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Starting a Family Blog

Eamonn Sullivan, an editor living in London with his spouse and five children, has a blog post titled, Family Blogging 101, that guides readers through the process of creating a blog with Blogger. June 26, 2005

Microsoft Promises RSS Support in Longhorn

Microsoft has announced that Longhorn, the next version of Microsoft's operating system, and IE 7. June 26, 2005

Biopeer Blog Launches Targeting Life Science Researchers

Biopeer, a blog targeted at a global audience of life sciences researchers, has been launched. June 26, 2005

Engadget Temporarily Turns Off Comments

Engadget, a popular gadget blog, has temporarily switched off comments because they are overwhelmed with comment spam and trolls. June 25, 2005

IDG Launches Blogfaction

IDG Entertainment has launched a gaming site called games. June 25, 2005

Blogging Skeptic Asks Why Read Blogs?

Author and blogging skeptic Bob Bly has a question for blog readers. June 25, 2005

HBO and New Line Cinema Launch Picturehouse

Picturehouse is a new theatrical distribution company founded and jointly owned by HBO and New Line Cinema. June 24, 2005

Clive Barker, Majesco and Tiger Hill To Create Demonik

Majesco Entertainment Company and Tiger Hill Entertainment, a video game and film production company co-founded by film director John Woo, has announced plans to work together on the Demonik project. June 24, 2005

BMG Direct to Acquire The Columbia House Company

BMG Direct, a division of DirectGroup Bertelsmann, announced that it has reached an agreement with The Blackstone Group to acquire The Columbia House Company. June 24, 2005

Podcast Awards Open for Nominations

The Podcast Awards are open for nominations in several categories including people's choice, best produced, business, comedy, politics, movies, technology, world news and several others. June 24, 2005

Boing Boing Pulling Away From Rest of Blogosphere?

Boing Boing's traffic continues to grow despite growing competition. June 24, 2005

Universal to Expand Rogue Pictures Label

Universal Pictures has announced plans to expand its Rogue Pictures label. June 24, 2005

Here Come the Blogarazzi

There are already lots of popular celebrity blogs. June 23, 2005

Parents Struggle With Blogging Rules

An Associated Press story says that some parents are struggling with what rules they should make about blogging for the children. June 23, 2005

Hermes Apologizes to Oprah

Hermes has apologized to Oprah over the incident involving a Hermes store refusing to allow her entry. June 23, 2005

Keillor to Pen Column for Tribune Media Services

Radio host and humorist Garrison Keillor will write a new, weekly column for Tribune Media Services (TMS), which plans to distribute it to newspapers in the U. June 23, 2005

30ft Sculpture Symbolizes the Loneliness of Writing

The BBC reports that a 30-foot-tall sculpture, called The Writer, is currently on display in London's Hampstead Heath. June 23, 2005

Madonna Overcomes Writer's Block to Pen Children's Books

It can now be revealed that Madonna, who is legendary for her strict discipline when it comes to diet, exercise and touring, has suffered from a terrible case of writer's block. June 23, 2005

Study: Over Half of Journalists Use Blogs

ClickZ. June 22, 2005

New Dictionary Words Show How Society is Changing

Reuters reports that latest edition of The Collins English Dictionary contains hundreds of words that the dictionary's editors say show how society is changing. June 22, 2005

New Ambassador to Iraq Gives Grim Report

Our new ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Iraq to see the situation for himself. June 21, 2005

Fetch Targets Bay Area Dog Owners

Fetch is a new Bay Area publication for dog owners. June 21, 2005

Runaway Bride Gets Book Deal

Jennifer Wilbanks, the bride who ran away just before the wedding and falsely claimed she had been kidnapped, has landed a deal for a book and movie rights. June 21, 2005

Reality TV Writers To Unionize

The Writers Guild says that the majority of writers on reality television shows want to unionize. June 21, 2005

Director Blogs Popular With Movie Fans

The L. June 20, 2005