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Information World Review reports on why e-books haven't yet caught on in a big way with consumers, despite advances in the technology. March 6, 2007
Right Wing Bloggers Poll Themselves
Right-of-center blogs or the rightosphere as they are referring to themselves took a poll about themselves. March 5, 2007
Hilary Duff Establishes Official YouTube Channel
Hilary Duff has set-up an official YouTube channel. March 5, 2007
Would You Pay to Subscribe to a Blog?
Will a blogging subscription model emerge in the future? Are there enough readers willing to pay for a blog. March 5, 2007
Do Great CEOs Have to Be Jerks?
An article on Business2. March 5, 2007
WSJ Looks at the Blogging Profession
The Wall Street Journal has an article analyzing what the job of blogger entails. March 4, 2007
Create Social Networks With Ning
There is some buzz over a new website called Ning that allows users to create social networks. March 4, 2007
Blog Initiates Campaign to Free Jailed Egyptian Blogger
Egyptian blogger Abdel Karim Suleiman was recently sentenced to four years in prison because of several posts he made on his blog. March 3, 2007
Stolen Painting Found in Steven Spielberg's Office
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg was horrified to learn that he had a stolen painting in his possession. March 3, 2007
Iris Yamashita's Road to Success
Iris Yamashita, who was nominated for an Oscar for her original screenplay, Letters From Iwo Jima, talks about how she got the call that jump started her screenwriting career. March 3, 2007
The Onion Plans Video News Service
Wired reports that The Onion plans to launch a satirical news service in March that will include daily video clips that can be embedded on other sites. March 2, 2007
Reuters Planning Financial Social Network
The Guardian reports that Reuters is about to enter the social networking race with a niche subscriber-only social network for people for in the financial industry including "fund managers, traders and analysts. March 2, 2007
BBC to Set Up Three YouTube Channels
The BBC has cut a deal with YouTube. March 2, 2007
Future Job Seekers May Need a Video Resume
Time Magazine reports that job sites are jumping on the idea of everyone one day needing a video resume. March 2, 2007
Where's Wally Search Engine Coming
Where's Wally was a popular children's character featured in books that were published in over fifty languages. March 2, 2007
Wired Reporter Buys Votes on Digg
Wired reporter Annalee Newitz has written an interesting story about buying votes on Digg with User/Submitter. March 1, 2007
MSNBC Launches FirstPerson Citizen Journalism Site
MSNBC. March 1, 2007
The Secret is a Publishing Phenomenon
Rhonda Byrne's self-help book, The Secret (Atria) has now hit #1 on Amazon. March 1, 2007
The Orange Prize Gets a Facelift
The Orange Prize is being renamed and made more high-tech. March 1, 2007
Academy Threatens YouTube. Some Oscars Clips Removed
Variety is reporting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has ordered YouTube to pull clips from the Oscars telecast. February 28, 2007
Barnes and Noble Announces Winners of Discover Great New Writers Awards
Barnes & Noble announced the the winners of the 14th annual Discover Great New Writers Awards for fiction and nonfiction. February 28, 2007
Peter Morgan and the Politics of Dissent
Screenwriter Peter Morgan, who wrote The Queen, discusses the award-winning film and how he tried to focus on the importance of public dissent. February 28, 2007
GM Launches Cadillac Blog
Cadillac has launched an interesting blog with some unique photographs called the Cadillac Drivers' Log. February 27, 2007
Postage Rate Hike Expected
The U. February 27, 2007
Tracy Chevalier Has a New Muse
Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With a Pearl Earring, discusses her next book, Burning Bright, with The Independent. February 27, 2007

