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Many Students Lacking in Skills

A shocking new study that found that many students lack the problem solving skills that are important in life and in the workplace. January 23, 2006

Disney Close to Buying Pixar

Disney is said to be in serious talks to acquire Pixar in a buyout worth $7 billion. January 23, 2006

Charges Dropped Against Orhan Pamuk

It looks as if embattled Turkish author Orhan Pamuk is not going to jail after all. January 23, 2006

Feedster Supports Standardized RSS Icon

Feedster has announced that they will also be supporting the RSS icon that the Mozilla browser uses to indicate when a website has a feed available. January 22, 2006

Gawker to Develop Original Video Content

Blogebrity asks is "Gawker TV on its way?" after reading a help wanted post on Gawker for the Gawker Guerrilla Video Project. January 22, 2006

PostSecret Attracts Readers Whether Blog, Book or Exhibit

The PostSecret blog is incredibly popular. January 21, 2006

Tribune Article Claims Frey Scoop for MSM

Steve Johnson, the Chicago Tribune's Internet critic, writes that it is really the mainstream media that uncovered the scoop that James Frey made up parts of his nonfiction book called A Million Little Pieces. January 21, 2006

USA Today Launches Several More Blogs

USA Today has launched several new blogs including On Deadline, a breaking news blog; Hotel Hotsheet, a hotel and travel blog; The Weather Guys, a weather blog; and O-Factor, a blog with daily Oscar buzz. January 20, 2006

Professor's Blog Takes on Professor Ratings Website

The Digital Collegian reports that a college professor has launched a blog called Rate Your Students in response to the RateMyProfessors. January 20, 2006

Osama bin Laden Does a Book Blurb

Now there's a book blurb that most authors really would not want to have: in his recent videotape, terrorist Osama bin Laden endorsed William Blum's Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower. January 20, 2006

Andrew Sullivan Discusses Blogs on Colbert Report

Blogger Andrew Sullivan, who recently relocated his blog, The Daily Dish to Time. January 19, 2006

Washington Post Blog Turns Off Comments

The Washington Post has temporarily turned off comments on its main weblog after receiving tons of critical comments and emails. January 19, 2006

Will Fleck Make All Your Wildest Web 2.0 Dreams Come True?

TechCrunch has an entry about a new website called Fleck. January 19, 2006

Most Workers Unhappy With Their Jobs

A new survey from Salary. January 19, 2006

Weak Buzz for Google Video Store

Google's new video store, Google Video, is not getting much of a welcome in blogs or columns. January 19, 2006

Bill Maher to Host Amazon.com Series

It looks like Amazon. January 19, 2006

Finding Photos for Your Blog

Presentation Zen has a helpful post with a list of resources where you can find good inexpensive and free photographs for use on your blog. January 18, 2006

Article Forecasts Death of Personal Blogs in Two or Three Years

An article by Alex Krupp on Sys-Con. January 18, 2006

Military.com Acquires Milblogging Military Blog Directory

The Military dotcom site has acquired Milblogging.com, a directory of over 1,150 military blogs. January 18, 2006

Blogs Not Big Enough for Daily Kos Founder

TomPaine. January 18, 2006

Seeking Alpha Offers Free Conference Call Transcripts

The Seeking Alpha blog network has added free conference call transcripts from 400 companies to its network of stock blogs. January 18, 2006

Stephen King on Your Cellphone

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stephen King told reporter Jeffrey Trachtenberg that he hates cellphones and won't use them -- which is interesting, given the fact that his new novel, Cell is all about cellphones and a very evil plan which utilizes the devices to control the users. January 18, 2006