Wicks Acquires Vibe Magazine

The Wicks Group has acquired Vibe, an urban music and lifestyle magazine from Quincy Jones. July 17, 2006

Screenwriter Sues Disney For Copyright Infringment in Pirates of the Caribbean

A screenwriter has sued Disney for copyright infringement over the 2003 film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. July 17, 2006

Pet Social Networking Sites Grow

Newsweek has an article about social networking sites for pet owners. July 15, 2006

Blog Leads to Book Deal for Breakup Babe

A blog that helped Seattle writer Rebecca Agiewich get over a breakup has also led her to a book deal. July 15, 2006

In Search of the Ninki Nanka

The BBC reports on a group of explorers who are in Gambia looking for the Ninki Nanka, a mythical dragon. July 14, 2006

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Winners Announced

The winners for the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest have been announced. July 14, 2006

Israel Attacks Beirut's Airports as Violence Escalates

Isreal is stepping up its attacks on Lebanon, as the violence in the Middle East appears to be escalating. July 13, 2006

End of a Geek Era?

Chartreuse has a post about the "Death of the Geek. July 13, 2006

Nielsen Netratings Says 9.2 Million Have Downloaded a Podcast

Podcasting News reports on a new study from Nielsen//NetRatings that shows over 9 million people have recently downloaded an audio pocast. July 12, 2006

Artist Uses Blog to Sell Paintings of Tech Gadgets

Gautam Rao is a painter who has created several paintings of tech gadgets, including the Mac and the iPod. July 12, 2006

Novel Spoofs Da Vinci Code and Book Industry

In The Asti Spumante Code by Toby Clements two characters investigate the barcode on the back of book as they search for the greatest book ever written. July 12, 2006

A Color Coded Map of Nouns

Color Code is an interactive map of 33,000 words, grouped by meaning. July 12, 2006

MySpace Becomes Top Website

Reuters reports that MySpace now ranks as the top U. July 11, 2006

Dell Launches a Blog

Dell has launched a blog called One2One. July 11, 2006

New Rocketboom Host Joanne Colan Launches Blog

Joanne Colan, the former MTV Europe VJ who was recently named the new host of Rocketboom, has launched a blog. July 11, 2006

Comic Blog Moves to Publishers Weekly

Heidi MacDonald, author of the comics culture blog called The Beat is moving her blog from Comicon. July 10, 2006

New Gawker Design Moves Content to the Right

Gawker Media has implemented new designs at Gawker and Gizmodo. July 10, 2006

Japan Considers Military Strike Against North Korea

Japan is extremely unhappy with North Korea's recent (and pathetically inept) attempt to launch a test missile. July 10, 2006

Some Bloggers Doubt Ken Lay Died

Most blogs still discussing Ken Lay's death or discussing how he died and what will happen to his money. July 10, 2006

My Bad Boss Contest Seeks Entries

A new contest called My Bad Boss Contest is looking for stories about bad bosses. July 10, 2006

Reader's Digest Launching Dazzling Delightful Delicious

Reader's Digest is launching a new magazine called Dazzling Delightful Delicious. July 10, 2006

New York Times Writers Unhappy About Reuse of Work Without Payment

The New York Times is about to publish its Practical Guide to Practically Everything (St. July 10, 2006

AP Credits Raw Story, Rude Pundit in Coulter Plagiarism Story

A new AP story has mentioned plagiarism charges leveled against right-wing columnist and author Ann Coulter. July 8, 2006

Friendster Wins Social Networking Patent

Red Herring reports that Friendster has won a social networking patent. July 7, 2006

Did Stress Kill Ken Lay?

There has been quite a bit of speculation about what caused Ken Lay's heart attack: was it the stress of waiting until October to hear that he had been sentenced (most likely) to life in prison? An autopsy reveals the answer: not likely. July 7, 2006