MSNBC Launches New Political Blog

MSNBC. September 8, 2006

iVillage Launches the Female Fan

iVillage has launched The Female Fan, a new blog targeting female NFL football fans. September 8, 2006

Army's New Weapon of Choice: the Attack Frisbee

Just when you think the defense department can't do anything more ridiculous, it does. September 8, 2006

Starbucks Launches a Podcast

Starbucks has launched a podcast called Coffee Conversations. September 8, 2006

Sanrio Launches Hello Kitty Magazine

The Mainichi Daily News reports that a new Hello Kitty magazine has been launched by Sanrio Corp. September 8, 2006

Xanga Fined $1 Million For COPPA Violation

NBC News reports that Xanga, a popular blogging and social networking service, was fined and will pay a $1 million fine from the FCT for violating COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. September 7, 2006

James Frey and Random House Settle Fraud Lawsuit

The New York Times reports that Random House and James Frey have reached an agreement in connection with the lawsuit over A Million Little Pieces, Frey's so-called memoir that turned out to be mostly fiction. September 7, 2006

James Frey and Publisher Settle Lawsuit

James Frey and his publisher Random House have settled the lawsuit brought by disgruntled readers who said they were defrauded into thinking the bestselling book A Million Little Pieces was nonfiction, when in fact it was mostly fiction. September 7, 2006

Perfect Blog Entries for Popular Blogs

Wired has a pretty cynical article about blog popularity and what the most popular entry would be for some of the most popular weblogs. September 6, 2006

CBC.ca Launches Quirks & Quarks Blog

Broadcaster Magazine reports that CBC. September 6, 2006

Six Apart Acquires Rojo

Liz Gannes at GigaOM reports that Six Apart has purchased Rojo, a web-based feed reader. September 6, 2006

The Blog of War Book is Released

The Blog of War by Matthew Currier Burden, the founder of Blackfive. September 5, 2006

Extreme Blogs: Windows Into Other Worlds

Continuing improvements in communication devices and the increase of satellites is making extreme blogging more common. September 5, 2006

Katie Couric and Henry Blogg

CBS News has launched a blog called Couric & Co to kick off Katie Couric's debut on CBS News. September 5, 2006

Katie Couric Shines in Her News Debut

Katie Couric made television history tonight by being the first female to anchor a major network nightly news program. September 5, 2006

Gen Y Confusing Workplace With Geekspeak and Chatty IMs

MSNBC. September 5, 2006

MySpace: A Magazine for Friends?

MySpace may or may not be launching a magazine in the future. If they do publish a print magazine it could be through a collaboration with Nylon magazine. September 5, 2006

Paul Burrell Publishes New Book About Princess Diana

In his sensational new book, The Way We Were: Remembering Diana (Morrow), Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burell declares that Diana was not engaged to Dodi Fayad and that the ring he gave her most certainly was not an engagement ring. September 5, 2006

Jennifer Weiner and the Search for an Ex-Boyfriend

Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes) discusses her new short story collection, The Guy Not Taken (Atria), and why writing short stories is different from writing novels. September 5, 2006

ABC Pulls Blog for 9/11 Docudrama

Think Progress reports that ABC has taken down the blog for the upcoming docudrama, The Path to 9/11. September 4, 2006

Barbara Tells Rosie Not to Blog About The View

Rosie made headlines the other day with her blog post that a new promotional image for The View (shown on the right) had been photoshopped. September 4, 2006

Harry Potter and the Podcaster's Stone

17-year-old Andrew Sims has become a podcasting star with his weekly Harry Potter podcast called MuggleCast that reaches 45,000 weekly listeners. September 4, 2006

The Mystery of the Cross-Eyed ShoZu Chihuahua

A photograph of a chihuahua taken by a camera thief has stirred up a lot of Internet discussion. September 3, 2006

12-Year-Old Runs Popular Sports Blog

An The Ann Arbor News article says a 12-year-old named Nick Barnowski has one of the most popular sports blogs on AOL. September 3, 2006

Study Finds Most Americans Don't Get News From Blogs

Blogs still are not a major news source for most Americans according to a new survey conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center of Ohio University. September 3, 2006