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Ragan Insider   |  {/%BYLINE%} {%AUTHOR%}Michael Sebastian{/%AUTHOR%} {%TITLE%}Anderson Cooper reveals he's gay; Twitter goes wild{/%TITLE%} {%ALTERNATIVEURL%}{/%ALTERNATIVEURL%} {%IMAGE%}/Uploads/Public/cooper.jpg{/%IMAGE%} {%ROLE%}87d65c27-6e78-4e5c-b423-78d47d4f2768{/%ROLE%} {%KICKER%}Media Relations{/%KICKER%} {%CATEGORIESID%}9b04de1d-f7bc-4de7-842e-c9c833ff24e9, 055d8a23-ee23-4f9c-a2f4-df030843f312, 5b5f5480-7a63-458a-90a4-0b98007ec3f7{/%CATEGORIESID%} {%CAPTION%}Yet CNN reports he’s straight. (Not really.) Plus, fake bylines in one major U.S. newspaper, Gov. Chris Christie tells off a reporter, YouTube’s complaint department,, more.{/%CAPTION%} {%BODYCOPY%}Every weekday, PR Daily associate editor Alan Pearcy highlights the day’s most compelling stories, amusing marginalia on the Web in this, #TheDailySpin. Will this be the new way to break news, in a letter to a friendly blogger? Anderson Cooper sent a poignant letter to Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan in which the CNN host revealed that he is gay—something that has long been speculated, but never confirmed. “The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be,, I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself,, proud,” Cooper told Sullivan. The blog went live at 11:02 am ET this morning,, it quickly made Cooper a worldwide trending topic on Twitter. Read Cooper's note here. CNN, meanwhile, is reporting that Cooper is straight … not really, but that’s what the satirical Twitter feed @TimesPublicEdit quipped, taking a jab at CNN for its misreporting of last week’s healthcare ruling. Cooper's letter to Sullivan is inspiring—"In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God’s greatest gifts,, I thank God every day for enabling me to give, share love with the people in my life"—and anytime someone stands up to be counted it's a big deal, especially when it's done in such an eloquent letter as Cooper's. (The reason Cooper wrote the letter was to weigh in on a recent Entertainment Weekly story about the matter of fact way that famous people now come out.) But the cynic in me can't stop thinking about two things: The timing of the announcement (July 4th week, when few people are paying attention),, CNN's terrible, terrible ratings, what the news might do for its viewership, whether this influenced the decision to come out now. Just sayin'. In his remarks to Sullivan, Cooper said he kept his personal life private so it wouldn’t interfere with being a journalist. Wonder how Cooper, the journalist, feels about Journatics, a company that’s turning U.S. journalism into data mining done by people who live in the Philippines, earn roughly 35 to 40 cents an article. Journatic’s big client, the Chicago Tribune, is now investigating claims that the company slapped fake bylines on stories that ran in the newspaper. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie thinks one journalist might be stupid. He said so during a press conference over the weekend: Christie should've referred to this story: "How to work with a reporter who's (playing) dumb." The New Jersey governor is famously unapologetic for his many gruff statements. The same can’t be said of two Polish radio personalities, who last month insulted Ukrainian women. Ukraine’s foreign ministry came to the defense of his nation, demanding an apology from the hosts, which they ultimately offered. Insulting remarks toward women? Sounds like another day at the office for one of America’s most popular/reviled conservative hosts. And speaking of conservatives, they’re reportedly digging Denny’s new ad campaign that says one of the reasons to love America is the right to bear arms. Americans don’t love that the July 4th holiday falls on a Wednesday this year. A mid-week holiday is reportedly hampering peoples’ plans for a long vacation. Speaking of which, this column is taking the next two days off. In the meantime, enjoy this viral video from Barely Political about the complaints department at YouTube. See you on Thursday. Happy Independence Day. Alan Pearcy is off this week. Michael Sebastian, the managing editor of PR Daily, is filling in. Email Michael here with any suggestions for The Daily Spin this week. (Images via, via) {/%BODYCOPY%} {%ID%}12024{/%ID%} {%DATAID%}67b1106d-42fa-4d64-9468-69fb296549d0{/%DATAID%} {%CanonicalUrl%}{/%CanonicalUrl%} {%PUBLISHDATE%}7/1/2012 9:00:28 AM{/%PUBLISHDATE%} {%LINK%}https://dev.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/12024.aspx{/%LINK%} {%BYLINE%}

Anderson Cooper reveals he’s gay; Twitter goes wild

Yet CNN reports he’s straight. (Not really.) Plus, fake bylines in one major U.S. newspaper, Gov. Chris Christie tells off a reporter, YouTube’s complaint department, and more.

Ragan Insider   |  Alan Pearcy

Blog spoils Atari’s 40th birthday party

The maker of Pong and Asteroids is officially over the hill—too bad someone had to go crash the party. Plus, Google’s $1,500 glasses, ’50 Shades of Grey’ sets new paperback record, KFC’s ‘Cheese Top’ burger, PETA goes after the ‘Trollsen Twins,’ and more.

Ragan Insider   |  Kevin Allen

25 signs you work in social media

Some people are addicted to social media, others rely on it for their livelihoods. If you earn your paycheck thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and the myriad other social networking platforms, this post is for you.

Ragan Insider   |  {/%BYLINE%} {%AUTHOR%}Alan Pearcy{/%AUTHOR%} {%TITLE%}Happy B-Day, #TheDailySpin: 12 stories that defined our first year{/%TITLE%} {%ALTERNATIVEURL%}{/%ALTERNATIVEURL%} {%IMAGE%}/Uploads/Public/first-birthday.jpg{/%IMAGE%} {%ROLE%}87d65c27-6e78-4e5c-b423-78d47d4f2768{/%ROLE%} {%KICKER%}Marketing{/%KICKER%} {%CATEGORIESID%}1fd4d0a9-bbe2-4b5c-af5c-11dce5b9983e, 9b04de1d-f7bc-4de7-842e-c9c833ff24e9, 055d8a23-ee23-4f9c-a2f4-df030843f312, e8e0f32d-5d24-41be-86cc-a8fd29cc4619, 5b5f5480-7a63-458a-90a4-0b98007ec3f7{/%CATEGORIESID%} {%CAPTION%}We’re celebrating this feature’s first birthday. Won’t you join us?{/%CAPTION%} {%BODYCOPY%} Every weekday, PR Daily associate editor Alan Pearcy highlights the day’s most compelling stories, amusing marginalia on the Web in this, #TheDailySpin. Like the parents of any toddler, making it to that milestone of the first birthday feels like quite the accomplishment. It’s been a similar journey for #TheDailySpin, although it was a slightly longer road than normal—Leap Year. This week marked the first birthday of this column, so to honor the occasion we’re looking back at some of our favorite stories from roughly 254 days of #TheDailySpin. In May, Jimmy Kimmel, accompanied by R&B legends Boyz II Men, paid a special musical tribute to Oprah Winfrey’s daily talk show farewell. It was revealed in June that “Mad Men” would also bid farewell from television, but not for another three more years. And it might just be my opinion, but this first season back has been stellar. Since this is a birthday edition, we couldn’t possibly leave out PR executive Patrice Tanaka from the mix. When celebrating her birthday in July, Tanaka bestowed the gift of wisdom, advice to young industry professionals. And in August, the World Wide Web turned 20. Although we’re merely one, our birthday will certainly see it’s fair share of drinks (read: alcohol). However, in September, you’d have thought Outback would have learned its lesson from Applebee’s (or Chili’s or Olive Garden) before it served such beverages to a four-year-old, as well as to two teenagers. We celebrated Halloween rather than anyone’s birthday in October,, to help us do it was LMFAO, a viral video of one home’s spirited lighting spectacular. Former PR Daily staffer, bona fide cancer fighter Lindsey Miller took to the viral video scene in November when she asked “50/50” actor Joseph Gordon Levitt to meet her for coffee. Unfortunately, Lindsey never got that coffee date. She does, however, continue to blog her enduring tale of survival at i am a liver. Amid the December holiday rush, FedEx delivered a special gift to one, all—a video that caught one of its drivers throwing a computer monitor over someone’s fence. Season’s greetings. Shortly after the incident, we rang in the New Year. Among the first stories to report in 2012 was that in January two women on Facebook lobbied Mattel to manufacture a bald Barbie doll. Of course, as we all know now, Mattel pretty much botched that one. Mattel didn’t botch that situation as badly as CNN did in reporting the untimely passing of the late Whitney Houston. Just ask Jon Stewart. He made his opinion perfectly clear in February when he slammed the media outlet for surprising random people on the street with the startling news in hopes of capturing an equally startling reaction to the tragic incident. In March, it was Urban Outfitters that was slammed for selling St. Patrick’s Day merchandise that many believe mocked people of Irish heritage. But by April, retailers were rejoicing, not necessary because they were seeing profits up across the board. Instead, they were seeing them in men’s underwear, one of the five signs that the economy is improving. We’ll not only let that “brief” note round us out for the day, but see us out for the weekend. Thank you to all of our PR Daily readers for continuing to let us entertain you. Have a great Memorial Day, we’ll see you back here on Tuesday.{/%BODYCOPY%} {%ID%}11747{/%ID%} {%DATAID%}1f3388f2-1490-464c-af08-32ba8544c292{/%DATAID%} {%CanonicalUrl%}{/%CanonicalUrl%} {%PUBLISHDATE%}5/29/2012 1:47:59 PM{/%PUBLISHDATE%} {%LINK%}https://dev.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/11747.aspx{/%LINK%} {%BYLINE%}

Happy B-Day, #TheDailySpin: 12 stories that defined our first year

We’re celebrating this feature’s first birthday. Won’t you join us?