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Video Tech Job Gold Rush?

If you have tech skills and you are familiar with online video, embedding video or video editing you might be in luck. February 14, 2007

World's Oldest Newspaper Dumps Print Version

The Associated Press reports that Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar -- the world's oldest newspaper -- has now dumped its print edition and gone digital only. February 14, 2007

Netvibes Planning Widgets

Business 2. February 13, 2007

Viacom to Make MTV Videos Embeddable For Blogs

Reuters reports that Viacom is going to make MTV videos and other Viacom video content available for embedding in blogs and on websites. February 12, 2007

TechPresident Debuts to Cover Technical Aspect of 2008 Presidential Race

A new blog called TechPresident is covering how presidential candidates are using technology and the Internet. February 12, 2007

Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed Win Top Writers Guild Awards

The 2007 Writers Guild Awards were handed out last night. February 12, 2007

Digg Link Sends More Traffic Than Drudge Link Says L.A. Times

An L. February 11, 2007

Senator Barack Obama Launches Social Network

Senator Barack Obama recently announced that he will be running for president in 2008. February 11, 2007

Recruitment in Second Life

Fortune is reporting that some companies are starting to use the Second Life virtual world for recruitment. February 11, 2007

Clive Cussler Trial About to Get Nasty

The Clive Cussler/Philip Anschutz trial over the movie Sahara -- which starred Matthew McCouneghey and Penelope Cruz in the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Cussler -- is about to get very ugly indeed. February 11, 2007

WSJ Launches Fall Fashion Blog

The Wall Street Journal has launched a new blog called Heard on the Runway to cover the Fall fashion shows. February 10, 2007

John Zogby Predicts a Bloggier Tomorrow

The Guardian's Organ Grinder reports that John Zogby, president and CEO of Zogby International, gave some stats on media usage at the WeMedia Miami conference. February 9, 2007

International Olympic Committee Considering Allowing Athletes to Blog

The Associated Press is reporting that one of the many issues the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking into the issue of whether or not Olympic athletes should be allowed to blog. February 9, 2007

Citebite Helps With Citing Quotes But Messes With Inbound Links

Citebite is a useful deep linking tool. February 9, 2007

Rupert Murdoch On Why He Fired Judith Regan

Rupert Murdoch has finally spoken out about why he fired publishing maven Judith Regan. February 9, 2007

Newspaper Sued Over Bad Restaurant Review

Well, this has to be some kind of journalism first. February 9, 2007

Yahoo's Impresssive Pipes Already Clogged

Yahoo launched a new mashup tool called Yahoo Pipes earlier today. February 8, 2007

Virtual Gifts as a Serious Business Model?

Facebook has added virtual gift giving to its popular social network. February 8, 2007

Judge Orders O.J. Not to Spend Book Money

A judge has ordered O. February 8, 2007

How To Achieve Blog Nirvana

Valleywag has a funny post about what it takes to achieve blog nirvana. February 7, 2007

New York Times To Post User-Generated Videos

The Red Herring is reporting that the New York Times plans to start posting videos created and submitted by users in March. February 7, 2007

Trauma Nurse is a Hot Career

There is a lot of buzz these days about the field of nursing. February 7, 2007

Will New York Times Still Have a Print Edition Five Years From Now?

Will the New York Times still have a print edition five years from today? It is an interesting question given the rapid rise of the Internet and digital technology. February 7, 2007

Sulzberger Predicts the End of Print Newpapers

Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman and publisher of The New York Times shocked just about everyone at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland when he said that he doesn't know if The Times will even be in print in five years. February 7, 2007

News Reader of the Future?

Here is a gadget that has potential for being a device people will regularly use to read news, rss feeds, blogs or email. February 6, 2007