Discussion forums are magnets for some of the jerkiest people on the "Interwebs." We profile a dozen of the most common and annoying forum jerks -- from "The Antagonist" to "The Conspiracy Theorist."

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Stephen Colbert is no longer the sole master of insane self-promotion. I, a humble scribe, known to few and beloved by even fewer, have bested Colbert at his own game. Because of my continued promotion, the good people at Jameson Irish whiskey are sending me a free case.

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Sometimes, there isn't much you can do to kick-start your career. Not everyone can be lucky enough to get involved in a high-profile project at work, or to develop a talent in a technology that's suddenly in-demand.

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always suspected Dr. Phil McGraw of being a major league fathead and now I'm sure. His unsolicited Friday visit to Britney Spears at Cedars-Sinai hospital has finally given me the opportunity to properly vent my spleen about the drawling, mustachioed huckster.

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From the beginning, the Bush White House created controversy by tapping scores of industry lobbyists to staff official positions. Now approaching its final days, the administration might have produced even more lobbyists than it took in.

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Résumés From Hell... and 10 Lessons They Teach Us

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Videogame Music is the Place to Be

The videogame market is the best place to become a commercial composer. The film industry is not only vastly difficult to break into, you don't get too much time to construct your score.

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Code of Honor Bookmarklet

If you're reading this then you probably already know the CoH - and you might even find yourself having to cite part of it on occassion while explaining to someone that they shouldn't be seeding their own stuff; you know, that whole self-promotion issue.

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Visitopia is a travel website of a different breed. It essentially sets up satellite agencies around the world, handing over the responsibility to its users. You can pick a city to represent and add information and resources for those looking to travel.

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Music has been online for quite some time now. We've seen its existence become larger and more impactful, defining generational culture and representing much of what the Internet has grown to be.

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As mentioned in our earlier item, viral internet sensation "Box In A Box," the ladies' answer to SNL's "Dick In A Box " has been the subject of intense curiosity about the identity of the girl in the video, the mysterious "Bunny" as identified on the "My Box In A Box" website.

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As marketing blogs, pay-for-post, and spam blogs proliferate on the web, the difference between sharing and shilling is becoming murky.

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Newsvine more newsseed than vine

From what i have seen, many people have been using Newsvine like digg, for self promotion. This violates the Code of honor, and undermines one of Newsvine's crucial features, articles. Newsvine is not just a digg clone.

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An article with a few predictions about some of the new features in the Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") operating system. Please, leave thoughts/comments about what you think Leopard will be like.

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How to Become a Featured Writer on the Vine

Admit it, you want your little picture up on the front page. When it's there, you take a screenshot as proof. You yearn for it. You don't check the Vine for news, you check the vine for vanity. "Va va voom," you think when you see your mug displayed proudly up front.

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