand.
tumblr Continues To Improve Except No They Don’t
New Crasstalk Site Apparently Attempting To Lure Gawker Readers
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tumblr Already Down, No Up, No Down Again This Morning
NYFW Jumpstarts Jessica Quirk’s Effort Level
And Now For A Little Humpday LOL
Gawker Thinks You Should Switch To “Blog View”
Fashion World Mourns As That Chick, Uh What’s Her Name, She’s Married, Departs NYC