This is page 40 of the blogging news archives.

Athletes Blogs for Many Different Reasons (October 15, 2006): The International Herald Tribune (IHT) has an article about blogging athletes and sports stars.

Walmart's Travel Flog: Wal-Marting Across America (October 15, 2006): A blog about two people RVing from Las Vegas to Georgia has turned out to be a fakish blog called Walmarting Across America.

FTC Launches Consumer Technology Blog (October 13, 2006): The FTC has started a blog called the Tech-ade Blog.

Technorati and Edelman Rank Europe's Top Blogs (October 12, 2006): Technorati and Edelman have released lists for the top blogs in the UK as well for French, German and Italian blogs.

Booth Babes in Japan Seek Blog Following (October 12, 2006): Japan's booth babe lifestyle is more advanced (or weirder) than it is here in the U.

Celebrity Blogs, RSS Fuel People.com's Growth (October 11, 2006): Min Online has an article that says blogs and RSS feeds are fueling traffic growth at People.

TMX Elmo Videos Popular on YouTube (October 11, 2006): The holiday shopping season has barely begun but there is already a hot toy: TMX Elmo.

BBC Launches US Midterms Blog (October 11, 2006): The BBC has joined in on the US midterm election fun with a new blog called The Reporters: US mid-terms.

BootsnAll Launches Travel Gear Blog (October 10, 2006): Gadling reports that BootsnAll has launched a new blog covering travel gadgets and gear called Travel Gear Blog.

Times of India Article Attacks Bloggers (October 8, 2006): We've included some very negative articles about bloggers in our Blog Pessimism category but this article published in the Times of India is one of the worst.

Free Dating Site Offers Personals for Lonely Bloggers (October 7, 2006): LonelyBloggers.

Glamour Wants Help Outing Public Fuglies (October 7, 2006): A new bloggish site from Glamour called Don'tspotting asks people to send in photographs of people looking their very worst.

Technorati Rank and the 180-Day Window (October 7, 2006): If you are one those whiney bloggers who is always complaining about your Technorati link counts then this post from Technorati should explain it for you.

Meredith Viera Starts a Blog on iVillage (October 5, 2006): NBC News' Today co-anchor Meredith Viera has started a blog on iVillage.

B5media Raises $2 Million (October 5, 2006): B5media, a blog network, has raised $2 million in venture capital funding from Brightspark Ventures and J.

Lawsuits Filed Against Bloggers Increasing (October 3, 2006): Lawsuits filed against bloggers are increasing according to a USA Today news story.

Google Gadgets: A Plethora of Blog Add-Ons (October 3, 2006): Google has announced the launch of Google Gadgets.

Competition Keeps Bloggers Posting Frequently (October 3, 2006): Professional bloggers have to keep posting frequently because the competition is so intense and traffic tends to drop considerably if posts slow to a crawl or stop.

MySpace Worth Anywhere From $0 to $20 Billion (October 2, 2006): Mark Glaser has written a funny spoof of the recent Reuters story that suggested MySpace could be worth as much as $15 billion.

PayPerPost Raises $3 Million (October 2, 2006): TechCrunch reports that PayPerPost, a controversial third party advertising service that pays bloggers for blogging about products and services, has raised $3 million in a round of financing.