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Woops, Bloggers Give Nissan Too Much Credit

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Woops Bloggers Give Nissan Too Much Credit

Did you know that Nissan has developed a new kind of paint that can change colors on command? It was news to Nissan, too.

Paint That Can Change On Demand... NOT!Wired, Engadget, Mobile Magazine, or
And so far, only readers of Gizmodo and Engadget are treated to a correction.

Every publication, no matter how careful, makes mistakes. It's part of the business. Traditionally, newspapers like to bury them a few pages in, placing corrections in a bottom corner somewhere.

But at least they're there. This incident, though, is more of a case of piggybacking gone awry. Not that piggybacking isn't standard fare in the news industry. It is, and it happens with the best of publications. two articles, for instance.

See, happens all the time.

Credit for unraveling the Nissan paint mystery goes to Darius at
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