I was reading an article yesterday about Jay Z -- apparently the credit crunch is hitting him hard because for the first time, club owners are refusing to pay his £25,000 "Appearance fee". He actually gets paid more than most people's yearly salary in a day to sit in a club and drink champagne.
Such is the world of celebrity, where the more famous you become the more valuable you are as a PR tool.
I'm not trying to imply anything dubious has gone on here, I just think you should be careful about advertising on here the free stuff you're sent. I don't need to explain to you why, do I? You really will be on a slippery slope to hell - product integration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement) hell, where you don't know if people are trying to become part of the Click Opera narrative just to promote something.
You might laugh at that, but your blog isn't as humble as it appears on the surface. I've been reading your blog for a while now and I've been surprised by some of the lurkers who appear out of nowhere, as well as the opportunities that have arisen for you because of it. Momus is a brand, you represent a market group. In fact, maybe its something that's impossible for you to escape.
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Date: 2008-10-12 01:58 pm (UTC)Such is the world of celebrity, where the more famous you become the more valuable you are as a PR tool.
I'm not trying to imply anything dubious has gone on here, I just think you should be careful about advertising on here the free stuff you're sent. I don't need to explain to you why, do I? You really will be on a slippery slope to hell - product integration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement) hell, where you don't know if people are trying to become part of the Click Opera narrative just to promote something.
You might laugh at that, but your blog isn't as humble as it appears on the surface. I've been reading your blog for a while now and I've been surprised by some of the lurkers who appear out of nowhere, as well as the opportunities that have arisen for you because of it. Momus is a brand, you represent a market group. In fact, maybe its something that's impossible for you to escape.