Sitting in our favourite cafe, sipping a latte while swapping emails, it's easy to see the merits of the new iBurst city-wide wireless internet service Be free
Reporters Without Borders says a student in Singapore was forced to shut down his blog this week for fear of a libel action by the head of a government body. Student shuts blog after libel threat
The Blog, The Press, The Media: Wish upon a web star
Web notoriety is made by a purely arbitrary decision. But nowhere is the old maxim that success has many Godfathers, while failure is an orphan even virtual mafia will not touch
Word spreads quickly by email or instant message if we, the internet public, deem the subject or site interesting enough to pass on to friend. The notable American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said "fame is proof that people are gullible".
Kingston has some straightforward advice for those who want to achieve net celebrity: Quite simply, start a blog. It doesn't really matter if you are right or left, just as long as you have something to say. And you will get a decent readership when you start contributing to other people's websites. It's really such an empowering exercise.
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• · Times Online have uncovered the mystery of 'Alastair Campbell's' blog. It's run by 30-year-old Anna Corp who works in marketing for an online bookmakers - a lady with a natty way with (Alastair Campbell's) words Times unravels more blogger mischief ; Anna Corp
• · · James Russell smashes his virtual shingle ... Fotoblog by James to Appear Soon And we bid you good night ; Welcome to HuhCorp, a company that seems strangely familiar... They do stuff
• · · · Cheeky loo paper makes the most of the newspaper medium What a difference an 'ad' makes... ; Blogs on Economic Issues Offer Wealth of Opinions From Range of Perspectives Blogs offer economists' thinking on daily living
• · · · · Federal depository librarians remain frustrated by the Government Printing Office’s shift to electronic formats because it is a move that partly ignores their current roles Librarians worry important information is being lost ; Librarians air frustrations
• · · · · · Robin "Roblimo" Miller has published a thoroughly fascinating piece about a would-be Texas technology tycoon whose activities raised deep suspicions Journalism that Includes the Audience ; You can always kill yourself. That knowledge is like a door in your head. - Nick Hornsby - An Iraqi woman's postings gives insider's anti-war view Blog power: Fresh female voices rise from the Web