Saturday, July 21, 2007

Fred in 08

Not Fred Thompson but Fred Bennett. According to a report in the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Texans have agreed to contract terms with former USC cornerback Fred Bennett.

I think Cocktail can agree that this was the one player we loved to hate over the years. I see him getting burned numerous times at DB with the Texans just like he did at USC.
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Anonymous said...

Link: How to Give Blogs Credit

II. How Bloggers Cite

Sports bloggers are generous in their citations, much more so than any arm of the traditional media. Every major blog (I use the word "major" with a large grain of salt) uses "hat tips," which generally are links at the end of a blog post that allow a blogger to say, "Thanks to Blog X, which is where I saw this story first."

For example, let's say I post a YouTube video of puppies dressed up in basketball uniforms playing on a miniature hardcourt. If bloggers like it and want to post that video, they'll credit me for the video. Why? Those aren't my puppies. I didn't film the puppies. I didn't upload the video to the Internet. And the theoretical YouTube page claims that 8,000 people have already viewed the video.

So why do I get credit? Simple: because it's impolite not to do so. It's like telling someone else's joke at a party: after your audience laughs, you say, "Hey, I'm just repeating what Bob said." Otherwise, you're just the jerk who steals jokes. (This isn't just for videos, either. It also goes for offbeat news stories that bloggers dig up: even though it was written by some small-town reporter, it's customary to recognize the blog that "found" the story when citing the news source.)

Saturday, July 21, 2007 11:59:00 AM
Flounder said...

thank you gamecock tim for the info and look for better credit to be given in the future.

Saturday, July 21, 2007 4:45:00 PM

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