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Chopra, Clinton and Celebs Blog at Yahoo's Blog for Hope

Yahoo Health Blogs, which launched in July, has added a special blog called Blog for Hope. August 25, 2005

Reader Confuses Journalist's Column for a Blog

The Washington Post's Robert MacMillan says a reader wrote in to him and confused his Random Access column as a blog. August 25, 2005

Bush Sinks in Harris Poll

The Wall Street Journal reports that a new Harris Poll shows that President Bush' approval ratings are the lowest yet of his presidency. August 25, 2005

Seattle Bloggers Unite

The Seattle Times reports that Seattle bloggers have joined together to form the Seattle Weblogger Meetup Group. August 25, 2005

Carly Fiorina Inks Book Deal

Carly Fiorina, the ousted head of Hewlett-Packard, has inked a book deal with Penguin Group. August 25, 2005

Anchor Blogs Continue to Increase

More anchors are getting blogs as the popularity of weblogs continues to grow. August 24, 2005

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

How do you know when it is finally time to say goodbye to your job and find a new one? Everyone is unhappy at work at one point or another but Jobwerx says there are some signs that tell you it's time to leave for a new job. August 24, 2005

War of the Worlds Earns Over $500 Million Internationally

War of the Worlds, a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise, has passed the $500 million threshold at the worldwide box office, taking in over $218. August 24, 2005

Frank Miller's 300 Graphic Novel Being Made Into a Film

Coming Soon reports that Warner Bros. August 24, 2005

British Novelist Chosen to Pen Halo Movie

The Telegraph reports that British novelist Alex Garland has been selected to write the screenplay for the highly-anticipated film adaptation of the popular computer game, Halo. August 24, 2005

The St. Petersburg Times Gets Bloggy

The St. August 23, 2005

BlogOn 2005: Conference and Blog

BlogOn 2005 is a conference covering the business of social media. August 23, 2005

Study: Workaholics Make Better Lovers

An unusal study of 100 couples has found that workaholics make better lovers. August 23, 2005

Kanye West Talks Songwriting

Kanye West talks songwriting in an interview with USA Today. He considers himself to be more of a poet or a writer than a rapper. August 23, 2005

ClickZ Starts Blogging

ClickZ has finally launched a blog. August 22, 2005

Will Every Website Become a TV Station?

Video blogs are just starting to become popular. August 22, 2005

Forcing the Press to Eat Barbeque Not a Good Idea

On CNN's Reliable Sources today, Howie Kurtz explores the phenomenon that the Cindy Sheehan protest in Crawford, Texas has become. August 22, 2005

Celebrity Gossip Fuels the Blogosphere

People love to gossip about the stasr so it goes to follow that they will also blog about the stars. August 22, 2005

Study: Long Work Hours Increase Illness and Injury Risk

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on a study that has found that long work hours increase a workers chance of getting sick or injured by 61%. August 22, 2005

Books in Vending Machines

It appears that we are one step closer to the alternate reality created by British author Jasper Fforde in his hilarious mystery series starring Tuesday Next, a sort of time cop who enforces the law in a literary-mad society. August 22, 2005

Amazon.com to Sell Short Stories

Amazon. August 20, 2005

Clinton and McCain Head to Alaska

It looks like you're going to be hearing more about global warming between now and 2008. August 19, 2005

Blogger Launches Blogger for Word

Blogger has announced a new publishing tool called Blogger for Word, a free add-on that converts Microsoft Word documents into a blog post. August 19, 2005

Boredom Widespread in the Workplace

The Washington Post reports on boredom and the working world and finds that boredom is a frequent complaint of both employees and employers alike. August 19, 2005

XM Satellite Radio and Starbucks Announce CD Deal

XM Satellite Radio, a satellite radio provider with more than 4. August 19, 2005