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newspaper plagiarizes blog, taunts real author-> 3

Submitted by iandennismiller
iandennismiller writes "I've been keeping an eye on this viral marketing campaign called Petite Lap Giraffe — it's the DirecTV ads with the Russian guy and the tiny giraffe. I was pretty quick to debunk the existence of the giraffes, so a lot of people have been visiting my blog as a result. Today, I noticed a New-York area newspaper that was represented my research as their own, so I asked them to link to my blog (i.e. provide attribution). What ended up happening perfectly illustrates that newspapers just don't understand how the Internet works..."
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  • On the one hand, this story is so freaking silly - it's about a made-up animal called a Petite Lap Giraffe. On the other hand, I'm actually kindof pissed because this is a newspaper acting in a really disturbing way, and I expect better from journalists.

    • I agree completely. They ned to be taken down a notch; I think a public apology and links to any web-sources they use in the future would be good.

      • Thanks! Honestly, I don't even need an apology - I just want people to know what happened, and if enough people hear about it, I'll be happy...

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