Blogs Dot the Litigation Landscape

July 29, 2004 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

Blogs in the legal fraternity a growing in popularity
Law.com> Michael Jackson has one. Martha Stewart paid top dollar for hers. And the Justice Department got one as a gift in its antitrust trial against Oracle Corp. Web sites dedicated to a specific trial are ushering in a new era of client service, said Denise M. […]

Wry Hoaxes Enliven the World of Web Diarists

July 29, 2004 | Filed Under News | 1 Comment

NY Times> EVERYONE seems to be writing a Web log these days, and those without day jobs have a decided advantage. So perhaps it did not seem unusual to see Bill Clinton joining the ranks. There were, for example, the jottings about a stay in San Francisco while promoting his memoir, “My Life,” including a […]

IT Heavies Lifting Dollars For Blogs

July 28, 2004 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

Internetnews>Once a unique place for hackers and geeks, blogging and social networking have now become multi-million dollar enterprises where IT heavies roam in search of money-making opportunities. read more>

Convention Coverage Could Boost Blog Traffic, Ad Rates, and Awareness

July 28, 2004 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

The question is of course is will the be across the board or just for the lucky few?
MediaDailynews>Could blog convention coverage catapult the so-called blogosphere into mainstream consciousness? Greater awareness of blogs has already boosted site traffic and ad prices for the personalized publishing niche of Web logs. “The volume of ads is huge right […]

Blogging for Dollars: Bloggers Are Using Personal Online Postings as a Career Springboard

July 28, 2004 | Filed Under News | 1 Comment

Some interesting analysis from ABC about sustaining the increased exposure blogging has gained from the DNC and those seeking to go on to other things.
ABCNews> By now everyone has heard about the influx of bloggers at this week’s Democratic National Convention — the new world technophiles invaded the most starched of political traditions with great […]

Google IPO ready to go

July 28, 2004 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

Mecury News> In what is likely to be Silicon Valley’s biggest IPO, Google said Monday that it will sell nearly 25 million shares to the public, priced between $108 to $135, to raise as much as $3.3 billion read more>

Blog boom skirts Switzerland

July 28, 2004 | Filed Under News | 2 Comments

Maybe blogs aren’t for everyone?
NZZ Online> Internet journals, commonly known as weblogs, have been springing up in many parts of the world – but have yet to catch on in Switzerland. Experts believe the reserved Swiss are missing the boat because they are reluctant to bare their souls to the outside world. read more>

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Google Closes Hello (What’s That Anyway?)
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

I’m reading that Google is closing Hello, which apparently was (and is, as I’m writing this), a photo sharing service that came with Picasa. I guess they feel it doesn’t fill a purpose anymore.
This from Hello.com:
We originally embarked on a mission to make photo sharing easier and more fun with Hello. We plan to keep […]

Colleen Coplick Talks PR over at BloggerTalks
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

I recently interviewed Colleen Coplick about taking over Buzz Networker, and there I said that an interview with her focusing on PR was due on BloggerTalks. Well, it is up now, and Colleen shares her views on paid reviews, PR agencies sending out samples, getting famous in the social sphere, how to write a great […]

MyBlogLog Adds More Stuff
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

MyBlogLog have added some new stuff, since the obviously get that we’re not monogamous when it comes to online apps and social networks.
Specifically, whenever you:

post a question to Yahoo Answers
share an item on Google Reader
post a video on Seesmic

MyBlogLog will post those events and make them part of your New with Me page.
All you […]

SOBCon08: A Conference Experienced in the Moments
May 8, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | 2 Comments

We do not remember days; we remember moments.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon) in Chicago last weekend was a collection of moments I will remember for a long time.
Throughout the weekend, people kept asking what was different about this conference from all the other conferences they go to. It was clear […]

Blogger To Add Star Rating System To BlogSpot?
May 8, 2008 | By Darnell Clayton | Leave a Comment

It looks as Blog*spot users will soon be able to insert a ratings system in their Blogger blogs which will allow readers to rate an individual post from one star to five.
Unfortunately it seems as if they launched the feature prematurely, and the Google team has currently disabled the feature–at least for now.
(Blogger Status) Some […]

Perez Hilton to Release Clothing Line
May 8, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

Celeb gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavendeira, is set to launch his own line of clothing, to be sold exclusively in the Hot Topic chain of stores, as well as online.
“2008 is all about expanding the Perez Brand,” the blogger explained. “I talk about clothes all the time on my website. I have a […]

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