OTBKB and the Bklyn Blogfest. last night at the Lyceum

remember that vodka we were talking about in the lounge...? It's heeeeere.
Along with a pr campaign that reveals the basics of how fake viral is encouraged by advertising professionals. You know, in case you were wondering how all that works.

Here's the Blogfest fallout:

Brownstoner decided against it, lays out why and calls OTBKB and others out for not disclosing the payola
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/06/brooklyn_blogfe_2.php

AY is waaay not into it, and publishes the shillerific memo sent out to Bklyn bloggers
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/06/blogfest-meets-shillfest-as-spike-lee.html

Louise Crawford of OTBKB (organizer of the Blogfest) is the featured blogger this week at the NYT - g'head, ask her something:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/ask-a-brooklyn-blogger/

OUCH. :shock:

But not really shocked, I guess.

Something has to account for all the blabber it's been getting.

so dumb, since it's so painless to disclose, and so gross and damaging to not disclose
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"She's not moving back," Spike Lee told Markowitz. "Barbara Streisand's not moving back."

http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/06/blogfest-meets-shillfest-as-spike-lee.html

Consider the source. A blogfest is so 2005. Now it's the BrooklynBig Box Blogfest. So artificial.

too long, not reading all those blogs

A lot of hot air, over what?