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  • August 2008

    • Anti-Obama Bloggers Claim Censorship

      New York Sun  |  Aug 5, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Anti-Obama Bloggers Claim Censorship

      (Newser) - A rash of bloggers running anti-Obama sites are charging that Google took away their soapboxes, the New York Sun reports. Many of their blogs were temporarily suspended, likely after being flagged as spam by Obama supporters. Google reactivated the conservative blogs the next day, but those involved are not satisfied with the company’s apparent lack of safeguards. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Google  • censorship  • blogger  • blogs

  • July 2008

    • Sports Columnists Lost in Digital Transition

      Columbia Journalism Review  |  Jul 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Sports Columnists Lost in Digital Transition

      (Newser) - Sports columnists are leaving behind their local teams and newspaper readership in droves for the greener pastures of the online and television worlds, and it's "something to be lamented," writes Robert Weintraub in the Columbia Journalism Review . “The gifted sports columnists often delivered the best writing in the entire paper,” serving as an insightful cheerleader or investigative instrument of a city’s frustration. More »

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      Internet  • American media  • columnists  • blogs  • sports journalism  • ESPN.com

  • June 2008

    • Blogger Keeps Quake in Focus

      Jezebel  |  Jun 21, 08 8:30 PM CDT

      Blogger Keeps Quake in Focus

      (Newser) - A Chinese graphic novelist determined to keep the aftermath of last month's earthquake on the front burner is using her new blog to get the message out, and fellow citizen journalists on the other side of the world are catching on. "We love you, Coco Wang," a blogger at New York-based Jezebel writes to the Beijing-based artist. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • blog  • China earthquake  • blogger  • blogging  • artist  • blogs  • graphic novel  • blog posts

    • The 7 Types of Blog Posts

      Wired  |  Jun 4, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      The 7 Types of Blog Posts

      (Newser) - As vast as the Internet is, every blog post can be summed up into pretty much one of seven basic types, explains Lore Sjoberg in Wired: Be upset! "Terrible things are happening in one of the following: the world, the web, or a TV show you really like." Buy a thing! Screw mass media, let me post about the crappy gadget I must have and let's "shove advertising down each other's throats." Animals are cute! Though beware: "animals also includes babies and children younger than 8." More »

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      Internet  • blogging  • blogs  • blog posts

  • May 2008

    • New Food Blogs Take Devotion to a New Level

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 28, 08 7:07 PM CDT

      New Food Blogs Take Devotion to a New Level

      (Newser) - Food blogs are usually simple things, fun and easy to create, writes Lee Gomes in the Wall Street Journal . And then there are the increasingly popular "cook-through" blogs, in which devoted chefs of all skill levels pick a book, say the French Laundry Cookbook or the Gourmet Cookbook , and make every single recipe. More »

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      blogging  • blogosphere  • cooking  • recipes  • French cooking  • blogs  • gourmet  • cookbooks

    • Excoriated by China, 'Miserly' Firms Defend Quake Aid

      Associated Press  |  May 22, 08 10:24 AM CDT

      Excoriated by China, 'Miserly' Firms Defend Quake Aid

      (Newser) - Mega-companies are defending themselves against harsh criticism on Chinese websites that they’ve done too little to help earthquake survivors, AP reports. Companies such as McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, and Nokia were labeled “International Super-Misers” on one site. "We've been involved in helping and responding since day one,” said a McDonald’s rep, who added that the company pledged $15 million and is donating 40,000 meals. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Wal-Mart  • McDonald's  • Nokia  • relief  • donation  • blogs

  • April 2008

    • Web 2.0 Buying Will Hit $4.6B by 2013: Analyst

      CIO Magazine  |  Apr 22, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Web 2.0 Buying Will Hit $4.6B by 2013: Analyst

      (Newser) - Spending on Web 2.0 technologies is ready to explode, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The market will reach $4.6 billion by 2013, the report predicts, as the technology starts to saturate the business world. To get there, it’ll have to jump an average of 43% a year, since this year’s sales amount to a mere $764 million. More »

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      Internet  • Web 2.0  • Microsoft Office  • blogs  • wikis

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