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Top 5 Week Two

Mark Glaser

by Mark Glaser, January 25, 2006

  1. Deborah Howell
    Washington Post ombudswoman ignites firestorm
  2. Netflix downloads
    Mail-order DVD company plans digital downloads
  3. John Lasseter
    Creative genius at Pixar becomes go-to guy at Disney for animation
  4. Sex.com
    Domain name brings in $14 million after long saga
  5. Net-only media diet
    Blogger spends one month away from traditional media
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Ender said:

January 25, 2006 2:51 PM

What are your thoughts on WashPost's cancelling comments? Would you do the same for your blog if comments get out of hand?

 

Mark Glaser said:

January 25, 2006 6:11 PM

Good question. I'm actually going to write about the whole thing, particularly about my thoughts on how we are doing comments here. Look out for a post on it tomorrow.

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