China Cracks Down on Blogs, Search Engines

China's Internet regulators are stepping up controls on blogs and search engines to block material it considers unlawful or immoral, the government said Friday.

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Ask.com Adds New Search Tools for Blogs

Ask.com is adding new tools to appeal to the growing online audience trying to track the latest commentary on blogs, marking the online search engine's latest move to become a more prominent player in its field.

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Papers' Web Sites Feature Outside Blogs

The Web sites of dozens of newspapers are starting to feature outside blog postings on travel, health and other topics in a further blurring of the line separating traditional and new media.

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Some Entries on Iraqi Blogs

Some entries from Iraqi blogs, as they were posted by the writers in English:

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Judge Allows Sex Blogs Lawsuit to Proceed

A judge on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Jessica Cutler, the former Senate aide who posted details of her sex life on the Internet.

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Iran Hard-Line Regime Cracks Down on Blogs

On his last visit to Iran, Canadian-based blogger Hossein Derakhshan was detained and interrogated, then forced to sign a letter of apology for his blog writings before being allowed to leave the country. Compared to others, Derakhshan is lucky.

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Tools That Iran Uses to Block Internet

A 2004 study by a group called the OpenNet Initiative made these findings about Iran's efforts to block Internet material that the government deems inappropriate:

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A Look at Postings Found on Iranian Blogs

A look at postings found on Iranian blogs:

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Toshiba Develops Mobile-Phone Technology

Checking out the Internet buzz about a DVD, book or candy while on the go will become as easy as taking a snapshot of the bar code on a product.

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Students' Drinking Reported in Blogs

Fifteen to 20 students at East Grand Rapids High School face possible disciplinary action by the school after parents reported seeing Internet photos of them drinking alcohol at parties.

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Democrats turn on blogger with a mighty mouth

From the page:

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US Air Force funding study of blogs

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently began funding a new research area that includes a study of blogs. Blog research may provide information analysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism.

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How to kill blogs: PayPerPost.com

From the page:

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BlackBerry Cool » Is RIM making a big mistake with the Stealth?

There was some pretty big news last week when Engadget got word of a new consumer BlackBerry in the works. Being a huge BlackBerry user myself, I'm all over it. However, BlackBerry Cool has a great article up questioning where RIM (who makes the BlackBerry) is going.

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Let's Open a Can of Whoop-Ass on Spam!

I am so sick of getting spam in my email for just about any reason you can think of. A few weeks ago I started to keep track of the amount of Nigerian/Misc.

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Political blogger hired by Clinton campaign

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has hired Peter Daou, one of the most prominent political bloggers in the nation, to help disseminate her message in a forum that has not always been that hospitable to her.

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The BBC News Blog: Another Hungry Blog to Feed!!

Depending on your take, blogs are either a fantastic liberation, a self-indulgent waste of time, or a complete mystery. So is it really necessary for the BBC to launch another one? Perfect. Just what the world needs - another hungry blog to feed.

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Does your company have a blogging policy?

We find ourselves forced to deal with the Web 2.0 reality of employee blogs. As an RSS company, we encourage employee blogging...I think.

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Company hires people to troll

[NetVocates] recruits activists and consumers who share the client’s views in order to reinforce those key messages on targeted blogs – and rebut misinformation when appropriate.

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'Bad' Words Earn Blogger Big Fine

From the page: -- A media watchdog group protested the conviction of an Italian blogger for defamation, warning Friday that such a verdict could lead to censorship of blogs in Italy. --

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Daily Kos: Just the Latest Internet Fad?

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Huffington Post: Spinning, Spinning, Spinning

I'm Getting Very Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy.... Earlier, I reported that Huffington Post writer Dr. Peter Rost claimed that he had unmasked a seemingly "anonymous person" who had been attacking his articles as none other than The Post's own technology manager.

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Townhall.com :: Columns :: The web's yellow DNA by Jonah Goldberg - Jun 23, 2006

Interesting take on the Internet and how it is really taking us back to what media always was and is supposed to be, instead of taking us into a brave new world. In other words, the brave new world is actually the old world made new and fresh for a new generation.

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Huffington Post blogger blocked

Influential website the Huffington Post tried to ban one of its bloggers after he discovered an anonymous heckler on his blog was actually the Post's technology manager.

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CNET News.com | Blog 100 Index

Interesting story - a good reference

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Google News? Just deal with it

Google News? Just deal with it, argues news editor of Telegraph website

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Launching a Successful Blog - Tips and Tricks

Thought this might be helpful to some of those in the Newsvine community that might be thinking about launching (or relaunching) a blog.

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The map of Livejournal community

Have you ever seen Google Maps? Yes, map of the Earth, buildings and roads on it and millions of users of this service. But now you can explore even more interesting world, world of human relationships, with the help of service LiveJournal Map. Read more...

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Welcome To The Mainstream, Bloggers

-- When the history of the online media revolution is written, 2006 should merit special mention as a turning point for the blogosphere. This is the year, for better or for worse, when bloggers earned their first official media stripes.

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Saudi women unveil opinions online

-- More women are blogging in the Kingdom, getting the attention of censors and their conservative counterparts.

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Improved posts, better debates, a nicer world

I’m not sure this is a good plan. I’m just tossing the notion out to see how it feels.

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Acronyms: when AI means AI and not AI

One of my favourite hobbyhorses is acronyms – they drive me crazy. I understand why they are used. I think they can be practical, even functional. But it just makes me nuts the way they are used with the assumption that readers are aware of their meaning.

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Telegraph Blogs: Foreign: Peter Foster: June 2006: The perils of the keyword search

An MSM journalist reflects how the new media is changing the way the we live.......and also the way we think

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£40,000 - the real cost of reading David's diary

-- When David Miliband became the first Cabinet minister to launch an online diary a few months back, he boldly declared that he intended to "bridge the gap between politicians and the public".

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Chinese World Cup blogger racks up 10 million hits

-- Beijing blogger and podcaster Dong Lu registered his 10 millionth hit on Friday morning, racing to the landmark on the back of China's obsession with the World Cup.

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