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Vikram Buddhi, Anti-Bush Blogger, Wrongfully Jailed, Says Family (VIDEO)

Russia Today | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: Blogger, Bush, George W. Bush, Free Speech, Anti-Bush Blogger Jailed, Anti-Bush Blogger, Free Press, Vikram Buddhi, Vikram Buddhi Case, Vikram, Indian Student, Vikram Buddhi Obama, Vikram Buddhi Sentenced, Vikran Buddhi, Anti-Bush, World News

The case of an Indian student jailed in the U.S. more than three years ago, is being seen as a major test of America's human rights. A jury found Vik...

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FTC: Bloggers Must Disclose Payments For Reviews -- Or Pay Big

AP | DEBORAH YAO and EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Ftc, FTC Bloggers, FTC Blogger Fine, FTC Payments, FTC Disclosure, Bloggers, Blogs, Blogger, Social Media, Federal Trade Commission, Blogger Review, Blogger Disclosure, Ftc Guidelines Bloggers, Blogger Must Report Review Payments, Ftc Bloggers Disclose Payments, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for ...

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Behemoth Blogs Taking Over The Web

The Atlantic | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Blogs, Mass Media, Blogger, Professional Bloggers, Clay Shirky, Atlantic, Blog, Blogging, Technology News

Almost everyone weighing in agreed that blogging has become more corporate, more ossified, and increasingly indistinguishable from the mainstream medi...

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Kill The Messenger

Richard Zombeck | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Skank, Blogs, Liskula Cohen Lawsuit, Banks, Blogger, Rosemary Port, Anonymous, Comments, Media News
Richard Zombeck

Rosemary Port is suing Google for $15 million for outing her to a model she called a "skank" on her blog. But when you publicly lie, slander, or spread rumors about someone, you give up your right to privacy.

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Liskula Cohen, Ex-Model, Wins Lawsuit; "Skanks In NYC" Blogger Can Be Revealed

Posted 09.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Google, Skank, Blogger, Liskula Cohen, Ho, Liskula Cohen Lawsuit, Skanks in Nyc, New York News

A judge ruled in Liskula Cohen's favor Monday, saying the ex-model is entitled to know the identity of the creator of "Skanks in NYC," a now-defunct b...

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Nasim Fekrat, Afghanistan's Biggest Blogger, Hopes To Show Country's Softer Side

Foreign Policy | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan's Blogger, Blogger, Afghanistan, Blog, Helmand, Farsi, Blogging, War Wire, World News

Although he passionately hopes to bring Afghan art, culture, and music -- life, really -- to readers around the world with his blog, Fekrat certainly ...

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Fashion Designer Eric Gaskins Closes Business To Blog

New York Times | Eric Wilson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Blogger, Fluff Chance, Fashion Designer, Blog, Eric Gaskins, Pseudonym, Fashion, The Emperor's Old Clothes, Style News

Those who have known him for long can attest that he is such a nice guy that he is about the last person they would have suspected was behind a scathi...

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Maria Amelia Lopez: "World's Oldest Blogger," 97, Dies In Spain

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: Blogger, World's Oldest Blogger, Bloggers, Foreign Affairs, Celebrity Bloggers, Europe, amis95.blogspot.com, Maria Amelia Lopez, Advocacy, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain, World News

A Spanish great-grandmother who billed herself as the "world's oldest blogger" and who gained a global following on the Internet, died today at the ag...

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Mark Penn: More Americans Earn Primary Income As Bloggers Than Firefighters Or Bartenders

Wall Street Journal | MARK PENN | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

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In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primar...

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O'Reilly Producer Ambushes, Harasses Female Blogger

Think Progress | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Blogger, Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly Fox, Alexa Foundation, Amanda Terkel, Jesse Watters, Media News

On March 1, ThinkProgress picked up on a story by News Hounds, which noted that Fox News host Bill O'Reilly -- who has made controversial comments abo...

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Why I Blog

Giles Slade | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Blogsphere, Cnn, Blogger, Snark, Blog, Bloggers, Npr, Democracy, Spitballs, Integrity, Zorba the Greek, Living News
Giles Slade

I am unadorned and unhidden here in cyberspace. I don't use a moniker or an avatar. I write my mind and, although I joke whenever I can, I listen to all comers and respond to them respectfully.

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Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left, Lefty, Senator, Transition Team, Al Franken, New Years, Illinois Legislature, New Year's Resolutions, Blagojevich, Pelosi, Transition, Senate Seat, Clinton, House Democrats, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democrats, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Legislature, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Bloggy Left, Reid, Illinois, Blogosphere, Bill Clinton, House, Franken, Democrat, Democrats, 2008 Election, Blogger, Constitution, Mddotw, Hillary, Cabinet, Chris Weigant, Obama Transition, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Senate, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...

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Google Shuts Down Scamp, UK's Most Popular Advertising Blog

Guardian | Mark Sweney | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Scamp, UK Advertising Blog, Google Scamp, Blogger, Google, Media News

The UK's most popular advertising industry blog, Scamp, has been shut down by Google for breaching the conditions of its blogging platform, Blogger. ...

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New York Times To Women Bloggers -- Get Thee to "Fashion and Style!"

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Women and Politics, New York Times, Women, Blogger, Blogher, Media News
Erin Kotecki Vest

Apparently I can push political agendas, but I'll always be seen as an Oprah-watching, bon-bon eating, Katie Couric-esque, shoe-shopping girl.

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Caught On Camera: GOP Tosses Journalist

The Uptake | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Journalists, Politics, Blogger, Video, Minnesota, Citizen Journalism, New Media, Freedom of Press, 2008 Election, Offthebus, MN Republican Video, Republican MN Press, Censorship, MN Republicans, Home News
The Uptake

Republicans in Minnesota have grown increasingly belligerent in keeping journalist video and audio equipment out of Republican events. The latest incident was nevertheless caught on tape.

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NYT Reporter Pressed For Info On Obama's Drug Use

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Drug Use, Dan Armstrong, Blogger, Barack Obama, Politics News

Remember Dan Armstrong, the ex-colleague of Obama's whose blog was quoted in a New York Times piece on Obama in New York? Anyway, he has another item...

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