NSA Whistleblower Promises Shocking Revelations Of Illegal Activity

NSA whistleblower and former NSA staffer Russell Tice is going to testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee next week and promises that his revelations of rampant illegal activity at the NSA will shock most Americans. May 12, 2006

Web 2.0 and Burn Rate

Josh Kopelman at RedEye VC has an interesting post about Web 2. May 12, 2006

Some Tech Workers Taking Jobs in India

Everyone has heard stories about people losing jobs because of outsourcing to India. May 12, 2006

The Best Work of American Fiction In the Last 25 Years

The New York Time Book Review and a panel of judges have named Toni Morrison's Beloved as the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years. May 12, 2006

Conservators Launch Antarctic Blog

Scientists and researchers are making great use of blogs to bring their research and explorations closer to readers. May 11, 2006

NSA Spied On Tens Of Millions Of Americans

Politicians and anyone who has a brain is absolutely livid over the news that President Bush's domestic surveillance program was used to spy illegally on tens of millions of innocent Americans. May 11, 2006

DOPA Would Ban MySpace, IMs, Blogs at Schools and Libraries

CNET reports that some Republican lawmakers including Mike Fitzpatrick and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, are proposing a new law that would ban minors' access to commercial websites that "let users create public 'Web pages or profiles'. May 11, 2006

Did Bloggers Hurt Mission: Impossible III's Box Office Numbers?

Melissa P. May 10, 2006

Google Trend Search Shows Rising Blog Searches

Plugging the keyword blog into Google's new trend search tool shows an increasing number of searches over the past couple years. May 10, 2006

News Websites in 2016

The Wall Street Journal has an article about what the perfect news site might look like in ten years. May 10, 2006

Novel by Lost Character Hits Bestseller List

A novel by Gray Troup, a character from the Lost television series, has hit the bestseller list. May 10, 2006

Fantasy Novel Title Generator

Create a title for your fantasy novel with The Fantasy Novel Title Generator. Plus, find links to related generator tools. May 10, 2006

Today's Employers Need Workers With Strong Writing Skills

SHRM Online reports on a study by Communicare Inc. May 10, 2006

Squidoo or Not Squidoo

TechCrunch has a post about the slow progress (or lack of progress) being made at Squidoo. May 9, 2006

MySpace and AOL Battle Intensifies

We raised this question before but it now looks like MySpace is really going to make an attempt at being an AOL IM Killer. May 9, 2006

C-SPAN Releases Statement About Colbert Videos

C-SPAN has released a statement regarding the very popular videos of Stephen Colbert's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner. May 9, 2006

Jack Box Debuts on MySpace

Jack Box, the Jack in the Box fast food character, now has a MySpace profil and blog. May 9, 2006

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Writes A Letter

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised just about everyone by writing a hefty eighteen page letter to President Bush. May 9, 2006

Interesting Feed Data at Share Your OPML

Share Your OPML is a new website that lets people upload their OPML file and compare it to the OPML files of others. May 9, 2006

Seven Trendy Jobs

CNN/Money has a feature called 7 Trendy New Jobs. May 9, 2006

Warner Bros. to Sell Movies, Show Via BitTorrent

The New York Times reports that Warner Bros. May 9, 2006

Shelley Powers Ends Burningbird Blog

Shelley Powers is closing her Burningbird blog. May 8, 2006

Bush: Best Moment Of Presidency Was Catching 7.5 Pound Perch

George W. May 8, 2006

Tech.memeorandum Renamed as Techmeme

Tech. May 8, 2006

Kim Basinger And The Mermaid Chair

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger is set to star in her first made for TV movie: she will play the lead in The Mermaid Chair, the Lifetime film bas May 8, 2006