Blue Byline » strutting http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline A cop's perspective of the news and South Sound matters Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The blowback of self-promotion http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/2012/01/23/the-blowback-of-self-promotion/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/2012/01/23/the-blowback-of-self-promotion/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:43:00 +0000 Brian O'Neill http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/?p=1299

I was watching my ‘49ers fumble away their playoff hopes when my nacho-soaked brain made a strange connection. It was the moment when, following the second of two glorious touchdown catches, tight end Vernon Davis jumped on a podium, posed for the adoration of his fans, and promptly earned his team a penalty.

This banal example of self-promotion reminded me of an AP article in Sunday’s Trib. It was a report on yet another disturbing trend: people posting videos of their criminal acts on social networks and sites such as Youtube.

I’ll admit …

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