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Oprah Chooses Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Oprah has chosen her next book pick: it's Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. October 5, 2007

Senator Craig Refuses to Resign

Idaho Senator Larry "Wide Stance" Craig continues to infuriate the GOP leadership: he's announced that he's sticking out the rest of his Senate term and will not resign, even though he lost a court battle to rescind his guilty plea for lewd conduct in a men's airport restroom. October 4, 2007

Jason Calacanis Proposes Web 3.0 Definition

Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis has boldly gone ahead and written an "official definition" of Web 3. October 4, 2007

Arctic Sea Melt is Increasing

A new report from the U. October 3, 2007

How Much Are The Top Blogs Worth?

24/7 Wall St has a post asking who is going to buy the big blogs. October 3, 2007

CBSNews.com General Manager to Become Huffington Post's CEO

The New York Times is reporting that Betsy Morgan is leaving her job as the general manager of CBSNews. October 2, 2007

Sony Releases New Version of Ebook Reader

Sony has unveiled version 2. October 2, 2007

Techmeme Launches Techmeme Leaderboard

There's another blog a-list for people to observe and blog about. October 1, 2007

Radiohead Sells Album Directly to Fans

Radiohead has shocked the music industry with its decision to sell its new album directly from its website. October 1, 2007

John Grisham Sued for Libel

John Grisham is being sued for libel. October 1, 2007

Anything Kanye Blogs Can Only Make Him Stronger

Rapper, producer and songwriter Kanye West has started a blog on his Kanye University website. October 1, 2007

State Department Launches Dipnote

The U. September 30, 2007

Donald Trump Teams With Ocean Drive For New Trump Magazine

Donald Trump is launching a new Trump magazine. This is his third time launching a magazine with Trump in the title. September 30, 2007

Bloggers Defy Myanmar Junta to Expose Human Rights Abuses

In Burma/Myanmar, the ruling junta is furious at the world attention its violent repression of peaceful democratic protesters in drawing. September 29, 2007

LinkedIn Adds Professional Photos

Adam Nash, the senior director of products at LinkedIn, has announced the addition of photos to the LinkedIn social network. September 28, 2007

Francis Ford Coppola Robbed

Francis Ford Coppola's computer was stolen. September 28, 2007

Writing For a Cellphone Audience

Japan's fiction market has been totally reinvigorated by a new art form: cellphone novels. September 28, 2007

Yahoo Shuttering Podcast Resource

Read/Write Web reports that Yahoo is shuttering its podcast resource located at podcasts. September 27, 2007

The Mobile Novel is Hot in Japan

The Wall Street Journal reports that cellphone fiction is really selling in Japan. September 27, 2007

Poetry Society of America Rocked By Scandal

The poetry world has been rocked by scandal, according to The New York Times. September 27, 2007

Nintendo Employee Fired Over Personal Blog

The Stranger is reporting that Nintendo fired a technical recruiter Jessica Zenner when they discovered her blog called Inexcusable Behavior. September 26, 2007

College Football Books and Bo Schembechler

It is college football season and a slew of books about college football have been released for sports fan to read. September 26, 2007

Online Content Boom Fuels Threat of Writers' Strike

The growing number of online shows and Web-only content is increasingly becoming a source of contention with the Writers Guild. September 26, 2007

Borders and Sony Renew Ebook Reader Agreement

Borders has renewed its agreement with Sony regarding the sale and promotion of the Sony Ebook reader. September 24, 2007

5 Under 35 Winners Announced

The National Book Foundation has selected the "5 Under 35" award winners. September 24, 2007