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 Ex-Hooker Blogger 
 Is Cancer Researcher 

London's 'Belle du Jour' finally spills identity

Nov 16, 09 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A former London hooker whose blog posts have been turned into books and a popular British TV series has finally revealed her identity as a scientist who works in a hospital on kids' cancer research. Dr. Brooke Magnanti, 34, has been writing under the pen name "Belle du Jour"... More »

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London • blog • scientist • prostitute • hooker • call girl • blog posts • Belle du Jour

BLOG POWER

 Emma 
 Thompson 
 Drops Support  
 of Polanski 

Web petitioners change actress' mind about case

Nov 5, 09 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Who says a blog can’t change anything? Not the folks at Shakesville , who assembled a petition opposing actress Emma Thompson’s decision to sign a petition of her own opposing Roman Polanksi’s arrest. Somehow, one member of the community finagled a meeting with Thompson, presented the document…and... More »

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Internet • rape • blog • arrest • blogger • Roman Polanski • Emma Thompson • petition

White House Takes Crack at Car Website

Blog post assails Edmunds.com's view
of 'clunkers' initiative

Oct 30, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The administration has picked another fight with a media outlet, but not one that employs Glenn Beck. The White House blog took aim at Edmunds.com, which had posted a scathing assessment of the “Cash for Clunkers” program. The snarky post argues that Edmunds must have been “covering... More »

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White House • blog • Obama administration • Cash for Clunkers • Edmunds.com

Melissa Clouthier

Why Women Blog Less
Than Men

Hostile, 'Wild West' atmosphere keeps many away

Oct 27, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women dominate social media—they use Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace much more than men. But not blogging: 67% of bloggers are male, one survey shows. Why? Because "the Internet still feels like the Wild West," writes Melissa Clouthier, where differences of opinion can quickly escalate into personal attacks.... More »

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blog • blogger • conservatives • political coverage • political debate

THE INTERNETS

 Need a Chicken Poncho? 
 Hit Regretsy 



New blog features the worst of the worst from Etsy's ranks

Oct 21, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you have a chicken in need of a trusty poncho, or should you find yourself dying for a 16-inch reusable menstrual pad, good news: You can buy either—or both—of those items on Etsy, the site where artists sell handmade items. If you aren’t looking for a... More »

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entertainment • blog • Jay-ZTV • Etsy • Regretsy

PROFILE

 Blogger Nikki Finke 
 Stays One Step Ahead 

Deadline Hollywood Daily is insiders' first call, for good or ill

Oct 5, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nikki Finke works out of her apartment in Hollywood, surrounded by six phones, a laptop, and a cat. Although she doesn’t go out and mingle with her contacts, she certainly has them. And their desire to be on her good side—or stay out of her sights entirely—has... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • gossip • blog • movie industry • Nikki Finke • Tad Friend • Deadline Hollywood Daily • Tinseltown

Today's Hot Topic in Syrian Blogosphere: Masturbation

Regime doesn't seem to mind as long as it doesn't challenge authority

Oct 4, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Syria’s authoritarian regime has been quick to lock up bloggers who tweak it even slightly, but it seems to have turned the other cheek as a flame war over masturbation has erupted. One blogger’s call for a crackdown on the evidently widespread “secret habit” elicited a push... More »

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Internet • Syria • blog • authoritarianism • Internet censorship • web censorship • masturbation

 In Blog Post, 
 White House 
 Blasts Fox News 

Prez promised to call out detractors, and that he did over Olympics claims

Oct 1, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an unprecedented move, the White House has excoriated one of its most vocal opponents in a blog post ripping Fox News. The post singles out Glenn Beck, saying his "program has shown that nothing is worthy of respect if it can be used as part of a partisan... More »

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White House • Fox News • blog • Glenn Beck • Copenhagen • Chicago Olympics • Valerie Jarrett • Obama administration • President Obama • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • Pat Caddell • White House blog • Jesse Lee

 Allen Quits 
 Piracy Fight 
 ... and Maybe 
 Music, Too 

Brit singer says she won't renew recording deal, has no plans for new album

Sep 24, 09 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - After taking heaps of “abuse” for her campaign against music piracy, British pop star Lily Allen today shut down the blog she’d used to explain her side of the fight—only after she’d written that she wasn’t going to renew her recording deal and didn’t... More »

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entertainment • music industry • piracy • blog • Lily Allen

 How to Get 
 Yourself 
 Retweeted 

Data analysis tells you words to use and when to build your brand

Sep 22, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might think all you need to do to get your 140-character gems rebroadcast on Twitter is make them, well, good. Wrong. Fast Company looks at some data-proven tips from Hubspot's Dan Zarrella:
  • Links work—If they're the right links: Retweets (or RTs) are three times more likely to
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social networking • Internet • Web 2.0 • blog • Twitter • tweet • follower • retweet

OPINION

Worst. Blog. Name.
Ever. 

The PETA Files are raising some eyebrows

Sep 22, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fine, no doubt well-intentioned people at PETA have a new blog, notes Chris Matyszczyk of CNET, and they evidently didn’t put too much thought into the name. It’s called (drum roll please): The PETA Files. At least, let’s assume they didn’t put much thought into... More »

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PETA • blog • gaffe • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Analysis

 Meet the New Media, 
 Same as the Old Media 

Blogging turns from amateur calling to corporate career

Sep 14, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s become obligatory for internet philosophers to crow about how blogs have democratized the press and allowed average joes to beat big media, but it’s just not true anymore, writes Benajamin Carlson of the Atlantic. “The free-wheeling fraternal spirit of blogging has become increasingly subject to... More »

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blogging • blog • new media • blogs

 Transformers Crew: 
 Fox Is 'Dumb 
 as a Rock' 

'Jolie wannabe as ungracious a person as you could find,' grumble workers

Sep 13, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Megan Fox is a "dumb-as-a-rock" arrogant brat who likes to imagine she's Angelina Jolie, blasted angry crew members on the set of her latest Transformers film. They grouse about their "unbearable time watching her try to act," and never getting a "thank you" from Fox, even... More »

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Shia LaBeouf • Michael Bay • film • Transformers • blog • Megan Fox • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

'Skank Blogger'
Remains Defiant


Aug 23, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The blogger at the center of a lawsuit against Google has defended comments calling a model a skank, reports the New York Daily News. "I feel my right to privacy has been violated," said New Yorker Rosemary Porter, 29, whose identity was revealed under court order after model... More »

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Google • New York City • blogging • blog • blogger • Liskula Cohen • Rosemary Porter • skank

(Newser) - If you think blogs are useless, think again: Scientists have developed a “hedonometer,” or happiness gauge, that analyzes personal online statements to pinpoint the overall contentment of the US population on a given day, the Discovery Channel reports. The program looks at sentences beginning with “I feel”... More »

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blogosphere • Internet • computer programming • blogging • blog • scientific study • happiness • Twitter

Sniping Fashion Blogger Unmasked as 'Nice' Designer

Slams products of

Jul 30, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Gaskins has had some success in the fashion industry, but he’s never been a big-name designer. His alter ego, on the other hand, has made waves, the New York Times reports. Now that Gaskins’ shop is closing, the “nice guy” has revealed himself as Fluff Chance, the... More »

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fashion • blog • blogger • clothing • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • Eric Gaskins

(Newser) - Women's "infidelity blogs" have surged in number in recent years and they're attracting a large and loyal following, the Independent reports. The bloggers say they're not trying to flaunt their affairs, but rather to use anonymity to share details of their secret lives and find support among like-minded people.... More »

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Internet • blogging • blog • infidelity • website • extramarital affair

Workers Flood Blogs With Company Secrets

14% of employees admit spilling dirt

Jul 20, 09 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Company secrets are an endangered species in our blog-happy society, reports the Wall Street Journal. A survey has found that 14% of US workers admit to leaking confidential or embarrassing company information to outsiders. Salary cuts and impending layoffs are common topics leaked to industry blogs. More »

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Internet leak • blog • press leaks • secrets

Finke Has Hollywood Running Scared


Jul 17, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Few people in Hollywood have ever seen the hermit-like Nikki Finke, but they fear her anyway, David Carr reports in the New York Times. Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily blog has become essential reading for tinseltown players, a source of scoops and gossip that afflict the powerful. "In... More »

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Hollywood • blog • entertainment industry • TV industry • new media • movie industry • Nikki Finke

Got 250 Twitter Followers? Best Buy May Have Opening

It may be the first time social-networking popularity has been a job requirement

Jul 14, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - For possibly the first time, an active Twitter following is a job requirement, the Telegraph reports. Best Buy asked that candidates for a senior marketing position at the company’s Minnesota headquarters have at least 250 followers for their Twitter pages. The posting also lists “1 year of active... More »

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social networking • media • marketing • blogging • blog • Best Buy • Twitter • microblogging

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