Sadly, I did not get to hold a Dunkin' Donuts press conference

Globe article about the plagiarism.

I think the most interesting part is this:

Michael Zimmer, a doctoral candidate and blogger at New York University, said that ''social network" sites like MySpace, which measure popularity by the number of page views or friends within a social network, may unintentionally contribute to the problem.

''The desire to fabricate content to attract people's attention is a possible result," Zimmer said, ''like a 6-year-old who exaggerates about something on the playground to impress and gain friends."

Furthermore, the relative anonymity of blogs ''may create both protection from being found out, as well as a form of escapism from their actual life experiences."

I still find my plagiarist's actions mostly incomprehensible, but that was a good observation.

Comments

[Amy]

Cool beans. I hope that girl has been run out of town on a skewer.

[David Welch]

Huh? They should have used the damn chick's name!

[ChrisClark]

Good article. Reminds me why I'm glad to be an F-list blogger (if I'm even that high up in the alphabet).

[Boston Fan in Michigan]

I was reading the Globe today before I checked any websites, and I became immensely and dorkily excited when I saw that article. OMG LOOK IT'S BETH!!!11!1eleventyone etc.

[Peter Mark]

I was so happy when she shut herself down. I even emailed you just in case you hadn't seen. And it was right after (minutes) the shut down.

[Peter Mark]

I was so happy when she shut herself down. I even emailed you just in case you hadn't seen. And it was right after (minutes) the shut down.