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Posted by syl, 6 years ago:
 
US Cook wins blogging book prize :

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technol...

Also, Belle du Jour has quit her blog :

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technol...

/old news?
Posted by Grim..., 6 years ago:
 
"Friday, 17 September, 2004, 11:13 GMT 12:13 UK"
A bit old, yah.
Posted by Saltation, 6 years ago:
 
she may or may not have been a call-girl or journalist, but her blog was not a blog. she accidentally revealed it was a fiction in april 2004
Posted by syl, 6 years ago:
 
Sheesh! The intrigue! I don't have time to read that all now, but I'll be reading it at home for sure!
Posted by syl, 6 years ago:
 
Er, can I be a hopeless, lazy wench and ask you to explain exactly why that post is so telling? I've read through a bit higher up and a bit lower down and can't be arsed to read any more because it's a bit boring to be honest. Did get caught up in your blog though. :)
Posted by Saltation, 6 years ago:
 
read the indented paragraph in my blogpost -- it lays out the reason why she could NOT have posted that if she was in fact blogging rather than writing fiction.
Posted by syl, 6 years ago:
 
So the people that she wrote about should have ratted her out? But do you think there's a possibility that her friends and aquaintances didn't know she was BdJ?
Posted by Saltation, 6 years ago:
 
you're getting it quite upside down, syl. suggest you read her blog post.
Posted by syl, 2 years ago:
 
Ha! news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news...
I think she's kinda cool. :)
Posted by Meatwood Flack, 2 years ago:
 
But is a blog true by definition? I've always applied a fairly loose attitude to the truth whenever I blog.

Or talk, for that matter.
Posted by syl, 2 years ago:
 
I'm quite painfully honest and personal in my blog. I think a blog is supposed to be true. My honest opinion is that Belle de Jour started the "blog" for fun and it ended up running away with her.
Posted by cal, 2 years ago:
 
i know belle/brooke. have done for years. but i didn't know it was her
Posted by Grim..., 2 years ago:
 
How come?
Posted by Saltation, 2 years ago:
 
surely the question should be "how much?"?
Posted by cal, 2 years ago:
 
she was an early uk blogger. came to the london blog meets
Posted by WarHead, 2 years ago:
 
You stick to that story, we'll believe you. ;0)
Posted by Saltation, 2 years ago:
 
cal, did she call herself brooke or belleDJ at the meets? ie, did she keep her blog or her name secret, face2face?
either way: cool.

one thing i noticed from a slip on her blog: her blog was fiction(alised). "based on a true story" rather than an actual blog. a real pity. she's a wonderful writer.
Posted by cal, 2 years ago:
 
brooke - she had another blog
Posted by syl, 2 years ago:
 
How awesome to have a secret identity :D
Posted by Miki, 2 years ago:
 
cal really does know everyone on the internet :D
Posted by che, 2 years ago:
 
cal's secret identity is Tron Guy.

FACT*


*[citation needed]

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