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The Parenting Group's 24/7 MomConnection study found that moms are using new media including blogs and video. January 22, 2007
Wikipedia Applies Nofollow Bandage in Lame Spam Fighting Attempt
Wikipedia has made the decision to add the nofollow attribute to all external links on the English language Wikipedia site. January 22, 2007
Novelists Not Always Welcome in Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter reports on the sad truth that novelists aren't always that welcome in Hollywood. January 22, 2007
Get a First Life. Membership is Free
Second Life has been receiving a great deal of mostly positive press over the past several months. January 21, 2007
Wikileaks: A Wiki for Whistleblowers
The Syndney Morning Herald reports that a new wiki website called Wikileaks could make things considerably more difficult for corrupt governments and corporations by allowing whistleblowers an anonymous place for leaking confidential documents. January 21, 2007
BooBox Launching Affiliate Tools for Blogs
TechCrunch reports that Brazil-based BooBox will be launching a tool to help bloggers sell products from their blogs using clickable images. January 21, 2007
Hillary Enters the Race
Hillary Clinton has officially entered the 2008 presidential race, declaring in a statement that "I'm in. January 20, 2007
Weblogs Inc. to Shutter Some Small Blogs
Valleywag is reporting that AOL's Weblogs Inc. January 20, 2007
Philadelphia's Main Line Celebrated in New Magazine
The team behind the Bucks art and culture lifestyle magazine is launching a new magazine called Mainline. January 20, 2007
Bloglines Still Dominant Web-based RSS Reader
Data from Hitwise indicates that Bloglines is still the dominate web-based rss reader. January 19, 2007
Widget Madness: Add Bling to Your Blog
The New York Times has an article about the emergence of widgets. January 18, 2007
Newspapers Need Blogs Like Popeye Needs Spinach
Nielsen/NetRatings study has found that the traffic to newspaper blogs at the top 10 online newspapers soared 210 percent from December 2005 to December 2006. January 18, 2007
Time Inc. Cuts 289 Jobs
Earlier this week the New York Times reported that Time Inc. January 18, 2007
HBO To Develop Series Based on George R.R. Martin's Fantasy Novels
Variety reports that HBO has acquired the rights to turn George R. January 18, 2007
Inkless Metal Pen
Gizmodo reports that a stainless steel metal pen writes without using any ink. January 18, 2007
Marriott International CEO is Blogging
The Washington Post reports that 74-year-old Marriott International CEO J. January 17, 2007
MySpace: A Place for Errors
Baseline, a ZDNet website, has an interesting article by David Carr explaining how MySpace attempts to solve its scalability issues. January 17, 2007
ReganBooks to be Dismantled
HarperCollins announced that it is dismantling the Los Angeles office of Regan Media, which includes the book imprint, ReganBooks. January 17, 2007
Plutoed Named Word of the Year
The BBC reports that the American Dialect Society has voted "Plutoed" as the 2006 word of the year. January 17, 2007
Dante's Nose Shape Controversy Finally Settled
Apparently the poet Dante's nose has been the source of an ongoing controversy. January 17, 2007
PR Newswire Links Individual Press Releases to Technorati
In a press release, PR Newswire has announced that they will be linking individual press releases to Technorati so people can find out which blogs are linking to them. January 16, 2007
Wikipedia Launches WikiSeek Search Tool
Wikipedia has launched a new search tool called WikiSeek. January 16, 2007
Time, Inc. Slashes Jobs: Britney Coverage May Suffer
Time, Inc. January 16, 2007
Sadness as Findory Rides Into the Sunset
The Findory blog search engine and personalized news reader is no longer going to supported. January 15, 2007
Bosley Blog Tells Personal Account of Hair Restoration
Bosley has launched a blog called Battle Against Bald. January 14, 2007

