This is page 34 of the blogging news archives.

Wikipedia Founder to Launch Search Engine (December 23, 2006): Earlier today Times Online reported that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Whales is planning a search engine called Wikiasari that will launch early next year compete with today's search leaders like Google, Live.

Joint Network YouTube Competitor Looking Unlikely (December 23, 2006): A Variety article points out it wont's be very easy for the big media networks to agree to work together on a YouTube competitor.

Digg Banning More URLs (December 22, 2006): 10e20 posted a list of domains banned by Digg.

SNL's Christmas Box is a YouTube Hit for NBC (December 21, 2006): The New York Times reports that the raunchy, unedited version of SNL's Christmas Box sketch is a huge hit.

Google Pimps Blogger in Search Results (December 20, 2006): Want to Share Your Life Online With a Blog? is the question Google is asking to promote its Blogger service in Google search results.

Digg Adds New Video and Podcasting Tools (December 18, 2006): Digg has a post that announces "features o' plenty" on Digg.

Tom Delay and the Ghost Bloggers (December 17, 2006): Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay recently launched a blog at TomDelay.

Glam Media Raises $18.5 Million (December 17, 2006): The Red Herring reports that Glam Media has raised $18.

Perez Hilton Most-Searched Blog on Lycos (December 15, 2006): Lycos has announced that Perez Hilton's blog was the most-searched blog on Lycos in 2006.

StumbleUpon Launches Stumble Video (December 14, 2006): StumbleUpon, a popular social bookmarking website that lets people share their favorite websites with others and find new websites that match their interests, has added a social video surfing website called Stumble Video.

Comedy Central Adds Embed Code to Motherload Clips (December 13, 2006): Comedy Central has added embed code to many of its video clips offered on its Motherload website.

New Law Turns Bloggers, Web 2.0 Sites Into Obscenity Police Force (December 13, 2006): A new law drafted by Senator John McCain would require blogs, social networks and websites to monitor posts or profiles for "obscenity" and child pornography.

Potential Employee Blog Dangers (December 12, 2006): Internet Business Law Services has a detailed article explaining the risks employee blogs have on employers and ways employers can lessen this risk.

Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay Now a Blogger (December 11, 2006): The US News' Washington Whispers reports that Tom Delay has launched a blog.

Amazon.com Invests in Wikia (December 10, 2006): VentureBeat reports that Wikia has raised an undisclosed sum of money from Amazon.

Blog Herald Sold to Bloggy Network (December 9, 2006): The Bloggy Network, a UK blog publisher, has bought the Blog Herald from Problogging, Inc.

Search for Tags with TagBulb (December 9, 2006): TagBulb is a new search tool that lets you search for tags from multiple Web 2.

New YouTube Service Uploads Video Directly From Webcams (December 9, 2006): YouTube has launched a new service called Quick Capture that lets people upload videos to YouTube.

Mike Cassidy Linkbaits Robert Scoble (December 8, 2006): Mike Cassidy posted the linkbait headline "That Robert Scoble is a Rascal" after reading Robert Scoble's post full of blogging tips for Mike Cassidy.

Metacafe Sold For $200 Million (December 7, 2006): Ynetnews reports that Metacafe, a video sharing website, has been sold for $200 million.