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Julia Allison's Real Test
Posted Jul 30, 2008 01:28pm EDT by Sarah Lacy in Internet, Media, Venture Capital, M and A, IPOsEarlier this year Radar.com named Julia Allison one of the most hated people on the Internet. That may be true, but as this month's Wired cover story explains, Allison has ridden controversy to fame and opportunity. She's just launched a new startup, Nonsociety, with two Manhattan co-founders and the three of them are also filming a reality show pilot for Bravo to document it.
Allison has proved she can become famous just by being herself. But can she build a whole business around helping others do the same? It's definitely a New York take on an Internet company. Plus, click here for my earlier conversation with Allison on how businesses can make Internet fame work for them.
21 Comments
Yahoo! Finance User - Wednesday July 30, 2008 02:49PM EDT
What a horrible woman! Most hated on the internet, yep, it's easy to see why. That croaking voice, the narcissistic mission to be famous 24 hours a day chronicling her mundane, vapid and pedestrian life - that stuff is really annoying. Who cares about Julia Allison and her two friends and their fabulous NYC lifestyle? And why is Sarah Lacy giving all this free publicity to her? Yahoo thinks that this is a good use of their resources to pay Sarah Lacy to promote this horrible b****?? I love Sarah's boob job, though.
Yahoo! Finance User - Wednesday July 30, 2008 04:02PM EDT
Fake! All people care about is about money. How about helping others? Is that such a hard concept? People only get places by looking good or by "special favors".
joe l - Wednesday July 30, 2008 03:06PM EDT
I was completely bored by julia's rambling. I just couldn'tlisten to her. But, I too love sarah's boob job.
Yahoo! Finance User - Wednesday July 30, 2008 04:14PM EDT
Boob jobs are for FAKE PEOPLE!!!
sensey - Wednesday July 30, 2008 09:03PM EDT
Until today, I had never heard of Julia. Not her fault, mind you, but really, how is she any worse than that silly Maria Sansone? (BTW, whatever happened to her?) She's kind of cute, but the problem guys seem to have with her is that she's reasonably articulate, and has a slight attitude. Will she make it ? Who really cares...
quadkk - Wednesday July 30, 2008 09:07PM EDT
Definitely not very professional nor concise in her speaking ability. And she calls herself a journalist. Ugh..time to watch a movie. ;)
Bud M - Wednesday July 30, 2008 11:14PM EDT
So which is worse, vapid coverage of someone whose claim to fame is the absence of value? or Blodget giving financial advice after being banned from the industry for giving phony investment advice. How low can this site go?
Prithvi - Thursday July 31, 2008 12:39AM EDT
What nonsense. What does this have to do with technology or the markets
Yahoo! Finance User - Thursday July 31, 2008 06:56AM EDT
She looks like a cross between Dolly Parton and Eva Longoria. Except....well......she cant sing and cant act. But she's good at going to parties and flirting, being a dittz... And she making Sarah Lacy look bad.
Hernan - Thursday July 31, 2008 08:09AM EDT
She has a nice personality, she is young and smart. Good work, go and be all you can be.
Scramble - Thursday July 31, 2008 08:42AM EDT
I liked Julia on "Red Eye" when she just sat there & laughed. I thought she was cute, then she opened her mouth & got banned from that show (which is very hard to do). Now that I see her doing other things I can see she is a no talent.
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Joe - Wednesday July 30, 2008 01:47PM EDT
go girl