You've Never Seen Anything Like Newspond Before?

A new Digg-like news website called Newspond has debuted. February 20, 2008

Duchess of York to Publish Children's Etiquette Book

Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, is publishing a new manners and etiquette book for children to be called Tea For Ruby. February 20, 2008

Obama Wins Wisconsin, Steps on Hillary's Speech

John McCain won the Wisconsin primary tonight and in his victory speech said that as a superstitious navy pilot he was finally ready to announce that he will be the Republican nominee in the fall. February 19, 2008

Google Launches Google Grants Blog

Google has added another blog to its growing list of corporate blogs. February 19, 2008

Bucky Barnes is Now Captain America

Captain America's alter-ego Steve Rogers may have been killed but that isn't stopping Captain America from making a comeback - as we all knew he would. February 19, 2008

Writer's Strike Cost Los Angeles Economy $2.5 Billion

The Associated Press reports that an estimate by Jack Kyser - chief economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp - says the writer's strike cost the local Los Angeles economy $2. February 19, 2008

Words Matter: Does Plagiarism?

In 1988 Joe Biden's run for the presidency was obliterated when he was found to have lifted words from a British politician's speech. February 18, 2008

California Court Shuts Down Wikileaks Website

A wiki website called Wikileaks that let whistle-blowers post documents anonymously has been shut down by a California court the BBC reports. February 18, 2008

Novelist Phyllis A. Whitney Dies at Age 104

Novelist Phyllis A. February 18, 2008

AdAge Says Media Work Force Has Sunk to 15-Year Low

AdAge has a grim article that says the media work force has shrunk to a 15-year low. February 18, 2008

Athletes Will Be Allowed to Blog at Beijing Olympics

Athletes will be allowed to blog at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. February 16, 2008

Mitt Romney Endorses John McCain

The Associated Press reports (see video below) that Mitt Romney is endorsing John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination. February 14, 2008

Spiderwick Authors Happy With Film Version

Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, the authors of The Spiderwick Chronicles, are quite happywith how the film version of the books turned out. February 13, 2008

$164 Million Art Theft Shocks Art World

Masked gunmen stole four paintings worth $164 million from a Zurich museum, shocking the art world. February 13, 2008

Hollywood Writers Return to Work

Hollywood writers returned to work today after a hard fought strike that was fought both on the streets of Hollywood and New York in picket lines and on the Internet with blogs and videos like Writer Boi. February 13, 2008

Obama and McCain Win Virginia

John McCain barely fought off Mike Huckabee to win Virgina in a surprisingly close race. February 12, 2008

Blog and Social Networks Can Boost Music Sales

A study conducted by researchers from New York University's Stern Business School found that online buzz from blogs and social networks can boost album sales. February 12, 2008

CNN to Launch iReport.com

CNN is going to expand its citizen journalism website onto a new web property called iReport. February 12, 2008

HarperEntertainment to Publish Oscar De La Hoya Autobiography

HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced that it will be publishing the autobiography of boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya. February 12, 2008

New TSA Blog Wants Your Airport Gripes

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a new blog about airport security called the Evolution of Security. February 11, 2008

Obama and Huckabee Have Great Weekend

Barack Obama had a good weekend. February 11, 2008

Yahoo Launches Tech Ticker

Yahoo - the auctions, classifieds, content, entertainment, personals, photo sharing, shopping, social media and search company - has launched Tech Ticker. February 11, 2008

Green Collar Jobs are Hot

Green collar jobs are all the rage. February 11, 2008

All Over But the Voting for Striking Writers

Now that the leadership has voted to approved the tentative deal with the AMPTP, the membership must vote by Tuesday whether to end the strike. February 11, 2008

MSNBC Anchor's Vile Comments About Chelsea Clinton

MSNBC anchor David Shuster made an amazingly offensive comment the other day. February 9, 2008