Tag Archives: blogging

Baby Blogging: 8 Trendy Tools Compared

Via Mashable December 18, 2008 – 9:15 am PDT – by Jennifer Van Grove 15 Comments When baby needs to blog, and in this day and age it seem almost a life necessity with babies twittering from the cradle, where … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Online journalists now jailed more often than other media

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: December 07, 2008 – 03:10PM CT If you think it’s tough to be a blogger because your Google AdWords revenue has been in the toilet lately, the Committee to Protect Journalists wants … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

WordPress 2.7 – 20 Must See Features

Via Mashable December 4, 2008 – 6:49 pm PDT – by Sean P. Aune WordPress is quickly becoming the standard software for the majority of blogs.  This fact makes every major release of the software seem like a huge event, … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

When Everyone Is A Blogger, Nothing You Say Is Off The Record

Via Tech Crunch by Robin Wauters on November 28, 2008 There’s a lot of buzz here in the Belgian blogosphere and mainstream media about an incident involving a New York-based blogger, who was fired from her job as a bartender … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , | Leave a comment

For Laid-Off Journalists, Free Blog Accounts

Via the New York Times By JENNA WORTHAM Published: November 23, 2008 It’s a long way from $700 billion, but the media start-up Six Apart is introducing its own economic bailout plan. The TypePad Journalist Bailout Program offers recently terminated … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , | Leave a comment

HOW TO: Market to Bloggers According to Timothy Ferriss

Via Mashable November 19, 2008 – 1:29 pm PDT – by Andrew Warner Andrew Warner is an Internet entrepreneur and the founder of Mixergy.com. Tim Ferriss’ relationships with bloggers helped him reach the New York Times bestseller list with his … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Burmese Blogger Sentenced to 20 Years For Reporting on Protests

Via Media Shift by Lucie Morillon, November 14, 2008 In many countries, you have to commit a serious crime to be sentenced to 20 years in jail, but in Burma this can happen just for using the Internet. There are … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , | Comments Off

The Blogging Bureaucrat

Here are a few links to articles put up by Canadian public servant bloggers who are interested in public servant and departmental blogging: General guide for public bloggers, based largely on US laws since little is written here in Canada: … Continue reading

Posted in 1. Originals, 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Nigeria Joins List of Countries Harassing Bloggers

Via Media Shift by Sokari Ekine, November 10, 2008 On October 19, U.S.-based Nigerian blogger and journalist Jonathan Elendu of Elendu Reports was arrested by the Nigerian State Security Services (SSS) upon his arrival at Abuja airport. It was some … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Malaysian Blogger Fights a System He Perfected

Via the New York Times By SETH MYDANS Published: November 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In a vast office at the top of one of the world’s tallest buildings, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sits at a broad, glass-topped … Continue reading

Posted in 2. New Media Trends, Resources - The Blogosphere | Tagged | Leave a comment