Simon Dumenco

Reddit's Pitch to Advertisers Goes Long on Humor

adage.com — Advertising Age makes a cameo appearance in Reddit's new ad-sales pitch deck in the form of quote grabbed from my recent column about the social-news site: "Reddit has become, simply put, mainstream media." (See slide 3.) Reddit's new sales and strategy boss, Mike Cole, sent me the whole deck last night and I'm sharing it with you here because, well, it's pretty funny.

We Are Raising $200,000 to Buy and Publish the Rob Ford Crack Tape

gawker.com — As you may have heard, Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, smokes crack cocaine. We've seen a video of him smoking crack cocaine, and the people who have the video would like to sell it. Through the miracle of crowdfunding, you can help. Please consider donating to the Rob Ford Crackstarter.

#FitchTheHomeless: Watch the Viral Anti-Abercrombie Video

adage.com — Greg Karber -- a self-described "writer, performer, video-maker, cultural critic and entrepreneur" based in L.A. -- doesn't mince words. His YouTube video titled "Abercrombie & Fitch Gets a Brand Readjustment #FitchTheHomeless," starts with the words "Abercrombie & Fitch is a terrible company," and things only get more harsh from there.

The 21 Stages Of A Friday Workday

buzzfeed.com — It's like a Monday. But with hope.

'Bloodbath' Day at Village Voice: Musto, Sietsema, Feingold Out

gawker.com — Last week, top editors at the Village Voice resigned in protest when they learned that management wanted them to lay off several members of their already-decimated staff. This morning, those layoffs came down. They're not pretty. We hear that executives from the Voice's parent company flew in for today's massacre.

'The Office' Finale: What Its Stars Will Take Home From the Real Office

thewrap.com — If you're wondering what "The Office" cast is leaving behind, take a look around the place where you work. The set of the NBC series, which ends tonight, looked like a real office. It was filled with the kinds of tchotchkes, doodles and comical junk we keep on our desks to sneak some real life into our work lives.

Rafat Ali's Skift Raises Another $1.1 Million

allthingsd.com — Skift, the travel news startup from paidContent founder Rafat Ali, has added $1.1 million to the $500,000 seed round it raised last year. Lerer Ventures led the round, along with new money from funds including Advancit Capital and individuals including Martin Nisenholtz and Shakil Kahn.