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MySpace Offers Pacman During Power Outage

MySpace is offering Pacman during a power outage as an attempt to calm angry users that want MySpace access. July 24, 2006

The Vloggers' Road To Fame and Fortune

The New York Times reports on a growing trend of web auteurs having their work picked up by major studios. July 24, 2006

Will Blogging Follow the 1% Rule?

A Guardian article looks the 1% rule and what it means for content creation. July 23, 2006

Hugg, the Green Memedigger

Hugg is a memedigger from TreeHugger that is focused on green products and news items. July 23, 2006

Top Blogs Share Links With Readers

The LexBlog Blog follows responds to a Jeff Jarvis complaint about how portals try to keep people on the portal site with a great post about how the best blogs intentionally send people away to other resources. July 22, 2006

Yahoo and Gawker Deal to End

Nick Denton blogs that the Gawker-Yahoo content deal where censored content from some Gawker Media blogs appeared on Yahoo is coming to an end. July 22, 2006

DC Comic Book Super Heroes Get Their Own Stamps

This is amazing. July 22, 2006

Book Publishers Want a Piece of the Hollywood Pie

Book publishers are now demanding more of a profit in the film versions of books they published. July 22, 2006

M. Night Shyamalan: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Newsweek rips apart screenwriter/direct M. July 22, 2006

Global Warming and Underwater Methane: Not a Good Thing

The scientific evidence about global warming just keeps getting more and more disturbing. July 21, 2006

Spider-Man 3 Official Blog Debuts

The Spider-Man 3 official blog has debuted with a post about another Marvel film: Ghost Rider. July 21, 2006

Will Ferrell Plays Bush on Global Warming

Comedian Will Ferrell has donned his George Bush persona once again -- this time to discuss his thoughts on the "so-called global warmings. July 20, 2006

World Jump Day Arrives

World Jump Day is an attempt to recruit 600,000,000 people to jump exactly at July 20th at 11:39:13 GMT. July 20, 2006

Dave Barry, Peter Pan and the Copyright Conundrum

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson are headed out on tour to promote their new book, a Peter Pan prequel called Peter and The Shadow Thieves (Disney). July 20, 2006

Email is the New Snail Mail

For the young, email is a big bore, associated only with authority and school. July 20, 2006

New Pew Internet Study on Bloggers

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has a new report that is the result of over 200 in-depth phone interviews with bloggers. July 19, 2006

Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Legislation

In his first-ever use of the presidential veto power, President vetoed the legislation which would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, striking a blow for religious zealots everywhere who are determined to turn the U. July 19, 2006

Will Social Networks Replace Forums?

In reporting the upcoming launch of a new social network for hockey fans called NHL Connect, Mashable says he likes the sports and social network combination. July 19, 2006

HarperCollins and Fox Atomic Join Forces For Graphic Novels Launch

HarperCollins has joined forces with Fox Atomic to create and distribute a line of graphic novels. July 19, 2006

DB Weiss Talks Halo Screenplay

Author and screenwriter DB Weiss is busy with several projects. July 19, 2006

Wal-Mart Tempts Teens With The Hub

Wal-Mart has launched The Hub (School Your Way), which is a contest and social network type of site. July 18, 2006

Bush Spreads the Love in Germany with Surprise Merkel Neck Massage

President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merke a surprise neck massage. She was very surprised. July 18, 2006

Turkey Continues to Persecute Writers

Turkey continues to persecute any writer who dares to write a history of the country that is in any way critical of the Turkish government or its previous actions. July 18, 2006

New Netscape is Better

The New York Times has an article that spotlights a tiny group of Netscape users unhappy with the recent Digg-like redesign. July 17, 2006

MySpace Teen Juggernaut Also Attracting Older Users

TheStreet. July 17, 2006