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writer's blog home > blog archives page 178Using Web 2.0 To Spy on Those We Dislike
Jen Gerson writes in the Toronto Star that she uses Facebook to spy on someone she disliked it High School. April 3, 2007
Spielberg to Make Tintin Film
CBC. April 3, 2007
Topix Launches Redesign. Adds Citizen Journalism Content
Topix has launched the redesign of its news search website. April 2, 2007
John Edwards is the Only Twittering Candidate
Most people using Twitter are aware that presidential candidate John Edwards has a Twitter at twitter. April 2, 2007
Supreme Court Rules EPA Can Regulate Auto Emissions
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Bush White House today by ruling that the EPA does have the authority to regulate auto emissions. April 2, 2007
Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke Issue Joint Statement
Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke have issued this joint statement before making a CNN appearance. April 2, 2007
ABA Booksense Awards Announced
The American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. April 2, 2007
Philip Roth Wins First Saul Bellow Award
Philip Roth has won the first PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction. April 2, 2007
Harry Bernstein Becomes an Author at Age 96
96 year old Harry Bernstein decided to write his memoirs in his 90s, after his wife died. April 2, 2007
Indie Labels Using Blogs to Boost Music Sales
The Christian Science Monitor has an article about how Indie labels are using bloggers to get independent artists noticed. April 1, 2007
April Fool's Jokes 2007
It is difficult to take much news seriously today with all the fakes and jokes being published. April 1, 2007
New Blog and Video Library on MarthaStewart.com
Marthastewart. March 31, 2007
SonyBMG Asks Wannabe Musicians to Blog
SonyBMG will no longer accept hard copy demo submissions starting on Monday. March 30, 2007
Facebook Churns Out Big Numbers
Venturebeat has an article on Facebook and it looks like strong growth is continues on the social network. March 30, 2007
Big Potential For Twitter in Africa
Blogger Soyapi Mumba has an interesting post about the future of Twitter in Africa. March 30, 2007
Photobucket CEO Says Site is Fad-Proof
A Fortune article on CNN/Money says Photobucket has 38 million members and they are adding over 80,000 each day. March 29, 2007
Karl Rove Dances For the Pleasure of the President
Karl Rove embraced his inner gangsta and rapped the night away at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner. March 29, 2007
Twitter's Downtime Impacting Growth?
Twitter continues to be plagued by outages and periods of slowness. March 29, 2007
Clues in the Final Harry Potter Book Cover Art
The cover art for the final Harry Potter book has been released and it already has fans buzzing. March 29, 2007
Andre Agassi's $5 Million Book Deal
Andre Agassi has signed a book deal with Knopf with a reported $5 million advance, which is an amazing figure for a sports figures's memoir. March 29, 2007
John Grisham Wins Galaxy Award
John Grisham won the lifetime achievement award at the Galaxy British Book Awards. March 29, 2007
Bush Cites Iraqi Bloggers as Evidence Surge is Working
Editor & Publisher reports that President George Bush cited some blogs posts from Iraqi bloggers in a speech as evidence the surge is going well. March 28, 2007
Insurance Company Tells Law Firm They Won't Cover Blogs
Macworld reports that a law firm in New Jersey decided to hold off on setting up a blog after their insurance company told them the blog would not be covered under their malpractice insurance policy. March 28, 2007
Cormac McCarthy Enters the World of Oprah
Before today, Cormac McCarthy was best known as being the author of All the Pretty Horses, which became a popular film starring Billy Bob Thornton, Penelope Cruz and Matt Damon. March 28, 2007
Sports Media Challenge Ranks Baseball Blogs
A company named Sports Media Challenge has compiled a list of what they say are the top ten best baseball websites. March 27, 2007

