Over 250 Magazines Launches in 2005

The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) says that 257 magazine launches were announced in 2005. January 27, 2006

Oprah Issues the Smackdown to Frey

Oprah played it cool at first: she invited James Frey to come back on her show to discuss the scandal. January 27, 2006

Oprah Cuts Frey Into A Million Little Pieces

Oprah Frey had James Prey on her show to answer questions about his lying and she cut him into a million little pieces. January 27, 2006

Google Vows to Fight Government Subpoena

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google Inc. January 27, 2006

Some Bloggers Proud to Be Ad Free

Some bloggers are proud of the lack of ads on their blogs. January 26, 2006

Bloggers Despise Fake Coke Zero Blog

The Age has an article about the Coke Zero campaign which included a Zero Movement website. January 26, 2006

Pentagon Report Says Army at the Breaking Point

A report ordered by the Pentagon concludes that the Army can't keep up the demand for troops in sufficient numbers in order to defeat the Iraqi insurgency. January 26, 2006

Ads and Other Features Coming to MSN Spaces

reports that MSN Spaces is about to update with some new features. January 26, 2006

New York Times Puts New Blog Behind TimesSelect Wall

There are blogs going up behind the New York Times' new pay wall. January 25, 2006

Food Blog Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2005 Food Blog Awards have been announced. January 25, 2006

Aspiring Journalist Wishes Death to the Blogs

Eric Gilmore, Senior Writer at The East Carolinian has an article called "Death to the Blog. January 25, 2006

Fatah Wins Palestinian Election

Bloomberg reports that the ruling Fatah Party won the largest number of votes in the Palestinian elections. January 25, 2006

Google: No Blogger Service for China

The AP reports that Google will be providing search services in China at the . January 25, 2006

James Frey to Face the Music on Oprah

It's time for James Frey to face the music: tomorrow, January 26, 2006, the author will appear once again on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the controversy surrounding his drug addiction memoir, A Million Little Pieces. January 25, 2006

Blogs Cover Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is becoming a blog fest according to a Reuters story that reports on some of the blog coverage. January 24, 2006

NYC Cab Driver Blogs Life as a Cabbie

The Associated Press reports that a 30-year-old New York City cab driver named Melissa Plaut is blogging some of her cabbie tales at New York Hack. January 24, 2006

Bloggers Discuss Du Bist Deutschland Campaign

There has been heavy coverage in the blogosphere of Germany's du Bist Deutschland, a marketing campaign designed to make Germans feel better about themselves and their country. January 24, 2006

McDonald's Corporate Responsibility Blog

McDonald's has a new corporate responsibility blog called Open for Discussion. January 24, 2006

Employees Being Watched at Work

A new study has found that employees do not have much privacy at work. January 24, 2006

CBS and Warner Bros. to Create CW Network

CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. January 24, 2006

The Pope's Copyright Problem

It's really been a banner year so far for copyright lawyers. January 24, 2006

New Blog Seeks Bad Marketing Pitches

Kevin Dugan, author of the Strategic Public Relations blog, and Richard Laermer, CEO of RLM Public Relations, have started a blog called the Bad Pitch Blog. January 23, 2006

Are Blogs a Corporate Security Risk?

An article on Physorg. January 23, 2006

The Bush-Abramoff Photos Could Turn Up Soon

Time magazine reports that it has seen five photos of President Bush with disgraced lobbyist/admitted felon Jack Abramoff, leading to another round of tap dancing from White House press secretary Scott McClellan. January 23, 2006

Finalists for the 2006 Bloggies Announced

The finalists for the 2006 Bloggies have been announced and voting is now open. January 23, 2006