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Thursday, January 19, 2006





I LOVE blogs. Really, I do. Where else can I read about the daily sex lives, love lives, careers, social lives, sex lives and more sex lives of real people with dubious monikers like 'thetemptations' and 'hotsplashes', bad English notwithstanding. Sexploits in blogs so gross

The Blog, The Press, The Media: Columnist Sees Blogs as Threat to Society
In broad strokes, Parker dismisses the blogosphere as the playground of Lord of the Flies savages who have no right to opine on the news because they lack proper formal training and, apparently, souls. The fact that so many of us do what we do (gasp) for free further proves our worthlessness in her eyes.

"Blog" was Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2004 and the popularity of weblogs had been in full bloom for some time before that. It is altogether fitting that now, at the start of 2006, blogs should filter down to the consciousness of Kathleen Parker, a syndicated columnist who writes for the Orlando Sentinel.


Lord of the Blogs [Even the man who runs the world’s goriest website says his customers are sick: And that's precisely where Kelly makes his mistake. The problem isn't anonymity; it's accountability. If someone isn't accountable, then knowing his name doesn't help. Anonymity and Accountability ; The Walter Winchell of Montclair: Guest Writer Debra Galant on the Joys of Local News Blogging ; One of the growing number of neighborhood news sites, unconnected to any established newspapers We call this saloon Baristanet of Bloomfield Ave. or Baristanet]
• · Julian Sanchez hunts for the line between whistleblowing and treason In Praise of Leaks ; Bloggers came! :) And kept coming 5 tips to overcome blogger writer’s block
• · · There are more blog meets than there are bloggers How blogger meets blogger ; So, what do you do in the contextual advertising world to amuse yourself and (freak out) your friends? The AdSense Party Trick #1, that's what. Name that Company ; Paying content writers money for their content based upon traffic levels generated
• · · · We are lucky enough to count the folks at MonsterCommerce as good friends of ours and we could not be happier for them ;-P Monster Commerce ; welcome Stowe. Our American friend Shel Israel is also juiced to have someone of Stowe’s caliber in both the blogging and conference circuits join our team Stowe Joins Conferenza team
• · · · · Costs associated with site design and construction may be allowable, but since the IRS has never issued formal guidance, it's not so simple When Is Your Web Site Deductible? ; Content is king, earn money with blogging? ; No # 1 Naked Conversations: How Blogs Are Changing the Way Businesses Talk With Customers
• · · · · · The latest American technology helps the Chinese government and other repressive regimes clamp down Legal Affairs blog - Cool Tools For Tyrants ; Stephen Baker on the dilemma of being a blogger/journalist working on story he couldn't blog about I've been leading a secret life on this blog