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Toxic Weblog Fears Expand to Include All Free Hosting Sites

Websense Security Labs, an Internet security firm, has warned that free blogging and photo hosting websites are being used to spread malicious code onto personal computers. July 26, 2005

Charlotte's Web Tops Survey of Mom's Favorites

A recent survey asked 1,100 moms around the country to weigh in on their top 10 book choices for children. July 26, 2005

Film Execs Apocalypto Over Mayan Dialect

We thought it was one of Mel Gibson's notorious practical jokes. July 26, 2005

Survey: Most Bloggers Blog For Fun, Not Money

This survey asked readers about the primary reason they have a blog. Money was not the top response. July 25, 2005

CNET Launches Blogma Blog

CNET has launched Blogma, a new blog that will go with the tech media company's 28 other blogs. July 25, 2005

Ex-CIA Operative Blasts White House

Former CIA intelligence official Larry Johnson took the microphone for the Democrats' weekly radio address Saturday and let President Bush have it on Plamegate. July 25, 2005

Tech Companies Doing Brunt of Corporate Blogging

An Inside Bay Area article about corporate blogging mentions the blogs by Boeing, GM and Stony Brook Farms -- which are probably three of the most frequently mentioned corporate blogs. July 25, 2005

Virtue Games is a New Christian Game Developer

Virtue Games is a new Christian multimedia game development studio located in Marin County, California. July 25, 2005

A.E. Hotchner to Publish Hemingway Correspondence

A.E. Hotchner, the biographer and friend of the late Ernest Hemingway, is publishing a collection of his correspondence with the late great writer. July 25, 2005

Blog Costs Magazine Editor Her Jobs

The New York Post reports that Nadine Haobsh lost her job as associate beauty editor at Ladies' Home Journal and was turned down by another job at Seventeen because of her blog. July 23, 2005

U.S. Cities and States Promote Tourism With Blogs

A USA Today article discusses travel blogs that are being used by the tourism offices in Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Pennsylvania. July 22, 2005

The Blogger Rock Band Analogy

This is the first time we have seen bloggers compared to rock bands. July 22, 2005

The Traveler Girls for John Twelve Hawks

No, you're not seeing quintuplets and you're not at a gaming convention. July 22, 2005

Mel Gibson Goes Apocalypto

Variety reports that Mel Gibson has written the script for his next film, entitled Apocalypto which -- despite the title -- is said to be non-religious in subject matter. July 22, 2005

Rice Angered by Sudan Media Scuffle

Andrea Koppell reports on the media scuffle in Sudan during Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip there. July 21, 2005

BlogPulse.com Launches Blog Profiles Beta

BlogPulse. July 21, 2005

Pirates Get Potter

It only took 12 hours for the digital pirates to scan the text of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and offer the illegal copies for sale online. July 21, 2005

Bush Nominates John Roberts for Supreme Court Justice

It has not been a good week for women. July 20, 2005

70 Million Blogs. How Many Matter?

There are now at least 70 million blogs according to an update from Blog Herald. July 20, 2005

Johnny Depp Talks Willy Wonka

The new film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been a box office smash, taking in $55 million in its first weekend. July 20, 2005

Jeff Smith Planned to Write Bone Comics Since Age 9

Jeff Smith, the author of the Bone comics, was recently interviewed on G4TV about his popular comics. July 20, 2005

Elizabeth Kostova Says No Sequel to The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian, talked to Patricia Corrigan of the St. July 20, 2005

Bloglines Offers Quick Pick Subscriptions

Bloglines is offering subscriber bundles to Bloglines for subjects like: Conservative Politico, Fashionista, Gadget Freak, Hardcover Gamer, Legal Eagle and Weatherman. July 19, 2005

Bush to Name Supreme Court Nominee Tonight

President Bush will announce his Supreme Court nominee tonight in prime time. July 19, 2005

Add Things to Your Blog or Blast It Into Space

Today you can do much more with your blog than just blog. July 19, 2005