This is page 14 of the blogging news archives.

Plurk Offers Horizontal Microblogging (June 2, 2008): You can microblog sideways on a new service called Plurk.

Twitter Connects Popular Twitter Users to Twitter Problems (May 30, 2008): Bloggers are discussing Twitter developer Alex Payne's recent comment that Twitter is hit the hardest when popular Twitter users "perform a number of actions in rapid succession.

Social Media in Plain English (May 29, 2008): Common Craft has provided a great video for explaining Social Media using Scoopville, a provider of social ice cream.

Oprah Blogs About New Diet (May 27, 2008): Talk show sensation Oprah Winfrey is blogging about a strict new vegan diet she has embarked on.

NASA's Mars Phoenix Twitter Keeps Space Buffs Informed (May 26, 2008): NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has made one of the best uses of Twitter to date with its MarsPhoenix Twitter.

Of Course Twitter is Down (May 21, 2008): Twitter is down again today for the third or fourth day in a row.

Associated Press Posts No Longer Available Video (May 19, 2008): Usually it is YouTube that tells you when a video is no longer available.

Praying for Papers Offers Prayers for Newspaper Industry (May 18, 2008): Editor and Publisher reports that Mike Koehler, a sports editor for The Oklahoman, has launced a blog called Praying for Papers.

New York Times Launches Beijing Olympics Blog (May 17, 2008): The New York Times has launched a blog for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing called Rings.

CBS to Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion (May 15, 2008): CNET and its array of Internet properties have been acquired by CBS in a $1.

Ne-Yo Blogs to Promote Upcoming Album (May 12, 2008): Vibe reports that singer/songwriter Ne-Yo has turned bloggy for his upcoming album.

Tom Cruise Launches New Website Sans Blog (May 5, 2008): Can you think of anything crazier than launching a new website in 2008 without a blog? Leave it to Tom Cruise's web team to do just that.

Hot Trend: Microblogging on Twitter (May 5, 2008): The hottest trend going right now is microblogging on Twitter.

It's RSS Awareness Day (May 1, 2008): Bloggers and people in the Internet industry are aware of RSS but it's reach seems to stop there.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Launches a Blog (May 1, 2008): U.

Services and Tools Emerge to Fight Twitter Spam (April 28, 2008): If Twitter is not yet in the mainstream maybe someone should tell that to the spammy folks who are desperately trying to get their messages distributed on Twitter.

Marketers Should Make Things Easy For Bloggers (April 26, 2008): Novelist and Boing Boing blogger Cory Doctorow has some excellent tips for marketers wanting to reach bloggers in an article in Information Week called "17 Tips For Getting Bloggers To Write About You.

Bad Grammar Acceptable When Applying for Lolcats Job (April 25, 2008): Nearly all resume advice writing articles and books will advise you to triple check your resume for bad grammar.

Is It Acceptable Behavior to Tweet and Run? (April 24, 2008): People use Twitter in many different ways and there is no standard way to use it.

Time-Relevant Widget Needed? (April 20, 2008): Author and designer Jeffrey Zeldman recently left an interesting comment in a post on zeldman.