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Blogger Inside Baseball

Another A2 blogger makes headlines: this time it’s The American Princess. But while we might not be making appearances on CNN or garnering coverage on NPR, don’t think we’ve been left out of the Tree Town publicity whirlwind. A recent Metromode Media story on “SE Michigan’s Blogger Nation” features our recent “admonition to the city’s residents to remember ‘there’s a war on’ when grieving the sub-par performance of the University of Michigan’s football team.” Yes, if there’s anything we hope readers get out of this blog, it’s that the citizens of A2 just don’t spend enough time making strident proclamations about national politics.

18 Responses to “Blogger Inside Baseball”


  1. “…Still, AAIO’s author insists on his site that its purpose “isn’t just to complain about how much I hate Ann Arbor. It started out that way, but I now think of it as a blog that just happens to use [Ann Arbor] as a springboard for my various attempts at cultural commentary.” …”

    “his”. At least we know aaio is male now; so, who could it be of all the AA androids (as opposed to gynecoids, the female version)…..

    posted by David Boyle on November 6th, 2007 at 1:10 am

  2. I’m really surprised that some other AA blogs, like Teeter Talk or Suds and Soliliques haven’t caught the attention of CNN producers.

    posted by Just a homeowner on November 6th, 2007 at 9:31 am

  3. Its not the writing, the CNN producers are just waiting for her to uncross her legs. HD doesn’t wear a skirt.

    posted by anonymous on November 6th, 2007 at 9:56 am

  4. Well, they asked me to appear on their segment about the Anglin-Woods race, but I didn’t want to be a sellout.

    posted by ann arbor is overrated on November 6th, 2007 at 10:55 am

  5. No doubt. I’ve been waiting for some big-time teevee producers to knock on my door for a long time now.

    It’s about time they did a segment on beer and bad horror movies so I can be the “expert” commenter.

    posted by Dave on November 6th, 2007 at 1:16 pm

  6. HD should get the American Princess on the totter. With a bag on her head.

    Same with AAIO for that matter. Jasper comes with one pre-installed, otherwise.

    posted by Brandon on November 6th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

  7. Oh no, the veil of androgyny has been lifted!

    posted by js on November 6th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

  8. You must lead a pathetic life to spend so much time on this. You’ve clearly got some deep issues to deal with.

    posted by David Baker on November 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pm

  9. I’m just trying to outmaneuver the competition by aligning my resources with the needs of my target portfolios and strategizing through the value chain. When it comes down to it, isn’t that what we’re all trying to do?

    posted by ann arbor is overrated on November 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pm

  10. Baker Strategy:

    Hmm, this recipe makes 30 muffins, but my tins make 12 each.

    I will make 60. Check and mate, cookbook!

    posted by js on November 8th, 2007 at 5:46 pm

  11. aaio, you forgot to provide us the link to your six color pie chart that graphically displays the touchpoints of the resources you were aligning. I always have a hard time understanding resources, as well as revenue potential, without a blog – centric chart. I will wait for the link. In the meantime I am going to grow a customer.

    posted by abc on November 8th, 2007 at 7:08 pm

  12. Wait a minute. Is that a real site, and not spam? Did you just get insulted by a consultant about wasting your time?

    posted by todd on November 8th, 2007 at 8:52 pm

  13. how many disgruntled ann arborites does it take to make a consultant’s latte?

    posted by ggb on November 9th, 2007 at 4:15 am

  14. You forgot that you need to leverage something.

    posted by Dave on November 9th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

  15. Why does that website remind me of the building that used to be the Community News Center? It looks like a place you could go if you feel you don’t get enough office at the office. “Damn, it’s 5:00 all the slackers are gone but I’m all alone…I’ll go to…(I wish I knew what the hell that place is called)”

    Hmmmm…a restaurant idea…The Office….You didn’t put the cover sheet on your order…you’ll get 3% less.

    posted by Kozzie on November 15th, 2007 at 5:29 pm

  16. i used to work at the community news center. everyday Prof. Rauschenberg would come in for his “Frankfurter Allgemeine” newspaper that was 24 hours old. the old days before internet and dumb blogs.

    by the way, if you have a chance check out this months AA Observer, good article on the slumping real estate market, deceased architectural gems, and the “developers” aka. leeches throwing in the towel and abandoning their unrealistic mega projects. Yeah, they’re skipping town and this ann arborite is extremely pleased.

    posted by greenmeany on November 29th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

  17. Gee…the real estate market in AA is slumping? I didn’t notice with all those empty buildings on State Street….

    posted by Kozzie on November 29th, 2007 at 1:40 pm

  18. you don’t happen to drive a porsche kozzie?

    posted by kozzie on December 1st, 2007 at 2:03 pm

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