Occasionally, MetaFilter gets mentioned in an article, or used as a primary source for information. The following is a selected list of recent mentions in the press (
up to the minute press mentions available at Google News):
August 12, 2004 New York Times columnist Pam O'Connell
mentions MetaFilter in her last Circuits column.
August 08, 2004 NPR's Weekend Edition: "
A Blogger's Take on Summer Reading"
August 02, 2004 Wired News: "
Internet Radio, Without Drudgery"
July 24, 2004 "
Just a little runaround" in the LA Times quotes comments from a MetaFilter post on mini-bikes
May 07, 2004 "
How the Word Gets Around" mentions how memes traveled through MetaFilter, from Wired News
April 21, 2004 "
Web Sites for Music Playlists and Baby Blogs" from the New York Times, mentions MetaFilter
March 25, 2004 Wired News: "
Bots Open Door to Gaming History" mentions MeFi by name.
October 15, 2003 Sacramento Bee article "
Taste -- Have it your way?" mentions a post about a chef and dealing with custom requests.
October 01, 2003 Register UK article "
Google buys search engine - PageRank RIP?" mentions MeFi and my posts about Google's pagerank being affected by blogs.
September 25, 2003 NYTimes "
Celebrity Answerers and Creativity Tests" mentions a humorous comment from a MetaFilter posting.
August 14, 2003 Chicago Tribune story "
Hunt for Stories" mentions MetaFilter when discussing the spread of the "Hunting Bambi" hoax out of Las Vegas.
August 06, 2003 Online Journalism Review article "
Participatory Journalism Puts the Reader in the Driver's Seat" mentions MetaFilter and an upcoming offshot collaboration site.
July 01, 2003 Wired News article "
Shoppers Buy Into 'Free' Stuff" mentions MetaFilter as a source spreading the Amazon free gift box promotion.
June 09, 2003 Wired News article "
Fotolog: Where Art Meets T&A;" mentions MetaFilter when discussing how community sites handle growing pains.
May 15, 2003 San Francisco Chronicle column "
Clean out the refrigerator" mentions a meme that went through MetaFilter.
April 27, 2003
Poynter Online "Morning Meeting Party Crasher" mentions MetaFilter as an online news aggregator
April 15, 2003
Strike in Prose - Anna Wintour's onetime assistant writes a bitter send-up of Vogue. By Emily Nussbaum quotes from a MetaFilter comment and post made about the Pulitzer Awards.
April 07, 2003 Wired News story "
Noted War Blogger Cops to Copying" quotes from a MetaFilter member that participated in the thread about the Agonist site.
April 02, 2003
WAMU : The Kojo Nnamdi Show roundtable discussion on the Internet and the War mentions MetaFilter as a source of information.
April 01, 2003
Lansing State Journal:Raw stuff: Online journals convey realities of conflict in Iraq mentions MetaFilter as one of Nikolai Nolan's favorite blogs.
March 25, 2003
"Blogging: the new journalism?" mentions MetaFilter and features quotes from me about the subject.
March 18, 2003
c|net.com's "War on the Web" article reviews MetaFilter in the context of how the blog world deals with impending war
March 17, 2003 Forbes' "
Best Media Blogs" named MetaFilter as the top dog in their five highlighted blogs.
March 16, 2003 Associated Press syndicated column "
Online journal gives homeless man a global following as he struggles to leave the streets" mentions how the subject of the story was mentioned on MetaFilter and how it helped launch his site and story.
March 14, 2003
The Austin Chronicle Screens: Snippets From SXSW Interactive 2003 features quotes from me about journalism and a link to MetaFilter
February 28, 2003 The Philadelphia Daily News article about Mister Rogers death, "
A sad day in 'The Neighborhood'" quotes from several MetaFilter users for reactions
February 17, 2003 MetaFilter is briefly mentioned in an article about Google acquiring Pyra and Blogger in the New York Times piece "
Google Deal Ties Company to Weblogs"
February 12, 2003 "
Pennies from Heaven" from the Nashville Scene mentions the announcment of
ModestNeeds.com on MetaFilter last April, and how it helped the service grow
January 30, 2003 "
For the Mix Tape, a Digital Upgrade and Notoriety" is a story in the New York Times about CD mix clubs online, including the offsite
MeFi Swap.
January 06, 2003 Orlando Sentinel's opinion piece "
Here's Rangel's Affirmative Action Theory Of Involuntary Servitude" quotes from a MetaFilter user on proposed mandatory military service. Strangely though,
the original piece (not syndicated) had this part cut.
January 01, 2003 Shift Magazine's year in review issue lists the MetaFilter-Kuro5hin april fools joke as
one of the 15 most notable events of the year (slow news year, eh? :)
December 19, 2002 Strange, but interesting use of MetaFilter to answer
a question posted at Ask Yahoo
November 29, 2002 Wired News piece "
Linking, Thinking on AIDS day" mentions MetaFilter's participation for the past two years including quotes from me.
November 26, 2002 The Twin Cities independent paper, City Pages quotes from MetaFilter members in a story about the suicide girls site entitled "
Cynical, Bitter, Jaded As Hell. Also Naked."
November 25, 2002 Chicago Tribune article "
So what would He drive?" about the recent trend of environmentalism in a religious group quotes various posts from a MetaFilter discussion on the subject.
November 18, 2002 Wall Street Journal's guide on how to
Find a Blog mentions MetaFilter as a good starting point to find new blogs, through member profiles on the site.
November 13, 2002 The Royal Gazette story on the apple switch ads "
What is Apple's fascination with Feiss?" mentions the very first MetaFilter post on the subject.
October 28, 2002 Wired News "
When the Spam Hits the Blogs" talks about referral log spamming, covered at MetaFilter and Blogroots, and quotes from users here.
September 29, 2002 MetaFilter made
the 10th Anniversay Shift list of the ten best websites of all time
August 22, 2002
The GuardianUK's Web Watch section mentions MetaFilter and signups that have since been re-enabled.
May 31, 2002 E! Online news story "
Indiana Jones and the 'Majestic' Director" mentions and quotes from several MetaFilter users in a MetaFilter thread about the upcoming Indiana Jones movie.
May 21, 2002 WNYC radio program "
On the Line" interview about memes and weblogs featured me talking about MetaFilter.
May 07, 2002
Harper's weekly review email mentions MetaFilter as a source for their weekly news.
May 01, 2002
Business 2.0's Blog Guide in their May issue mentions MetaFilter in their round-up of blogs.
May 01, 2002 New Architect magazine story entitled "
When Small Is Better" covers the current state of text-based advertising and mentions MetaFilter's system prominently.
April 23, 2002 Modestneeds.com creator appeared on NBC's Today show, mentioning that his site received national recognition soon after debuting on MetaFilter.
April 22, 2002 Sacramento Bee article "
Dot-phenoms" mentions me and MetaFilter in this wrap-up of internet celebrities.
April 22, 2002 Newsbytes (Washington Post Tech Section) article "
Reagan Obituary Surfaces at News Site mentions the MetaFilter post that leaked a preview edition of a 12 page newspaper insert, ready for print, upon the death of Ronald Reagan
April 05, 2002 LA Weekly article "
The Napster of Human Kindness" follows the story of Modestneeds.com, mentioning the rise of his site after being mentioned on MetaFilter.
March 20, 2002 TechTV show Screen Savers
mentioned MetaFilter in their weekly weblog wrapup.
March 02, 2002 The Globe and Mail article "
Point and Think" covers the post dot-com bust web and mentions the strength of online communities such as MetaFilter.
March 01, 2002 The Austin Chronicle's story "
Information Wants to Be Worthless" by Bruce Sterling mentions MetaFilter among the thriving sites in the post-downturn economy.
February 28, 2002 E! Online's wrapup of the Grammy awards entitled "
CBS: Grammy Ratings Fallin'" quotes MetaFilter member
emtpyage's
post about the grammys on MetaFilter.
February 26, 2002 Corante's Microcontent news article "
Google Loves Blogs mentions MetaFilter in description of weblog-based google bombing of Critical IP.
February 06, 2002 The Christian Science Monitor article "
MetaFilter: a great weblog" gives a glowing review of MetaFilter.
January 30, 2002 MetaFilter wins two
Bloggie Awards, one for Best Programming, the other for Best Community.
January 28, 2002 Webreview article "
Self-Serve Ads: Small Is the New Big" gives an overview of the self-serve textad market started in part by
MetaFilter's TextAds.
January 16, 2002 AlterNet article "
Rent-a-Stalker Online?" examines the CoincidenceDesign.com site and creator behind it, mentioning MetaFilter's role in uncovering the story.
January 16, 2002 Iconocast article "
Beyond the Banner Ad" mentions MetaFilter among other text ad serving sites, and quotes the OJR article.
January 14, 2002 The Times (UK) column
Technobabble explains the weblog explosion with a review of MetaFilter at the end.<
January 05, 2002 Guardian (UK) Sunday insert magazine "the editior" has a Web Life section with reviews of 2001 on the net, mentioning MetaFilter's role in the post September 11 news explosion.
January 01, 2002 Yahoo Internet Life mentions MetaFilter in
their year-end review of top News and Media sites.
December 19, 2001 East Bay Express
article on the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) movement talks specifically about the spread of NaNoWriMo's popularity after being mentioned on MetaFilter, which allowed it to "spread like a literary Ebola."
December 18, 2001 Online Journalism Reivew article "
Independents Day" reviews MetaFilter, alongside other online news and community news outlets.
December 17, 2001 Wired News article "
Foaming Over Guinness in a Bottle" talks about a new Guiness beer bottle, linking to the discussion on MetaFilter
December 11, 2001 Online Journalism Review article "
Will Microads Save Online Content?" discusses the success of MetaFilter's textads and the impact on content publishing.
December 04, 2001 Slate magazine's
Moneybox column about IT references the MetaFilter thread discussing the new technology.
December 01, 2001 Shift Magazine interview "
MetaFilter Man"
November 11, 2001 The Sunday Times (UK) posted
a glowing review of MetaFilter.
November 01, 2001 issue of Yahoo Internet Life feature article "
Across the Boards" details the reactions to attacks seen from online communities, including MetaFilter.
October 31, 2001 The Register
story about Kuro5hin.org getting dropped from the OSDN quotes k5 creator Rusty Foster mentioning MetaFilter.
October 23, 2001 AP wire story "
Need to connect boosts use of personal weblogs" mentions MetaFilter in an introductory overview of weblogs and the recent terrorist events.
October 22, 2001 Wall Street Journal article entitled "
Web Sites Offer Varying Views Of Continuing Terrorism Story" (WSJ login required to view) covers weblogs and their response to Current Situation news filtering. Metafilter is described by the author as "never fails to captivate"
October 14, 2001 LA Times article "
Personal Web Logs Put a Face on a Faraway Disaster" mentions MetaFilter among other weblogs that carried news of the 9/11 attacks.
October 13, 2001 USA Today article "
Web logs offer forum for attack reactions" mentions MetaFilter among other weblogs that dealt with discussions surronding the attacks (this story was also syndicated as an AP wire story in dozens of other media outlets).
October 04, 2001 Washington Post's tech columnist Leslie Walker mentions MetaFilter as an alternate news source in her article "
Browsing During Wartime."
October 01, 2001 issue of
Creative Review, a UK new media and design magazine mentions MetaFilter in the article entitled "Use and Abuse: Why website design is about more than usability."
September 28, 2001
Entertainment Weekly's issue devoted to the WTC attacks has an article about the reaction online, mentioning MetaFilter among a handful of other weblogs.
September 15, 2001 Wired News' article "
Amateur Newsies Top the Pros" mentions the grassroots websites that offered information about the attacks, including MetaFilter.
September 12, 2001
TechTV segment featuring an interview with Derek Powazek mentions MetaFilter (with screenshots) amid other online outlets to discuss and obtain information about the attacks.
September 12, 2001 MetaFilter posts were quoted in the Financial Times' story entitled "
Internet is an oasis of calm" about how people coped online.
September 12, 2001 San Diego Union Tribune article entitled "
Net, phone systems flooded by users seeking latest news" mentions MetaFilter and quotes linked and commented posts on the site.
September 11, 2001 In the post-attack hours, Salon ran
an article on hate expressed online with a pointer to this site along with comments quoted from MetaFilter threads.
September 08, 2001 and September 15, 2001 editions of The Guardian UK mentions MetaFilter in
their WebLife section.
September 01, 2001 Internet.au magazine profiles MetaFilter, giving it five stars out of five, along with a screenshot.
August 29, 2001 Wired News reports on
the Stileproject's kitten-killing video, referencing the MetaFilter thread that discussed it as well as quoting some comments from the thread.
August 28, 2001
USA Today article on weblogs mentions MetaFilter among others.
August 20, 2001
New York Times coverage of the Coca-Cola/Olive Garden topic mentions MetaFilter.
August 01, 2001 In issue 9.3 of Shift Magazine, the
_rawshift section includes stats on the Kaycee hoax and MetaFilter.
July 18, 2001 Wired News article entitled "
In Search of the Webby Worthy" mentions MetaFilter as a new type of community-driven site.
July 14, 2001 The cable TV show
CNNdotcom features interview with me (
photo), about the Kaycee hoax that unfolded on MetaFilter.
July 01, 2001
Yahoo Internet Life cover story by Douglas Rushkoff, about the independent web mentions MetaFilter.
June 17, 2001
USAWeekend, a Sunday suppliment in millions of newspapers across the US, points to MetaFilter in
an article about weblogs.
June 13, 2001
New York Times article about the Amazon Honor System features an interview with me about MetaFilter's participation in the service, and features a goofy picture of me as well.
June 04, 2001 Slate MoneyBox
column on the x10 popup ads mentions MetaFilter extensively.
May 31, 2001
New York Times article about the Kaycee hoax mentions MetaFilter's role in the breaking of the case, and interviews key participants.
May 21, 2001
Today's Inside Dope mentions the whole Kaycee thing that unfolded here.
May 14, 2001
Le site miroir, refuge de la gratuite, French language article on popular news sites having backdoors, mentions MetaFilter as a source for the information.
May 09, 2001
Sur les weblogs, les internautes font l'info, French news article about American and French weblogs and online communities mentions MetaFilter alongside slashdot and plastic.
May 01, 2001
Yahoo Internet Life article entitled "
Who Let the Blogs Out" has a paragraph on MetaFilter.
May 01, 2001
Brill's Content lead story, entitled "Human Portals" in their internet issue centers around MetaFilter (I got
the cover too!).
April 04, 2001
Guardian UK piece entitled What is a Weblog? links to MetaFilter.
April 02, 2001
Slate mentions MetaFilter in a story about the MLK ad.
March 07, 2001
Slate article about the Seattle earthquake being on MetaFilter before mainstream news outlets.
February 23, 2001
Wired News mentions MetaFilter in an article about the "All Your Base" meme.
February 22, 2001
Design Interact interview with Derek Powazek discusses MetaFilter.
January 25, 2001
Ode to Blogger in Salon's Inbox links to the "public wake" taking place on MetaFilter.
January 15, 2001
Slate news page mentions PeterMaass.com and MetaFilter.
November 13, 2000 A feature article in The New Yorker entitled "
You've got blog" mentions MetaFilter and events that took place on the site.<
August 03, 2000
Wired News article about rubberburner.com and supergreg.com mentions MetaFilter.
