Do Blogs Need Comments?

Do blogs need comments? Some blogs have them and some do not. April 30, 2005

TV Guide Debuts Inside TV

TV Guide Publishing Group has launched its new weekly publication called Inside TV. April 29, 2005

BlogPulse.com Now Tracking 10 Million Blogs

Intelliseek's BlogPulse. April 29, 2005

101communications Acquires T.H.E. Journal

101communications, a leading B2B media company, has acquired the assets of ETC Group LLC, publisher of T. April 29, 2005

Aggregator Activity: Rojo Launches and NewsGator Gets More Funding

Rojo. April 29, 2005

Bush's New Twist on Social Security: Cut Benefits for the Middle Class

Well, that was a bit of an eye-opener. April 29, 2005

GameStop and Electronics Boutique Announce Merger

GameStop Corp. April 29, 2005

Doc Searls: Blogs are Not Sites, Content, Media, etc.

Doc Searls gave a keynote speech about blogs at the Les Blog conference in France. April 28, 2005

Can Mainstream Media Counter Growing Popularity of Blogs?

BusinessWeek's Blogspotting blog raises an interesting question as to whether the mainstream media has an overall strategy to counter the growing popularity of blogs. April 28, 2005

Eliot Spitzer Goes After Spyware

Wired reports on New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's new war on spyware. April 28, 2005

A (Cuban) Cigar For Tom DeLay

Tom DeLay is apparently a big Cuban cigar fan. April 28, 2005

BlogPulse.com Is Tracking Over Ten Million Blogs

BlogPulse. April 28, 2005

Graphic Novel Will Debut With Trailer

Next month, the War of the Worlds graphic novel will debut in bookstores across the nation -- and in Sin City style it will be promoted with a 90-second trailer on the publisher's website. April 28, 2005

Forest Whitaker to Play Idi Amin in Film

It was announced today that Forest Whitaker will star as the tyrannical and mercurial Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. April 28, 2005

Are Women Mystery Writers Worthy of Awards?

The Book Standard presents a very interesting article which asks the question, "Are the Edgar Awards and the whole mystery community sexist?" Noted critic (and apparent misogynist) Otto Penzler puffs out his chest and declares: Of course, not everyone agrees with Mr. April 28, 2005

Another Reason to Avoid Typos: Malware

Here's another good reason to watch out for those typos. April 28, 2005

Alan Meckler: 99.99% of All Blogs are Worthless

Legal departments around the world are concerned that people in their company are just blogging away. April 27, 2005

Putin Complicates Middle East Politics

Not about to be outdone by Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Russian President Vladimir Putin headed off to the Middle East this week. April 27, 2005

R.R. Bowker and All Media Guide Announce Alliance

R. April 27, 2005

Woman Hits the Jackpot at the Library

Reading can be profitable. April 27, 2005

Mariah Carey, Children's Author?

MTV reports that Mariah Carey has been working on a children's book series since last summer to be entitled Automatic Princess. April 27, 2005

Journalist Zheng Yichun Stands Trial in China

The Committee to Protect Journalists reports on the trial of Zheng Yichun, who was tried yesterday in China on charges of "inciting subversion. April 27, 2005

Blogspotting Trying Not to Be Too BusinessWeeky

The new BusinessWeek bloggers Stephen Baker and Heather Green are trying hard to blog without writing in the style of a magazine article each time they blog. April 26, 2005

Bush's Poll Numbers Tumble

President Bush's poll numbers are falling because of the situation in Iraq. April 26, 2005

Boing Boing's Growing Competition

Boing Boing, which has the tagline, "A Directory of Wonderful Things," tracks the wacky, unusual and interesting. April 26, 2005