metroblogging

Blog-wiki gang wars

ndouglas · 04/11/06 03:39PM

Yesterday, Metroblogging co-founder Sean Bonner slammed t-shirt seller Threadless for throwing up what he threw down: the blog gangsign. Then BoingBoing picked up the story and taught the controversy: Sean Bonner invented not only the blog sign, but the Bloods gang sign, and he makes five cents every time the gang (a REAL GANG. with BLACK PEOPLE) throws the sign. (It must be true! It's on a blog!)

Richard Ault: Still leaving Technorati.

ndouglas · 04/05/06 05:40PM

A day after he told the world, Richard Ault told his friends. Technorati's product marketing director finally e-mailed his contacts about his new job at Metroblogging, even though he blogged it yesterday. I can only imagine Richard spending the day asking folks: "So how about my new job, isn't it gr— What? You didn't hear— DOESN'T ANYONE READ MY BLOG?"