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Using a Curation Tool for the News Hook on #popleveson

If you have been gripped by the Leveson Inquiry into Media Ethics as I have, you will have noticed that the lead council, Robert Jay Q.C. has a certain way of speaking and asking questions.

Yesterday a meme started on Twitter querying pop lyricists in the style of Robert Jay

ArmyofDave

"You may call it 'sexual healing', Dr Gaye, but I contend that some would consider it 'serious medical malpractice'." #popleveson

Friday, May 11, 2012 5:13:53 PM

hopisen

All of the boys, Ms Kelis? That is an extremely expansive claim for any dairy product. #popleveson

Friday, May 11, 2012 5:38:01 PM

Joethepublicist

"You continue to blame it on the boogie, Mr Jackson. But evidence suggests that sunshine, moonlight & good times played a part" #popleveson

Friday, May 11, 2012 5:21:37 PM

VictorianPurple

RT @janinegibson: I will remind you again, Miss Morrissette, that we are pursuing irony here and not mere inconvenience. #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:08:38 AM

nonjabulonkutha

RT @giantteddi: RT @DavidBlackm0re: “I will ask you again, and remember you are under oath - who let the dogs out? #PopLeveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:08:28 AM

DarrenHoles

RT @johnmitchinson: Mr Bono, let me put it to you that the streets did indeed have names but that you have conveniently decided to forget them. #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:12:14 AM

Mattt_Fairhurst

Big-legged ladies lack soul? Seriously Mr Zeppelin, do you expect the court to accept such nonsensical assertions? #PopLeveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:12:14 AM

AmyBean86

RT @politicalhackuk: And did you honestly believe that rock and roll was an adequate foundation for a city of this size? #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:12:03 AM

quarsan

Too vague Ms Turner, the depth of a river or altitude of a mountain has little relevance, exactly how close were you? #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:11:55 AM

RobGilroy

RT @robdrummond: "I put it to you Mr Dury that you did indeed ask to be hit with said rhythm stick on a number of occasions, at varying speeds" #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:12:58 AM

mike___davidson

RT @limeandonion: "Mr. Lennon, you are either an eggman or a walrus. You cannot be both, can you, surely?" #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:13:00 AM

ElaineLPrado

If as you claim 'yo u don't like reggae', why only moments later do you state 'you love it'? #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:13:39 AM

Joethepublicist

"You continue to blame it on the boogie, Mr Jackson. But evidence suggests that sunshine, moonlight & good times played a part" #popleveson

Friday, May 11, 2012 5:21:37 PM

MrOlliB

Mr. Marley. I put it to you that if you did shoot the sheriff, you must also have been present for the shooting of his deputy. #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:14:03 AM

itsjustabout451

Mr Rotten, what evidence do you present that her majesty is directly responsible for your lack of education? #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:14:24 AM

Vitrioholic

Am I right in assuming Mr Joel that, despite all the evidence of arson that stands before you, you still deny starting the fire? #popleveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:15:42 AM

paulsq

RT @RevRichardColes: I ask you again: do you, or do you not, remember the good old days before the ghost town? #PopLeveson

Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:15:53 AM

The purpose of this post is to test a new curation tool that I will be using when offering the Web Content News Feed service. Currently it's going out on Linkbait Coaching, but I will be offering it as a stand alone product to help with content creation ideas, ultimately leading to more links and attention.

Lyndon Antcliff has worked in SEO, copywriting and content strategy for twenty years. He runs CornwallSEO from Falmouth, Cornwall. Book a free visibility audit.