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The Ignominy! No Facebook, No IM, and the Email's Down

White House tech years out of date; regulations are obsolete

Jan 27, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s White House staff has stepped into a time warp. The tech-savviest campaigners in history, who deployed email, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, et al, brilliantly to get their guy elected, now have to settle for an email system that goes down for long periods of time—as it was... More »

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email • White House • Facebook • blog • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs

 Lisa Marie Defends 
 Travoltas, Scientology 

Blog post on MySpace stands up fro Jett's parents

Jan 7, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley's reaching out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston, while also calling out those who have used their son's death to trash Scientology, Us magazine reports. “Folks, as popular as it has been to discriminate and ridicule Scientology and Scientologists in the recent past, now is NOT... More »

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Scientology • John Travolta • blog • MySpace Celebrity • Lisa Marie Presley • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 Whew! They're Still Together 

Lilo denies breakup rumors

Jan 6, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - You can relax now. Lindsay Lohan has once again used her MySpace blog to tell it how it is—and firmly deny rumors that she and Samantha Ronson have broken up, E! reports. The starlet has a request for every media outlet that reported the rumor: “Get your stories... More »

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MySpace • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • breakup • blog • MySpace Celebrity • Samantha Ronson

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Vogue star demands company reveal identity of blogger/insult-slinger

Jan 6, 09 7:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A Vogue model is suing to force Google to unmask a blogger responsible for a slew of catty comments about her. The blog, on a Google-owned site, labels Liskula Cohen "psychotic" and a "skanky" superstar. "We think we have a case," her lawyer told the New ... More »

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Google • libel • Internet libel • model • lawsuit • blog • blogger

 Wentz Disses 
 Sis-in-Law on Blog 

Pete not afraid to offend Ash's sis

Dec 29, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Family ties didn’t stop Pete Wentz from including his sister-in-law on a “Worst of 2008” list on his blog, the New York Daily News reports. The Fall Out Boy bassist asked celeb friends to list five stand-outs of 2008, and blogger Perez Hilton listed Jessica Simpson as an... More »

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celebrity • blog • Perez Hilton • Jessica Simpson • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson

 LiLo: I'm Just 
 Like Britney 

Starlet not exactly full of holiday cheer in MySpace post about public trials

Dec 24, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - In a rambling post on her MySpace page, Lindsay Lohan says she’s “going through a lot right now,” just like Britney Spears did. LiLo praises the “amazing” Brit for chasing her dreams despite publicity and other distractions, then recommends the pop icon’s album to fans,... More »

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Britney Spears • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • blog • infidelity • Christmas • holiday depression • Samantha Ronson • Michael Lohan • blog posts

ANALYSIS

Web Copyright Lawsuit Could Cripple the Freedom to Link

Community outlet says big papers siphon off page views with mere snippets of info

Dec 23, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A local newspaper chain is suing the New York Times Company for pilfering its online content, and the case could dramatically change how news sites link, Danny Sanchez writes on Journalistopia. GateHouse Media says readers can glean enough information from the snippets linked by the Boston Globe and therefore don’... More »

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local news • Massachusetts • copyright • lawsuit • blog • search engine • New York Times Company • Boston Globe • GateHouse Media • deep link • aggregator

 Love to Fans: 
 I'm 'Not Suicidal' 

Singer regrets blog post about death

Nov 19, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - After alarming fans in a recent MySpace blog post about death, Courtney Love reassures everyone: “No, I am not suicidal,” Us magazine reports. The musician, whose husband, Kurt Cobain, committed suicide, posted a follow-up to explain: “Occasionally, like all of us, I get depressed.” She said... More »

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suicide • Courtney Love • MySpace • Kurt Cobain • depression • celebrity • blog • Frances Bean Cobain

Jury Selection Turns to
Facebook, Blogs, Data

Experts mine online profiles for background on jurors' views

Sep 29, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get called for jury duty these days, and you can expect attorneys to know a lot more about you than they let on. Trial consultants who used to specialize in legwork—visiting neighbors and friends to gather clues to potential jurors' views—are now expert Web surfers, tracing things like... More »

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Facebook • prosecutor • blog • juror • profile • jury selection • public defender • Internet privacy

ANALYSIS

Blogger's Pursuit of Paternity Issue Verges on Vendetta

Atlantic's Sullivan engaging in 'Rove-style politics,' critics charge

Sep 24, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andrew Sullivan, blogger for the Atlantic, has come under fire for hammering John McCain’s campaign on an issue everyone else seems to have gotten over: whether or not Sarah Palin or her teen daughter Bristol is the mother of 4-month-old Trig Palin, Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post.... More »

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Karl Rove • blog • Andrew Sullivan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Trig Palin

(Newser) - Watch out, mainstream media: Bloggers have claimed a space of their own at this year’s Republican National Convention. All they got 4 years ago was a folding table for a dozen huddled writers; now more than 200 have credentials and an area to work in. Big-name anchors like Katie... More »

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presidential campaign • Democratic National Convention • blog • blogger • new media • press credentials • Republican National Convention

Liberal Bloggers Get Their Wish... or Do They?

Contemplating victory, onetime outsiders may feel disoriented

Jul 21, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's frontrunner status has liberal bloggers wondering whether they should have been careful what they wished for. “The way it’s looking, we might actually win this thing,” said Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitas. The "Netroots" movement began as a response to a Republican-dominated Washington; the... More »

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Barack Obama • blogosphere • Obama 2008 • blog • netroots • Markos Moulitsas • blogger • Netroots Nation

LA Times Insider Launches Anti-Zell Blog

Anonymous journo bashes paper's owner as heads keep rolling

Jul 21, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heads continue to roll at the Tribune Company, but one staffer is aiming to prove the pen is mightier than Sam Zell's ax, reports the New York Times, with new blog TellZell.com. The site is airing the gripes of Tribune's disgruntled journalists, and is finding plenty of fodder—from... More »

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newspaper • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • layoffs • journalism • blog • Los Angeles Times • insider information

 Peterson Blog Sparks Outrage 

Infrequent posts discuss his 'wrongful conviction' and support

Jul 18, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scott Peterson has a blog—of sorts. The death row inmate, convicted for the murder of his wife Laci and the fetus she carried, is posting his thoughts on a website set up by a Canadian anti-death penalty group, Radar reports. The occasional postings concern his appeal, his "... More »

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murder • appeal • convict • blog • death row • murder of the unborn • Scott Peterson • Laci Peterson

 Blogger Keeps Quake in Focus 

Chinese graphic novelist tells stories from the disaster zone

Jun 21, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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China • Beijing • blogging • blog • artist • blogger • graphic novel • blogs • China earthquake • blog posts • Coco Wang • Earthquake Strips

ANALYSIS

AP Waffles on Blog Policies

News organization sends mixed signals over what citizen journos can lift

Jun 16, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Associated Press is struggling to hash out its policies toward bloggers who excerpt the organization's coverage, paidContent.org notes. The news agency attacked a liberal blog that posted snippets from its stories, but an AP exec later told the New York Times he regretted such a "heavy-handed" approach.... More »

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copyright • blog • Associated Press

 Cluttered?
 '100 Thing Challenge' Awaits 

If your life is 'littered with unfulfilled promises,' purge, blogger challenges

Jun 14, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crusading blogger is inspiring citizens to take on a predicament of modern life: clutter. Dave Bruno launched the 100 Thing Challenge in an effort to free himself from his stuff, and he's down to just 97 belongings, Time reports. And while Bruno is a strict constructionist, some of his... More »

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blog • blogger • home • clutter • living conditions • possessions • organization

House of Lords Fishes Where the Fish Are: YouTube

UK legislators launch effort to appeal to youth

Jun 13, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House of Lords is vaulting into the 21st century, hosting a YouTube channel dedicated to dispelling its upper-crust image. The appointed branch of Parliament rolled out several videos today, full of legislators explaining to clueless young people how the system works, the AP reports. "We hope that they... More »

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YouTube • House of Lords • blog • diversity

OPINION

 My Search Term, Myself 

Blogger ponders path Web surfers take to his threshold

Apr 21, 08 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Freud would have a field day studying Google searches, posits a blogger who tracked the terms visitors to his web page used and found a window into man's pathologies. John Kelly, a columnist on leave from the Washington Post, writes in the Guardian about "how the fetishes, pathologies and... More »

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blogosphere • Google • Internet • blog • blogger • Internet access • British media • John Kelly

 Blogs Vent China's Anti-West Ire 

Chinese see outcry over Tibet, torch as effort to sap newfound strength

Apr 16, 08 8:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese Internet is aflame with vitriol at Western governments and news organizations for “insults” over Tibet and recent Olympic torch incidents, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Chinese authorities, usually quick to censor the Web, have let the sentiment flow, believing "the West is trying to humiliate them... More »

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China • blogosphere • xenophobia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • blog • Tibet • nationalism • Olympic torch

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