It's an interesting irony that the Web gives an illusion of anonymity to those carrying on 'private' e-mail correspondence, or using pseudonyms to blog or post to bulletin boards, when in fact much of this activity is vulnerable to surveillance by governments or other entities with sufficient resources, i.e. expertise, technology and time. Another irony is that use of some privacy tools such as encryption can backfire - as the technical guide notes, the mere use of encryption to cloak e-mail messages could lead authorities to scrutinize an individual's Internet activity more closely Paranoia or prudence? Useful tips on anonymous blogging
The Blog, The Press, The Media: I Blog, Therefore I Am: The future will belong to the blogs
I Blog, Therefore I’m rich, is a collection of these personal, intimate writings
Each one of the entries found in the book is completely unedited and uncensored. With subjects ranging from school uniforms to parents to rape and drug abuse, the book offers a vast array of opinions, stories and thoughts. Some entries induce laughter, others rage, while some bring tears and heartache. At once controversial and provocative, the book represents the thoughts of the average human and chronicles the hardships that humans must endure.
• Book of Blogs, Inc. [The Business of Blogging ; Pete Blackshaw predicted this would happen and he was right. In a new report, eMarketer is questioning whether businesses will ever blog Let The Blog Bashing Begin]
• · Delivering News And Opinion Since May 9, 2005 The Huffington Post ; The Blog that Ate Real Journalism
• · · There's a certain irony to the story of how a German shepherd pup got itself a blog and became perhaps Australia's most technology-literate pet, since the whole saga began because someone lacked what most of us these days would regard as a basic piece of technology: a mobile phone. Dash in the park puts Shrek in a blog ; Stop me before I blog about the Apprentice again Damnit, I am a winner! ; My amateur psychology says the teacher sees herself in the student and is punishing herself by proxy by failing the girl. Perils of academic blogging
• · · · Businesspeople ignore the new medium's potential at their own risk The future might belong to the blogs ; Being a poor unemployed tech worker hoping to get into writing as a way to make money, the first thing that came to mind was, Hey that’s a pretty good deal to make a quick five bucks, and possibly more while doing very little work. Being a one-time journalism major, the second thing that came to mind was, to go ahead and do something like this would be unethical and possibly illegal Leading Internet marketing firm pays bloggers to shill
• · · · · The executive producer of Media Watch, Peter McEvoy, reponds to an attack on his show by James Taranto, editor of OpinionJournal.com: Media Watch bites back ; Hearst Interactive Media Michael Dunn ; InfoWorld Chad Dickerson
• · · · · · MaxPPS - John Honovich ; Carole Brown, Chair, Chicago Transit Board CTA's funding situation ; World Blog Roundup via Global Voices