Publisher Delays Book About Salman Rushdie Over Lawsuit Threat

The publisher has delayed production on a former policeman's memoirs after the threat of a lawsuit by Sir Salman Rushdie. August 6, 2008

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Mostly Forgotten in the New Russia

The New York Times has an interesting article about the Russian reaction to the death of Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn. August 6, 2008

Carl Ichan Hires Reporter to Write His Bog

DealBook is reporting that Carl Ichan has hired Thompson Reuters hedge fund reporter Dane Himlton to help write his blog called The Icahn Report. August 5, 2008

Google Apologizes For Marking Users As Spam

Google's Blogger. August 4, 2008

Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dead at 89

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died. August 4, 2008

Sir Salman Rushdie Furious at Bodyguard's Tell All Memoir

Sir Salman Rushdie is furious at a tell-all book written by a former body guard. He is threatening to sue. August 2, 2008

AOL Buys Socialthing, a Social Aggregator

TechCrunch reports that AOL has acquired Socialthing, a social aggregator currently in private beta. August 1, 2008

Delicious Gets a Makover

The new version of the popular Delicious social bookmarking website has arrived. July 31, 2008

Rumor: People to Pay $10 to $15 Million for Pitt and Jolie's Twin Photos

The JustJared. July 31, 2008

Grudge Between Florence and Dante's Descendants Still Going Strong

A direct descendant of Dante Aligheri is now boycotting a ceremony by the city of Florence, Italy which was to posthumously pardon the famous writer for alleged crimes that got him expelled from the city. July 31, 2008

YouTube Acquires Omnisio

Google's YouTube has blogged that they have acquired a video editing/mashup tool called Omnisio. July 30, 2008

Tom Gizzard Wins 28th Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest

Tom Gizzard of of Leesburg, Florida won this year's Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest. July 30, 2008

Scientists Discover Laziness Gene

Have you ever felt that, all things considered, you'd really rather be napping? If so, it's not your fault. July 30, 2008

GigaOm Acquires jkOnTheRun

The jkOnTheRun mobile gadget blog has been acquired by the GigaOM blog network. July 29, 2008

Senator Ted Stevens Indicted

Senator Ted Stevens (R- Alaska) has been indicted on a whole laundry list of bribery and corruption charges. July 29, 2008

Popular Facebook Scrabulous Game App Pulled

There are a lot of annoying Facebook apps and there are a few Facebook apps that are enjoyable and/or add value. July 29, 2008

Dilbert Gets Animated

After years of being posted in cubicles and distributed from coworker-to-coworker by email, Scott Adams' Dilbert is adding a daily animated version. July 29, 2008

Are Books the New Cigarettes?

Are books the new cigarettes? A new program in Britain called the Adopt a Book Scheme aims to encourage reading in the workplace. July 28, 2008

Music Videos Take Over YouTube's Most Viewed List

Music videos are dominating YouTube's list of the most viewed videos of all-time. July 27, 2008

Guy Gets Girl With Blogging in Twix Commercial

Blog has become a mainstream word and it's a hot enough topic that advertisers are now using it in commercials. July 26, 2008

Desktop Keeley Hazell Widget a Success For British Tabloid

Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun has resorted to using a girl disktop widget to help drive people back to its website. July 26, 2008

John Edwards Love Child Scandal Erupts Again

It looks like the John Edwards love child/mistress story is about to break wide open. July 25, 2008

Last Lecture Author Randy Pausch Dies at Age 47

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who became a YouTube phenomenon with his "Last Lecture," has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. July 25, 2008

Barack Obama Visits Jersusalem

Barack Obama visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem early this morning. July 24, 2008

Twitter is Follower Central So Follower Issues Really Sting

The most important feature on Twitter is followers. July 24, 2008