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Top 5 Week Two

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

 

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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