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The Life of a Lexicographer

In a somewhat lengthy article, The New York Times describes the life of the lexicographers who are hard at work creating the 3rd edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. November 6, 2006

BlogMedia Puts Biziki Up for Sale

BlogMedia, the publisher of the Blog Herald, has announced that they have put their business blog called Biziki up for sale. November 5, 2006

Comcast Will Eventually Launch Ziddio

A post on Lost Remote says Comcast is launching a new video sharing website called Ziddio. November 5, 2006

Winners of the Vloggies Announced

The winners of the first annual Vloggies, video blog awards, were announced last night in San Franscisco. November 5, 2006

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Still Thinks Blogs are Great

A Guardian article cited Internet founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee as saying blogging is one of the web's biggest perils. November 5, 2006

In The Future Our Lives Could Be Liveblogged

An article in the Guardian cites surveillance expert and professor Nigel Gilbert as saying there will be so much digital data within five years that you will be able to find out "what an individual was doing at a specific time and place. November 4, 2006

CNN's Election Night Blog Party

An L. November 4, 2006

Comedy Central Upgrading Video Technology to Include Embedding and Syndication

Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Comedy Central is launching an upgraded video platform this month that will allow video clips to be syndicated on websites with embedded code. November 4, 2006

Top Neocons Turn On Bush

Vanity Fair has a blockbuster of an article entitled: "Neo Culpa" in which the chief neoconservatives -- Richard Perle, Kenneth Adelman, and David Frum -- turn on President Bush and flatly call him and his administration "incompetent. November 3, 2006

Google Negotiating to Stop Copyright Lawsuits

The Financial Times reports that Google is in a "frantic round" of negotiations to halt the removal of copyrighted videos from YouTube. November 3, 2006

Should You List Hobbies on Your Resume?

The Ashbury Park Press has an article about the pros and cons of listing your hobbies on your resume. November 3, 2006

Top Circulation Newspapers

The New York Post is proud of its circulation numbers and they should be as they are now the 5th highest circulation newspaper in the country -- ahead of the New York Daily News and the Washington Post. November 3, 2006

Biographer Neal Gabler Discusses Walt Disney

The L. November 3, 2006

Dr. Joyce Brothers OKs Baby Blogs

Dr. Joyce Brothers has signaled her approval of baby blogging by parents. She says it has replaced things like journals and scrapbooks for some moms. November 2, 2006

Busines 2.0 Launches Blog Network

Business 2. November 2, 2006

Photobloggers To Capture Democracy in Action

AIGA, a professional association for designers, has launched the Polling Place Photo Project. November 2, 2006

NaNoWriMo 2006 Is Off And Running

National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo has begun. November 2, 2006

Novelist William Styron Dead at 81

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Styron, the author of The Confessions of Nat Turner (which won the Pulitzer Prize) and Sophie's Choice/> has died. November 2, 2006

The Internet is a Series of Tubes, After All

Maybe Senator Ted Stevens was right. November 1, 2006

Variety Launches Political Blog

Variety has launched a new blog called Wilshire & Washington. November 1, 2006

WGA Doctrine for the 21st Century

Variety reports on a boisterous "unity rally" attended by 900 writers this morning. November 1, 2006

Conde Nast Buys Reddit

TechCrunch reports that Conde Nast, a magazine publisher with titles including Wired, Vogue and Glamour, has acquired the Reddit memedigger. October 31, 2006

Dove's Viral Evolution Video

Advertising Age reports that Dove has received tons of views and media coverage for its Dove Evolution video. October 31, 2006

Kate's First Apartment: The Blog

The New Jersey Daily Record has a number of blogs including the typical blogs by columnists covering local news, sports, culture and entertainment. October 30, 2006

Top Ten Sources Raises $3.5 Million

TechCrunch reports that Top Ten Sources has raised $3. October 30, 2006