This is page 55 of the blogging news archives.

Metroblogging Launches Blog for Fictional World (April 14, 2006): Metroblogging, a network of city blogs, has launched its first blog for a fictional place.

Newsweek Launches RSS Reader Powered by Newsgator (April 14, 2006): Newsgator is blogging about Newsweek, which has created a private label RSS reader using Newsgator's technology.

Think Partnership to Acquire IceRocket.com Blog Search Engine (April 13, 2006): Think Partnership Inc.

Kukral Wants a Phone Call From Mark Cuban (April 12, 2006): Jim Kukral, the publisher of ReveNews, is trying to get Mark Cuban to call him as part of a blogging experiment.

Filtering Tools Helping to Control Blog Comment Spam (April 12, 2006): CNET has an interesting article about the comment spam situation.

MySpace Videos a Threat to YouTube? (April 11, 2006): HitWise reports that MySpace Videos have already passed YouTube in traffic.

Jill Carroll Was Falsely Accused by Some Bloggers (April 11, 2006): A few right wing bloggers gave kidnapped Christian Science Monitor journalist Jill Carroll an unbelievably hard time over her kidnapping.

BlogStar Offers Moblogging Celebs (April 10, 2006): BlogStar, LLC announced last week that its mobile blogging entertainment service has been picked up by Sprint.

The Internet as a Giant Headline Competition (April 10, 2006): Sometimes the Internet feels like a giant headline competition.

Yahoo Launches Blog for Yahoo Publisher Network (April 10, 2006): Yahoo has launched a new blog for the Yahoo Publisher Network.

BBC Launches Blog Network (April 9, 2006): The BBC has launched its blog network.

The Lesson of the Star Wars Kid (April 9, 2006): Ghyslain Raza, also known as the Star Wars Kid, has settled with the families of three students involved in the creation and uploading of the video of Raza in a mock battle with a lightsaber.

Blogging Pizza by the Slice (April 7, 2006): Pizza Marketing News has an article about food blogs, specifically pizza blogs.

Snubster Lets You Put People and Services On Notice (April 7, 2006): Snubster is a twist on social networks and the site's design with the frowny face is a spoof of Friendster.

The Washington Post Wades Back Into the Blogosphere (April 7, 2006): In the wake of the Washington Post blogging debacle, the newspaper is now starting over in the blogosphere: the paper is now actively looking to hire one conservative blogger and one liberal blogger to create a kind of "Point-Counterpoint" of Blogging.

Forrester: Podcast Usage Just 1% But Growth Expected (April 6, 2006): Charlene Li at Forrester Research blogs about their new report that shows only 1% of North American online households regularly listen to podcasts.

Sony to Offer Video Blogging With Next PlayStation Console (April 6, 2006): Stuff magazine reports that Sony will offer video blogging and profiles as part of the next generation of its PlayStation video game console -- the PS3.

AP Tells Raw Story They Do Credit Blogs (April 5, 2006): The Associated Press (AP) wrote a letter to the Raw Story arguing that a plagiarism claim made by the Raw Story was false.

2005 Koufax Award Winners Announced (April 5, 2006): Wampum has posted the winners of the 2005 Koufax Awards.

YouTube Gets More Money and More Competition (April 5, 2006): Blogspotting reports that YouTube has raised $8 million from Sequoia Capital.