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Technorati Considering Widget Ads?

Technorati's widget survey has sparked some interest in the blogosphere. April 25, 2007

Print Magazine for Bloggers and Podcasters Launches

There is a new print magazine called Blogger & Podcaster Magazine. April 24, 2007

Carl Bernstein and the Woman in Charge

Carl Bernstein, the other half of the Woodward-Bernstein reporting duo that took down a presidency during Watergate, is back in a big way. April 24, 2007

More Food Recalls as Congress Finally Pays Attention

Apparently, the FDA has long known about the contamination problems at a Georgia plant which turned out contaminated peanut butter. April 23, 2007

Gaia Online: An Escape For Teens

GigaOm has an article about Gaia Online, a virtual world and online hangout inhabited by teens. April 23, 2007

Media Companies Using Games to Boost Traffic

The Wall Street Journal reports that media companies are using online games to draw visitors to their websites. April 23, 2007

Philip Pullman Talks Golden Compass Film

Bestselling author Philip Pullman is thrilled that Nicole Kidman is playing Mrs. April 23, 2007

YouTube to Split Revenues With Content Creators Someday

Variety is reporting that YouTube could begin sharing ad revenues with content creators as early as next week. April 21, 2007

Most People Are Just Watching the Web 2.0 Revolution

Excite Digital Edge blogs about a recent Hitwise study that found less than 1% of people create content for the leading Web 2. April 20, 2007

MySpace News is Bloggy

MySpace has launched a beta version of its MySpace News website. April 20, 2007

Portfolio Magazine Debuts

These may be grim times for print magazines but that isn't stopping Conde Nast from launching its new business magazine called Portfolio. April 20, 2007

Gossip Blogs Claim Lindsay Lohan's BlackBerry, Gmail and MySpace Hacked

Several celebrity gossip blogs are reporting that Lindsay Lohan's private MySpace account has been hacked and emails and photos from her gmail and BlackBerry accounts were posted there. April 19, 2007

Supreme Court Chips Away at Women's Right to Choose

In a 5-4 decision, The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Act, beginning the eventual complete gutting of Roe vs. April 19, 2007

George Tenant's Book to Set Record Straight

Former CIA director George Tenent has a new memoir coming out and, according to early reports, it's a barn burner. April 19, 2007

Ebay to Acquire StumbleUpon

TechCrunch is reporting that eBay has signed a deal to acquire the StumbleUpon website. April 18, 2007

Nikki Giovanni Had Virginia Tech Killer Removed From English Class

Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni teaches at Virginia Tech, the site of the worst school shooting in U. April 18, 2007

Facebook to Allow Outside Widgets?

Wired's Listening Post is reporting that the popular social networking website Facebook is going to open up and allow outside widgets onto people's Facebook profiles. April 17, 2007

Will Ferrell Clip Kicks Off Funny or Die

Funny or Die is a new comedy video website from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company Gary Sanchez Productions. April 17, 2007

Blogs, Cell Phones Provide Coverage of Virginia Tech Shootings

Information Week reports that blogs and cell phones helped provide some of the earliest coverage of the shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech this morning. April 16, 2007

Associated Press Launches Asap Website

The Associated Press has launched a new service called Asap that includes video content and blogs. April 16, 2007

Family of Nicole Brown Simpson Wants Book Rights

The estate of Nicole Brown Simpson is seeking a court orderto allow the estate to bid on the book rights for If I Did It, the faux memoir by O. April 16, 2007

John Marco Launches Blog

Bestselling fantasy author John Marco has launched a new blog called The Black City, which is the name of the capital of the Empire of Nar in his marvelous Tyrants & Kings fantasy series which began with The Jackal of Nar. April 16, 2007

Faster Web Searching With Dashes

Steve Rubel blogs about how web searching by using dashes instead of quotes can save you time. April 15, 2007

International Booker Shortlist Announced

Margaret Atwood and Philip Roth have both made the shortlist for the International Booker Prize, according to the BBC. April 14, 2007

Tina McElroy Ansa Founds New Publishing House

Fed up with the publishing industry's indifference to serious fiction by black writers, novelist Tina McElroy Ansa founded her own publishing house. April 14, 2007