This is page 84 of the blogging news archives.

Characters Blogs Likely to Become More Popular (April 19, 2005): A blog entry from Micropersuasion goes against character blogs.

Drudge: Influential Bloggers Don't Exist (April 18, 2005): Whether or not you like Matt Drudge and his Drudge Report website you have to give him credit for building a popular website by bringing the gossipy, tabloid style of news to the Web.

Podscope Launches Beta of Podcast Search Tool (April 18, 2005): A new search engine called Podscope has launched that makes spoken word audio podcasts searchable.

Apparel, Films, TV Shows Promoted With Blogs (April 18, 2005): A Clickz article discusses the rise of promotional blogs.

Poll: 44% of Adults Read Political Blog (April 18, 2005): A new Harris Interactive Poll has found that 44% of adults have read a political blog and 27% read them once a month or more.

Is Blogging While at Work Safe? (April 15, 2005): So how many bloggers out there are blogging on company time? Would your boss approve of your daily commitment to your blog? Mark Sahm, who wrote an entry for BlogCritics called, Blogging on Company Time, says he blogs on company time and he says the company policy allows web surfing as long as it is kept to a minimum.

BlogHer Conference to Debut in July (April 15, 2005): The BlogHer Conference 2005 will be held July 30, 2005 at TechMart Meeting Center in Santa Clara, California.

Over 50 Million Blogs by Year End (April 14, 2005): A new study by Perseus estimates that there are current over 31.

Websense Warns of Toxic Blogs (April 14, 2005): Websense, a web security firm, is warning about blogs that contain trojans and keylogging software that can install on your computer.

Survey: Bloggers Should Respect People's Privacy (April 14, 2005): A new blogging survey found that eighty percent of those surveyed do no want blogs to reveal personal information about private citizens.

Rupert Murdock, Digital Migrant (April 14, 2005): Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp.

Webby Award Nominees Announced (April 12, 2005): The 2005 Webby Award nominees have been announced.

RSS Growth Continues But Still Not Mainstream (April 12, 2005): More media outlets, newspapers and websites are offering RSS Feeds each day.

Bloggers Complaining About Google's Blogger.com Service (April 8, 2005): Many bloggers using Google's Blogger service are unhappy with the service.

Pamela Anderson is Blogging With the Cast of Stacked (April 7, 2005): The cast of Stacked are blogging on the Friendster website.

All Goods Things Come to a Spam End (April 6, 2005): Blogs, like all Internet technology, are also subject to the spam problem.

Warren Beatty to Blog (April 6, 2005): In an article called, Bloggorhea, the New York Observer says movie star Warren Beatty will blog on Arianna Huffington's new webzine, the Huffington Report.

Dr. Bombay Crushes Aspiring Blogger (April 4, 2005): Dr.

Pope's Passing Gets People Blogging About Next Pope (April 4, 2005): The Pope's passing and the selection of a new Pope is one of the biggest news stories around the world.

Arianna Huffington Developing Blog Featuring Celebs and Media Insiders (April 4, 2005): Ariana Huffington is developing a blog that will feature celebrities, media insiders and more. It will cover culture and politics.