Unibrow and Himbo Make It Into the Dictionary

Some new words have been added to the dictionary. July 7, 2006

Will Click Fraud Shrink Blogger Revenues?

The San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate. July 6, 2006

Problems at Rocketboom as Amanda Congdon Departs

Amanda Congdon posted that she is leaving the popular Rocketboom vlog she hosted. July 5, 2006

Ken Lay's Death Confuses Wikipedia

Today's story about Former Enron CEO Ken Lay's death from a heart attack has been discussed in numerous blogs. July 5, 2006

Digg.com and Verb Usage

In an earlier post today we talked about a new video sharing site with a funny name: (Eefoof. July 5, 2006

White House: Ken Who?

Former Enron CEO Ken Lay died of a massive coronary at his Colorado vacation home. July 5, 2006

Eefoof Video Site Promises to Pay Video Sharers

A new video site called Eefoof. July 5, 2006

Keanu Reeves and the Scramble Suit

Keanu Reeves' upcoming film, A Scanner Darkly, is an adaptation of the Philip K. July 5, 2006

Video Site Metacafe Raises More Money

Mashable reports that Metacafe, an Isreali video sharing site, has received an investment of $15 million. July 4, 2006

Air Force Funds $450,000 Blog Study

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research believes a comprehensive study of blogs may help fight the War on Terror. July 3, 2006

JLo Stops Tell All Book

Jennifer Lopez has managed to stop publication of a proposed tell-all book by her first husband, waiter Ojani Noa. July 3, 2006

Novelist's Hometown Refuses A Name Change

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez grew up in the town of Aracataca. July 3, 2006

New Site Offers to Pay Bloggers Per Post

A blogstorm has erupted about a new service called PayPerPost. July 1, 2006

Big Blogging Lies Exposed

Ann Handley at MarketingProfs has collected some blogging lies from bloggers. June 30, 2006

Study: 70% of Large Companies to Have Blogs by End of 2006

It is not a surprise but it is worth reporting that there are more corporate blogs coming. June 29, 2006

Friendster Adds Video Through Grouper Partnership

Friendster has added video to its social networking service. June 29, 2006

Writer Vs. Director

Trouble is brewing among screenwriters over who gets to be called the auteur of a film: the writer or the director? A new book by David Kipen called The Schreiber Theory asks movie love June 29, 2006

Gladwell Calls Blogs Parasites That Feed on Newspapers

Blogebrity has found a statement from Blink author and blogger Malcolm Gladwell that is highly critical of bloggers. June 28, 2006

Boost Traffic by Slamming Digg 3.0

ZDNet's Richard MacManus has a post about how to obtain traffic by blogging something overly negative or positive about Digg (or any other popular tech service or company). June 28, 2006

Laying Odds On Who Dies in Harry Potter 7

Ever since J. June 28, 2006

MarketingSherpa Announces Blog Award Winners

MarketingSherpa has announced the winners of their annual blog awards for business and marketing blogs. June 27, 2006

Bloggers Share Health News With Sick Blogs

SFGate. June 27, 2006

New York Times Launches Blog Covering Online Video

The New York Times has launched a new blog covering web video and media convergence called Screens. June 26, 2006

How Much of a Time Commitment Does Blogging Success Require?

A new study on blogging (PDF) by Dr. June 26, 2006

Retirement Outlook Much Worse For Younger Workers

A MarketWatch article does not pay a pretty retirement picture for young workers. June 26, 2006