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J.K. Rowling Reveals Two Characters Die In Book 7

J. June 26, 2006

Carson Daly Dips Into YouTube Talent Pool

Variety reports that Carson Daly has dipped into the YouTube talent pool. June 24, 2006

Is Google's CPA Move Bad for Bloggers?

Google AdSense has launched a test of a new ad vehicles that pays publishers using Cost-Per-Action (CPA). June 23, 2006

Mark Cuban Turns Off Comments

Mark Cuban, the blogging Dallas Mavericks owner, has turned off comments on his blog. June 23, 2006

Photobucket Dominates Photo Sharing Market

Flickr is a popular photo sharing tool but a Hitwise report shows that Photobucket is actually the industry leader with a strong 44% market share. June 23, 2006

Study Finds There are More Workaholics Than Ever in America

Are you a workaholic? A CBS News suggests that there are more workaholics than ever in America. June 23, 2006

CSMonitor Extends Free Archives Back to 1980

The Christian Science Monitor recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their website: csmonitor. June 23, 2006

Eric Bana and Natalie Portman to Star in The Other Boleyn Girl

Variety reports that Eric Bana and Natalie Portman are set to star in the film adapatation of Philippa Gregory's novel, The Other Boleyn Girl. June 23, 2006

Neil Gaiman and the Aspiring Novelist

Neil Gaiman describes an encounter he had on an airplane on a recent entry in his journal. June 23, 2006

Earth Is the Hottest It's Been In 400 Years

Scientists from The National Academy of Sciences reported to Congress that the Earth is the hottest it has been in 400 years. June 22, 2006

Gemstar Acquires Jump the Shark

Gemstar-TV Guide has acquired the Jumptheshark. June 22, 2006

How To Write A Happy Superman

Geoff Johns talks about writing superhero characters like Batman and Superman. He says it is easier to write darker, grittier characters. June 22, 2006

Art Teacher Tops Technorati After Flickr Photo Incident

Tamara Hoover, an art teacher at a high school in Austin, Texas, has quickly become the #1 search term on Technorati. June 21, 2006

Search Tags with TagFetch

If you need to search the tagosphere for a particular tag and you want results from a wide range of services like Flickr, Technorati, YouTube, del. June 21, 2006

MySpace Tightens Security After Lawsuit

MySpace. June 21, 2006

DatingAnyone.com Folds After Receiving MySpace Legal Demand

Jared Chandler, the founder of DatingAnyone. June 20, 2006

Iran, Diplomacy and the Price of Oil

According to U. June 20, 2006

New Social Network is Based on Music Preferences

MOG is a new social network that helps people find other people that have similar tastes in music. June 20, 2006

IDPF Pushes for Common Ebook Standard

Publishers Weekly reports that the International Digital Publishing Forum continues to push ebook producers and manufacturers to accept a software standard for ebooks. June 20, 2006

Movie Downloads Finally Coming to iTunes

The New York Times reports that Disney is expected to be the first company to offer movie downloads on iTunes. June 20, 2006

Brad Pitt Defeats DiCaprio in Battle Over Flesh-Eating Zombies

Variety reports that Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B, has defeated DiCaprio's Apprian Way in a battle over the rights to produce a movie based on Max Brooks' new Zombie war novel. June 20, 2006

Blogging for the Dixie Chicks

The Washington Post has an interesting article about Law professor Junichi Semitsu who is spending the summer touring with the Dixie Chicks as the band's official blogger. June 19, 2006

The Blogging Man Seeks Blog Designers

The Blogging Man, a political blog convention with a conservative slant, is running a blog design contest. June 19, 2006

Author Writes Amish Crime Thrillers

Paul L. June 19, 2006

MySpace Dating Tools Connect MySpace Users

Mashable blogs about a site called DatingAnyone that will monitor profiles on your friends list and notify you if there is any change in their dating status. June 18, 2006