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Slate: Blogs are SO over people

This morning on Slate, Daniel Gross uses powerful deductive reasoning to try and stir up some easy blogger traffic for his less-than-widely-read pieces explain why blogs are “over as a business”.

His rationale? Well, blogging was on the cover of New York Magazine, and Google is on the cover of Time Magazine–and their stock is falling. Obviously, everyone on the cover of a magazine this month is done for.

Applying Mr. Gross’ logic, we’re issuing the following warnings to some other February ‘06 covers:

Businesses Going Private
BusinessWeek dooms all businessmen attempting to leap out of fishbowls take their public companies private again.

If you were planning to take your company private, thank BusinessWeek for blowing it.

The Women of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sorry ladies, I know the issue’s been a bestseller from the days of Cheryl Tiegs to Elle MacPherson to Heidi Klum, but the fun had to end sometime.

Dammit SI — why’d you have to go and put ALL of the models on the cover?

Ashlee Simpson
She’s survived mountains of bad press about her music and movies, not to mention an all-time embarrassing SNL appearance. But can she survive this month’s ELLE cover?

Actually, come to think of it….this one might be proof that Gross is on to something.

Adorable Cat Fancy cover cat
Sorry, I don’t even know your name. But your career is over kitty. Didn’t anybody tell you the damage cover stories can do?

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