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writer's blog home > blog archives page 255The Godcasting Craze
There are thousands of godcasts, also known as religious or spiritual podcasts. October 6, 2005
Will Karl Rove Be Indicted?
The beltway is all atwitter today over the possiblity that Karl Rove may be headed for an indictment. October 6, 2005
AOL to Acquire Weblogs, Inc.
Reuters has a news story about AOL's plans to buy Weblogs, Inc. October 6, 2005
New Words Added to the Dictionary Include SARS
It's an exciting day for writers: the new edition of Merriam-Webster's dictionary is out. October 6, 2005
WebbyMedia Blog Network Short Lived
The new blog network from WebbyMedia has closed without launching a single blog. October 5, 2005
Aggregator Consolidation: NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire
NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire, an RSS reader for Mac OS X. October 5, 2005
A Spy in the White House
Ok, this can't be good. October 5, 2005
Miers' Aide Says She's Extremely Anti-Choice
Well, that didn't take long. October 4, 2005
Blinx Offers Video Upload Services
SearchEngineJournal reports that Blinx. October 4, 2005
The Work Blind Curtain for Cubicles
A blogger going by the name of tongodeon, has come up with an inventive way to make it appear to his employers that he is actually busy working even if he is not. October 4, 2005
Paul Levine and Solomon vs. Lord
It's been seven years since Florida attorney and novelist Paul Levine hit the bestseller lists with his Supreme Court thriller 9 Scorpions. October 4, 2005
J.K. Rowling Gives Tips for Young Writers
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Harriet Miers Gets Her Chance
President Bush got this week's news cycle started by nominating Harriet Meirs, his personal counsel, to be the next Supreme Court justice. October 3, 2005
Blogs Can Both Help and Hurt Kids
On the plus side, blogs are beneficial as a learning tool. October 3, 2005
Advice For the Lovelorn
Greg Behrendt gave some straight from the shoulder advice with his first book, He's Just Not That Into You. October 3, 2005
L.A. Times Names Charles McNulty Theater Critic
The Los Angeles Times has named Charles McNulty as theater critic, it was announced by John Montorio, deputy managing editor for features. October 3, 2005
Judith Miller Lands Book Deal
Apparently doing time can be good for a journalist's pocketbook. October 3, 2005
Yahoo Wants in on the Digital Library
Not to be outdone by rival Google's plan to digitize every book every published without the permission of the authors or the publishers, Yahoo wants in on the action. October 3, 2005
Is There Money in Podcasting?
A recent Wired article looks at the possibility of earning money through podcasting. October 2, 2005
The Million Dollar Homepage Blog
The Million Dollar Homepage is a money making project run by Alex Tew as a way to pay for college. October 1, 2005
TBS to Launch GameTap Entertainment
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. September 30, 2005
Akami Launches Net Usage Index for News
Akamai Technologies has launched the Akamai Net Usage Index for News, a daily Web traffic report with information on aggregate total visitors per minute to news portal sites and from where in the world news is being consumed. September 30, 2005
Technorati Alters Inbound Link Calculations
Technorati has changed the way it ranks inbound links from blogs. September 30, 2005
Oodles of Blog Networks
Several blog networks have launched over the past few weeks and there are many others, like Federated Media Publishing, are in the early planning stages. September 30, 2005
Trent Lott Finds His Refrigerator
Here is a fascinating bit of news about Senator Trent Lott's demolished home from Hurricane Katrina. September 30, 2005

