From the Gawker Network, a job they call as one of the most annoying ones so far from the social web, the job which we would gladly coin as the “Twitter Impostor Terminator” or a lawyer who does just as it says, takes down twitter users who are pretending to be celebrities. Well, as if these people need more publicity, it seems the transparency of the social web is still the main detrimental factor which makes the internet dangerous. From sexual predators, spam and impostors, they all use the internet for their dastardly deeds.
Hailed as a joke by most but praised by his clients, the lawyer sends out email and letters to twitter headquarters and the erring twitterers who are using his client’s good name for no good such as fraud and other activities. In effect, this entrepreneurial lawyer creates a whole new field of law that is specifically aimed at these impostors and it is his job to take them off Twitter, one of the fastest growing social media outlets to date. His client lists are mostly people who cannot cope in timely manner to impostors who are using their names for illegal activities. This might just follow the move by the RIAA to halt music piracy and to enforce DRM which has all but collapsed with even iTunes, one of the largest electronic sources of music on the net to begin offering content that is DRM free. The first and only Twitter Lawyer to date (as if people would care) has announced his portfolio and has released a warning to Twitterers out there that they better watch out or they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law if proven guilty.
Such is the amount of opportunity the social internet has created, with everybody trying to find and build a business even on a lowly mobile or 3G enabled device. one of his success stories is the one that had a fake televangelist doing dirty work in the name of the true one for Crystal Cathedral Ministries where he has successfully booted the impostor from Twittering in the name of the good man’s Servant. The expanding reach of the social web has been creating many such issues, like the claim by Face Book that it earned all content uploaded to it’s servers, much to the annoyance and complaint of all the millions of users who threatened to file suits. That was promptly followed by a retraction of the said site rules which were reiterated again and again on the various media forms to be an ill-thought of statement that has now been revoked. Just hope he can get those annoying celebrity blogs (the real ones) off-line for utterly annoying and useless content.

From the Gawker network, the ever updated source on information on new media has raised the alarm on the adoption of new media by traditional print publishers. This has become the norm of today’s economically challenged firms, go to the net but many questions have been raised about such a move since the net was born and began to spread its global reach. This would not only be wise, but would allow these traditional print media to maintain their diverse talent pool while they try to find a way of salvaging their other businesses in print. They however sight the should we call lack of sight on the importance of reliability wherein many a story have had to be told, re-told and then edited just because they are getting the news out so fast, that traditional editing and even spelling checking isn’t possible.
The infusion of traditional print in electronic form has plagued the realm of new media making it more muddled than ever before. i mean, new media is already on the rocks with the advent of blogging and twittering which has rattled the realm so much it needs a reality check to separate the factual from fiction. Though new media may be a jumbled mess of everybody who wants to say anything about anybody, it is part of the evolution of the net which was seen as the next big leap for the aging technology that started out as a cold war defense network. Much of the net has information that can be called anything other than factual but that is what the social internet is all about. Getting the masses to control what is in and what is out, where the truth outlives the tons of lies that gets indexed by spiders just as well if anybody foolish enough just happens to want it.
Traditional print however electronic it will be will always be traditional for they rely on good old responsible journalism, the only problem they face is that are they ready for the influx of criticism that we have all gotten used to on the net. They used to be the authority on information with the headlines and printed news deemed as truth, with the internet, they get the information out faster but any inconsistencies are quickly quelled and made apparent. Imagine a newspaper that has already been printed with a million copies and getting each one, changing a misspelling or headline. the speed the internet offers is the bane for traditional print media entering the fray, they’re simply not used to it. They’d better do more work on their publishing skills if they are to continue their ventures into the realm of virtual space, for their sake and ours.

From the blog networks, B5 has announced its launch of Splendicity, a high powered site that is powered by 30 popular blogs catering to beauty, fashion and accessories for those fashionistas out there. B5 being one of the biggest blog networks around has done it again by taking on the lucrative world of high-end fashion. Containing the whole shebang, from tips and tricks, shopping advise, photo and video content. The world of fashion will never be the same again with this addition to the network of blogs that are considered to be the best in the industry. Get the latest from industry leaders and celebrities who make headlines and a whole lot more. Take part in the discussion boards and express your views, share them with friends and get tips from the experts themselves as they answer questions from you.

“We’re thrilled to offer a destination where users can easily navigate a breadth of content that they love while still providing the intimacy and engagement of each individual blog,” said Jeremy Wright, president and chief executive officer of b5media. “Splendicity ties together the exceptional voices in b5media’s network of bloggers, creating a unique brand that beauty bloggers and blog readers can identify with.”

With many resources to offer fashionistas the world over, they boast some heavyweight bloggers from the fashion industry, such as Aly Wansky, Beth Bender, Tracy Hopkins and many more. Get the latest news of what’s in and what’s not of the fashion world. making it the place to be for the best fashion news ever. Get make-up tips from artists who do celebrities for the Grammy’s, Vibe and Entertainment Weekly for that look your celebs sport right there for your enjoyment. These experts have been writing for some of the best publications around including news network leaders and have been so part of the industry for a long time. So for the what’s in and hot in the fashion wolrd, check out Spelendicity.com, where the experts are and get that celebrity look you’ve always wanted.

Skinny Moose Media’s Steve Remington announced in an email that they are partnering up with a new blog network, Adventure Bay Media which we have added to our watchlist. From their about blurb:

The Adventure Bay Media Network is a portal to the world of adventure. Our network of blogs and media represents some of the best adventure and outdoor writers in the field. We cover mountain climbing, kayaking, surfing, hiking, mountain biking and a whole lot more of what you would expect with big time adventure and the great outdoors.

The network currently has four member blogs.

Visit the Adventure Bay Media network here.

We have added the Zedomax Blog Network to our watchlist. From their about blurb:

We are a Niche Online Media Company with a network of wikis, blogs, and social networks.

Zedomax.Net was created to cover Web 2.0, social networking, and other tools for webmasters/entrepreneurs at the speed of technology.

Visit the Zedomax Blog Network here.

The popular Freelance Writing Jobs website/community has expanded from one blog to a network of six blogs. Quoting the newborn network’s press release:

“This is a natural progression for the site,” says Deborah Ng, who founded the site in May of 2005 to help work-at-home moms find better writing opportunities. “We have multiple contributors now. By providing six different blogs, we’re making it much more readable. Community members can subscribe to the different blogs rather than scrolling down deeper and deeper to find the content that interests them. This design will provide our readers with much more freedom.”

Congratulations to FWJ, or should we say, the FWJ Network!

We have added the BlogMedia.Asia network to our watchlist. Here’s part of the message we received from Althaf Ahmed, the network’s founder:

I am Althaf, an S.E.O Consultant and a Blogger from Bangalore, India. I am a regular reader of Performancing, and through the links landed here.

I recently launched a suite of educational blogs related to a multitude of topics like home improvement, car repair, cooking, travel and more. I have a team of about half a dozen writers who constantly churn out high quality content for the network.

I decided to unite them under the name BlogMedia.Asia. You can take a look at www.blogmedia.asia

Rest assured, this isn’t a cheap Made For Adsense Network. You can inspect the blogs individually.

Thanks a lot
Althaf Ahmed
BlogMedia.Asia

Visit the BlogMedia.Asia network here.

We have added the Debt Bloggers Network to our watchlist. From their about blurb:

A group of personal finance bloggers who were inspired by our own debts and financial struggles to share our stories and lessons with you. we are involved with the personal finance blogging community, each of us participating in one or more carnivals and festivals, forums, and more !

DBN currently consists of four blogs.

Visit the Debt Bloggers Network here.

Envato, makers of the popular sites PSDTUTS and FlashDen, has lifted the curtains on the Creattica portal slash network. Design news blog Creattica Daily serves as the network’s first offering.

From Creattica Daily’s About page:

“…a site of daily news and links for creatives and designers. We cover a broad range of creative inclinations from graphic to product design, interactive to motion, advertising to articles…”

Creattica Daily will soon be joined by Creattica Sessions. Stay tuned to the main Creattica portal for its opening.

We have added the Cosmo Fair network to our watchlist. Sporting the tagline “Adventure, Travel, Entertainment, Sports, Gadgets…How the world enjoys life,” the network is published by Bill Belew.

Cosmo Fair currently consists of 11 blogs.

Visit the Cosmo Fair network here.