Oddest Book Title Award Announced

The Bookseller magazine has announced the winner of the Oddest Book Title Award. May 10, 2007

New Social Network Promises Only Happy Content

Everything's rosy at this new social network. May 9, 2007

After Harry Potter is Gone

Booksellers are both anticipating and dreading the release of the final Harry Potter book this July, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. May 9, 2007

Yahoo to Close Yahoo Photos and Focus on Flickr

TechCrunch reports that Yahoo plans to close Yahoo Photos this fall and focus on the more rapidly growing Flickr property for photo sharing and storage. May 8, 2007

MySpace Acquires Photobucket for Rumored $250 Million

Valleyway broke the news that MySpace would be acquiring Photobucket. May 8, 2007

Indies Plan Big Celebrations for Last Harry Potter Book

Publisher's Weekly takes a look at how some of the independent bookstores will be celebrating the launch of the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. May 8, 2007

WGA Issues Diversity Report

The Writers Guild of American (WGA) has issued a new report on diversity and it looks pretty much like the last diversity report, i. May 8, 2007

Columnist Calls Blogging Air Guitar Journalism

Sunday Times columnist David Bullard has written an article about blogs for the Sunday Times that qualifies as pure blog pessimism. May 7, 2007

Bob Woodward Reviews George Tenet's Memoir

George Tenet's new book is causing controversy, as expected. May 7, 2007

Mignon Fogarty and the Audiobook

Mignon Fogarty is the host of the podcast called Grammar Girl. May 7, 2007

Technorati Authority and 180 Day Inbound Link Graphs

Technorati says they have changed the text that used to read "N blogs link here" to a single Technorati Authority number. May 6, 2007

Bush Poll Numbers Hit a New Low

As George Bush brushes up on his royal etiquette in preparation for Queen Elizabeth's visit and the most formal state dinner held during his administration, he can take consolation from the fact that the Queen is too refined to mention his horrifying low approval numbers. May 5, 2007

Army Clamps Down on Blogs Again

Wired reports that an updated document (PDF) from the U. May 5, 2007

Used Book Sales Rise

According to a study by the Book Industry Group, used book sales continue to grow at a fast pace. May 5, 2007

Buzz Over Possible Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Fading Away

The top story on Techmeme and Megite today is a story that has appeared in the New York Post, Financial Times and elsewhere that says Microsoft is interested in acquiring Yahoo. May 4, 2007

Cruise Director John Heald Planning Blogger's Cruise

An MSNBC article discusses cruise director John Heald's hit travel blog. May 3, 2007

The Andromeda Strain Returns as a Miniseries

Remember The Andromeda Strain, the horrifying disease thriller by Michael Crichton that launched 1,000 imitators? Well, it's back and it's going to be a tv miniseries. May 3, 2007

HD-DVD Processing Code Spreads Despite Attempts to Stop It

The HD-DVD processing code that reportedly unlocks copyrighted HD-DVDs is spreading around the Internet despite attempts by the AACS Licensing Authority to stop it. May 2, 2007

Clear Channel to Launch Social Networks

Clear Channel is launching social networks for its radio stations. May 1, 2007

Iran Bans Western Hairstyles and the Tweezing of Eyebrows

Iran has now decided to crack down on men's hairstyling and eyebrow grooming. April 30, 2007

Will & Grace Lawsuit Settles

The much-watched Will & Grace lawsuit has finally settled, according to Variety. April 30, 2007

Michael Chabon and the Many Genres

Michael Chabon's new detective novel is described as a literary fusion cuisine by USA Today. Chabon is skilled at writing in many genres. April 30, 2007

Amazon.com Goes From Plogs to Blog

Amazon. April 29, 2007

Study: Blogs Contain Offensive Content and Viruses

A new study of blogs by a company named ScanSafe has issued a report called the Global Threat Report. April 26, 2007

Jossip Initiatives Launches Stereohyped

David Hauslaib's Jossip Initiatives is launching Stereohyped a new blog targeting black readers. April 26, 2007