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writer's blog home > blog archives page 171Paris Hilton Did More Time Than Scooter Libby Will
There's justice for you: Paris Hilton has served more jail time for driving on a suspended license than Scooter Libby will serve for sharing classified information with reporters, lying to federal agents and helping blow the cover of a CIA covert operative. July 2, 2007
New Magazine Targets Muslim Girls
Muslim Girl Magazine is a new glossy bimonthly magazine that debuted earlier this year with the January-February issue. July 2, 2007
Amazon Offers Gift Certificate With Potter Purchases
Amazon. July 2, 2007
The Six Stages of Email
Nora Epron discusses the Six Stages of Email in a new Op Ed piece in The New York Times. July 2, 2007
Kevin Rose's Pownce Provides Challenge to Twitter, Jaiku
The hot new microblogging site Twitter. July 1, 2007
Digg's Kevin Rose Launches Pownce to Challenge Twitter
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, has launched a new community and file sharing service called Pownce that challenges Twitter, Jaiku and other microblogging services. July 1, 2007
MySpace Envious Of Facebook's Widget Success
The Financial Times is reporting that MySpace is making plans to open its network to allow outside companies to create widgets just like Facebook recently did. June 30, 2007
Political Losers of the Week: George Bush and Mitt Romney
The two big political losers of the week are 1) President Bush and 2) Mitt Romney. June 30, 2007
AOL Launches AIM Widget for Blogs and Websites
AOL has launched a new widget that will allow bloggers and website owners to interact with their users. June 30, 2007
CNET Expands Blog Network
CNET has actually been publishing blogs since 2005. June 29, 2007
Court Awards Damages in J.T. LeRoy Fraud Case
San Francisco writer Laura Albert lost big in court when a federal jury awarded the production company $116,500. June 29, 2007
Blog Aims to Name Music Leakers
A new blog called Thou Shall Not Leak aims to leak the names of those in the music business who "leak music to people ahead of release dates illegally. June 28, 2007
MySpace To Launch Minisodes and Independent Video Website
MySpace has partnered with Sony Pictures Television for a new video service called the Minisode Network. June 27, 2007
How Much Money Do Bloggers Make?
Paula Neal Mooney has a big list the includes the earnings of a number of bloggers. June 27, 2007
Spielberg Snaps Up Rights to Children of the Lamp Series
Author P. June 27, 2007
AOL News Gets Blogish Redesign
AOL has a new blog-like look at AOL News. June 26, 2007
Study: Facebook Users More Likely to Attend College
A new study has found that Facebook users are more likely to go to college than MySpace users. June 25, 2007
Going Green at Work
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, the author of Times' Work in Progress blog, has five tips for being a green worker. June 25, 2007
Egypt Wants Loan of Rosetta Stone
Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone loaned to it from the British Museum. June 25, 2007
Salman Rushdie Quiet In Face of Suicide Bombing Threats
Sir Salman Rushdie hasn't said much after being recently knighted. June 25, 2007
The Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog
The Department of Health and Human Services' Pandemicflu. June 24, 2007
Dick Cheney Says He's Not Part of the Executive Branch of Government
In what is an astounding display of arrogance -- even for him -- Vice President Dick Cheney is claiming that he is not part of the executive branch of government. June 23, 2007
Writers Invited to Join Academy
A select group of writers have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. June 23, 2007
TMZ May Be Held in Contempt of Court Over O.J. Excerpt
TMZ may be in legal trouble for obtaining a copy of O. June 22, 2007
Kay Bailey Hutchison Stays Strong
Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) is refusing to bow to pressure from the Bush administration to vote to bring the senate amnesty bill to the floor for a full senate vote. June 21, 2007

