NCAA Clarifies Live Blogging Policy

The Courier-Journal reports that the NCAA has issued the following statement to explain why a Courier-Journal reporter Brian Bennett was recently booted from live-blogging a NCAA baseball game. June 20, 2007

Bloomberg Leaves the GOP

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent shockwaves through the political spectrum by changing his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. June 19, 2007

YouTube Launches International Websites

The BBC is reporting that YouTube. June 19, 2007

Da Vinci Code Investigaton Dropped

Italian officials have now dropped their obscenity investigation into the film version of The Da Vinci Code. June 19, 2007

Legal Immigrants Face Years of Delays

The Washington Post reports on the shocking backlog at the U. June 18, 2007

Google Launches Public Policy Blog

Google has launched a new blog called the Google Public Policy Blog. June 18, 2007

Stephen King is No Fan of James Patterson

Stephen King is not a fan of prolific author James Patterson. He says he doesn't respect Patterson's books. June 18, 2007

Linkedin Claims Professional Social Network Domination

CNN's The Browser reports that LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye believes people will maintain two social networking profiles and that LinkedIn will dominate as the professional social network. June 17, 2007

Freelancer Sells 500,000 Photos on iStockphoto

Crediting the power of crowdsourcing an iStockphoto press release describes how freelancer Lise Gagne has sold 500,000 of her photos on the stock footage website. June 16, 2007

Internet Tough on Professional Photographers

The Internet is changing many things and many careers. June 16, 2007

Amnesty Bill Not Dead Yet

Just when I was sighing with relief that the ill-conceived, poorly designed, nonsensical Ted Kennedy - John McCain amnesty bill had died a deserved death on the Senate Floor, it appears that it's about to be resurrected. June 15, 2007

Business 2.0 Editor Now at Valleywag

Om Malik, Kara Swisher and Scott Karp are reporting that Owen Thomas, an editor at Business 2. June 14, 2007

Mahalo Seeks Part-time Guides

The new Mahalo search engine is offering to pay people to create their search results. June 13, 2007

YouTube to Launch Video ID

Reuters reports that YouTube is close to launching a video fingerprinting technology called video ID that will be tested by Time Warner and Disney. June 11, 2007

NCAA Forbids Blogging During Baseball

The Associated Press is reporting that a journalist from the The Courier-Journal was booted out of the press box at an NCAA baseball game for blogging about the game. June 11, 2007

Harry Potter Release Won't Mean a Profit for Booksellers

You'd think that the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21st would be a day of rejoicing for booksellers, because millions of books will be sold that day. June 11, 2007

Journalists Awash in Paris Hilton News

Unless you've been on vacation on a desert island for the past couple of weeks, you have no doubt been bombarded with the ubiquitous coverage of Paris Hilton's jail drama. June 11, 2007

Multiverse Raises $4 Million

3pointD. June 10, 2007

Peter Straub Signs to Write Graphic Novel

Bestselling horror author Peter Straub and screenwriter and actor Michael Easton have been signed by Vertigo to write an original graphic novel called The Green Woman. June 9, 2007

Patricia Cornwell Wins Her Case

Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell has won her libel case against another author. June 9, 2007

Blog Launched to Help Departing SF Chronicle Employees

Recently, the San Francisco Chronicle announced plans to cut 100 editorial positions -- about 1/4 of the newspaper's editorial staff -- by summer's end. June 8, 2007

Millions of Dead Blogs Won't Stop Blogging

The Tuscaloosa News has an interesting article that says cyberspace is becoming littered with dead blogs. June 6, 2007

Warner Bros. Buys Rights to Terry Brooks' Shannara Fantasy Series

Warner Bros. June 6, 2007

Video Blogging Advice From Two Very Different Sources

Two recent advice offerings for video blogging success come from very different sources: one is the most popular business daily and the other is a star in the YouTube video world. June 5, 2007

Oprah Chooses Middlesex as Next Book Pick

Oprah has chosen her next Book Club Selection: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. June 5, 2007