Peter Shankman

How’d you spend your Saturday morning?

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Now, the number of reasons to read Gawker drops to… Zero

Good luck, Ms. Coen, in your new position as Deputy Editor at VanityFair.com.

Of course, it raises a few questions…
1) Why was the news released after-hours on a Thursday evening before the Yom Kippur Weekend kicked off? 
2) Why was there no reciprocal announcement from Vanity Fair?
3) Why has no replacement been named?  Previously, [...]

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A Skype Convert

Always thought of Skype as a sort of cool thing, that I’d use for fun.
This morning, though, I had a conference call with London, New York, and Tokyo, all on one line, all through my computer. I’m a convert.
My user name: geekfactory  (duh.) Skype me.

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Friday Poll…

Am I weird because I enjoy snacking on Habanero Peppers? Not with anything, not mixed in a salad, just a bag of them by my desk, where I can grab one and bite off bits and pieces.
Is that one of the things that makes me odd, or do other people do that?
Thoughts appreciated.

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Bill O’Reilly: Peter Shankman needs to be a better parent

Which I find funny as hell.
Thank you for having me on, Mr. O’Reilly! Either way, it was fun! And I stuck to my marketing guns! (And my hair didn’t look THAT terrible!) (And by the way – I DID answer your question!)

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