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    Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"

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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    The Family Circle is Number 3? You have got to be kidding me. I see people choosing to read pamphlets about gingivitis over The Family Circle at the dentist's office. I get this is about marketing a magazine as a brand, but seriously--Cosmo is a brand. It is well known in pop culture for a number of reasons (mostly bad). What's Family Circle ever done?!
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    Without The Economist, I would still be completely clueless about the causes of inflation in Zimbabwe.

    Without Cosmo, I would still be completely clueless about how all men want me to put my fingers in their assholes whilst giving blowjobs. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @morninggloria:

    they do? Maybe I should start reading Cosmo. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @nyc-caribbean-ragazza: It's always under an article called something like "WHAT HE REALLY CRAVES IN BED" and then the article goes off on putting things in his butt. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    the mag Tweets "to thousands of followers with the verve of Courtney Love on an all-nighter."

    so Cosmo's tweets are unintelliglible? #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    Sorry, but why are The Economist; National Geographic and People "no-brainers", but Cosmo an "interesting choice"? This is purely about brand visibility; it's not an award for content quality. I bet if you stopped 10 women on any city street in the world and asked them to name a women's magazine, the majority of them would immediately say Cosmo. We may not like it, but the brand is pretty solid. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Diziet_Sma: exactly, for many its "the bible" as Elle Woods calls it. Its going to be a rather small subsect of people that read the Economist or National Geographic. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Diziet_Sma: I assume National Geographic because they have a TV channel, documentaries, books, websites, stock houses, etc. If there really is a magazine that is a "brand," then Nat Geo is it. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: I want to strangle whoever decided to rebrand National Geographic as 'Nat Geo'. Next on my hit-list: the fuckwit who changed the SciFi channel to 'Syfy'.
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    Image of Haystacks Haystacks
    10/19/09

    @Diziet_Sma: I would like Daleks and Klingons to rip the asshat limb from limb. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Diziet_Sma: Don't blame the messenger! #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: You're safe. Just don't say it again. Or I will have to. . . shoot you. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Diziet_Sma: For me, the Syfy people are first. It looks like it's read "seye-fee".
    Then whoever decided G4 was way cooler than Tech Tv.
    Then the Nat Geo people. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    No Miniatures Collection magazine? #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: My money was on Cat Fancy. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    I personally see Cosmopolitan as a more successful brand than the Economist. I actually read the latter and rarely the former, but Economist tends to be somewhat cultish, nerdy and has very low circulation. Cosmo has its name everywhere and has branded itself so that it can sell products and sponsors several events such as Cosmo's Hottest Bachelors and employs items which require reader's to vote which makes it a bit more interactive which all ties back to selling more magazines. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @erinna: I disagree. I think as a brand the Economist is super successful. I don't have one libertarian facebook book friend that doesn't list it in their activities. I just happened to not agree with the magazines fans... #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @soykatrina: well yeah, a good portion of my friends read the Economist as well, but it is still rather niche. The Atlantic has a good take on how The Economist has managed to thrive without "branding"
    [www.theatlantic.com] #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @erinna: Exactly. It might not sell as much as Cosmo or People, but its branding is great. It's niche, but they positioned themselves that way and then built their brand around it.

    Also, its not clear from my earlier comment that I think Cosmo also does a great job of branding. And again, its because they know their market and what is expected out of it. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Woman's World: Essence & Cosmo Make "A-List"
    I clicked on this post only because I was confused why a tan Alyssa Milano was on the cover of Essence. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Sophie needs to study...damn: I did a double take before realizing it was Nia Long. #womensmagazines
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    10/19/09

    @Sophie needs to study...damn: I thought it was Paula Abdul for some reason... #womensmagazines
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    Image of Nanks Nanks
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    Forget Stringer. Idris' best role was as the ex-Special Forces Code V (for "vampire) hunter Vaughan Rice in the 1998 British mini-series "Ultraviolet" (not to be confused with the crappy 2006 Milla Jovovich movie of the same name). And he's got his lovely British accent in UV.

    Get the series on Netflix. It's the smartest 6 hours of television you'll ever watch.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169501/
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    Image of emilyanne emilyanne
    07/09/09

    @Nanks: wow you might just be the only other person I've ever met whose seen that and it was adapted/ written by Neil Gaiman I forget which bit came first.
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    Image of NOLA girl NOLA girl
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    Stringer makes me have naughty, naughty thoughts.
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    Image of JessaFields JessaFields
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    I've always kind of liked Prez myself. I think it was the fourth season where he really won me over.
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    Image of DexterHaven DexterHaven
    07/09/09

    @JessaFields: I have a soft spot for Prez myself. The scene in season 2 where he punches Valchek warms my cold heart.
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    07/09/09

    @JessaFields: Prez is a nice guy but I would never be able to shake the feeling that he'd apologise in bed.
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    07/09/09

    @emilyanne: Yeah, Prez sported a new tough-guy persona at the end, but sexiness he does not ooze it.
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    Image of PrairieGirl PrairieGirl
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    For those who prefer McNulty over Stringer? I don't know about the rest of you but there's room in my heart and loins* for both. And Omar too.

    *Metaphorically of course. I'd make them take turns.
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    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    Can we have stringer AND mcnulty? also, if you could throw avon barksdale in, that'd be great. thanks, i'll take it to go.
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    07/09/09

    @Hazel: Hey hey hey, what about Cutty? and where's the Cedric Daniels love?
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    Image of cuteasabutton cuteasabutton
    07/09/09

    @Hazel: You can haz!
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    Image of Hazel Hazel
    07/09/09

    @DexterHaven: You can have Cutty. and as for Cedric, he's always just rubbed me the wrong way... probably because his voice sounds *exactly* like Preston Burke's, who I never cared for.
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    07/09/09

    @cuteasabutton: hell yes. i'd even take him drunk at 3am and screaming incoherently outside of my door. I was so jealous of that waitress in season 2.
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    Image of Sanfo Sanfo
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    It looks like he's whispering directly into my soul: "Not all men who wear white suits are Scientologists! Come into my van, baby."
    And I would.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    I keep hearing good things about The Wire. I suppose I'll have to start watching it.

    Also, as fine as he is, he's no Gerard Butler. *swoon*
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    Image of thegogglesdonothing thegogglesdonothing
    07/09/09

    In reply to Boy Break
    I hope the editors can find a way to work in the dude who plays Proposition Joe tomorrow - that'd make it quite the Wire week, what with the Michael K Williams post yesterday.
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