For two weeks, I have been a guest contributor to the popular blog consumerist.com, which covers consumer advocacy issues in a casual and snarky way that’s definitely not anything like what you’d read from Consumer Reports. I’ve discovered a lot of interesting things about blog publishing in this short period–for instance, if you write about government agencies, readers will avoid your post like a Zune; and if you include a photograph of a zombie flash mob, you’ll get hundreds of diggs and over 10,000 views in the course of a week.

Here are a few of the posts I enjoyed writing:

Study Shows Fast Food Zombies Are Made At An Early Age
“Planned Obsolescence” Is a Waste: Where to Repair Your Electronics
Yoink! Google Taking Back All Videos You Rented or Bought From Them
(update: Google has since changed their policy and is now offering a full, no-strings-attached refund — thank you Google!)
Cheap Textbooks and Other Discounts for College Students
Stores Find New Ways to Seduce You
AT&T Censors Pearl Jam