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Church 2.0

The Red Herring has an interesting article about churches and religious groups that are starting to embracing Web 2. September 23, 2006

Cookie Magazine Launches Baby and Parenting Blog

Cookie magazine has launched a website that includes a blog for parents called Daysitter. September 23, 2006

Boing Boing Launches Boing Boing Boing

Boing Boing has announced the launch of a weekly podcast show. September 22, 2006

Will Facebook, Technorati or YouTube be the Next Big Web 2.0 Sale?

Bloggers are discussing a possible Yahoo bid to buy Facebook. September 22, 2006

Chomsky Book Sales Soar After Chavez Speech

Venezualan president Hugo Chavez's endorsement has propelled Noam Chomsky's book, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance to the top of Amazon. September 22, 2006

Winston-Salem Journal Launches Vegetarian Blog

JournalNow. September 21, 2006

Viral Video Chart Tracks Popular Videos

A website called Viral Video Chart tracks the most popular videos by scanning millions of blogs. September 21, 2006

Ten Percent of Arctic Perennial Ice Lost in One Summer

Scientists announced this week that new satellite images show huge new holes in the Arctic ice which are a consequence of global warming. September 21, 2006

Microsoft Launches MSN Soapbox

Microsoft has announced the launch of a video sharing service called MSN Soapbox. September 21, 2006

Videos Jay Leno Found on YouTube

Jay Leno featured YouTube on the Tonight Show in a segment called, "Videos We Found on YouTube. September 20, 2006

Government Fights War on Drugs With Blogs, Podcasts and YouTube

The Associated Press reports (on Newsvine) that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has set up a channel on YouTube. September 20, 2006

Horatio Sans Blogs His Departure From SNL

There have been rumors that SNL was going to be making changes. September 20, 2006

FoxFaith to Make Twelve Family-Friendly Films a Year

Twentieth Century Fox plans to make about 12 family-friendly films a year that will be marketed under its FoxFaith film divison. September 20, 2006

Aarrr! Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day

Yarrrrrrrrr. September 19, 2006

YouTube Cuts Warner Music Deal as Video Wars Intensify

YouTube has managed to continue to grow even while facing mounting competition from Internet giants. September 19, 2006

Creepy Content Doppelgangers Plagiarize Personal Bloggers

Even personal blogs are not immune from plagiarism. September 19, 2006

Wikipedia Founder to Launch Citizendium

Wikipedia founder Larry Sanger is launching a new project called Citizendium. September 19, 2006

Sherman's Travel Magazine Launches

ShermansTravel. September 19, 2006

J.R.R. Tolkien Has a New Book Coming Out

A new, previously unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien called The Children of Hurin will hit bookstores in April, 2007. Christopher Tolkien is helping to complete the work. September 19, 2006

Sojourner and Beliefnet Launch God's Politics Blog

There is a new blog on Beliefnet called God's Politics. September 18, 2006

Spinach Warnings Lead to Unprecedented Rise in Spinach Blogging

Spinach blogging soared over the weekend thanks to the warnings from the FDA that fresh spinach products contaminated with E. September 18, 2006

iVillage to Relaunch With Video and Social Networking Tools

A Financial Times article (on MSNBC) says iVillage is gearing up for a major relaunch that will include video and social networking tools. September 18, 2006

Anita Blake Gets Her Own Comic

Anita Blake is about to become a comic book hero. September 18, 2006

Fan Fiction Evolves

The Wall Street Journal examines the evolution of fan fiction, and how some fan fiction writers have used their work to get them publishing contracts for their own fiction. September 18, 2006

Graham Joyce Talks The Limits of Enchantment

Novelist Graham Joyce discusses his book, The Limits of Enchantment (Atria), which is a finalist for a World Fantasy Award. September 18, 2006