Blogging News: Page 71

This is page 71 of the blogging news archives.

Hilary Duff's Blog Launches on AOL Red (November 7, 2005): Hilary Duff, the actress and singer, has launched a blog on AOL Red, AOL's Internet service for teens.

Bloggers Cover Grokster's Shut Down (November 7, 2005): Gadget and tech blogs are covering Grokster's shut down.

B5media and About Weblogs Merge (November 7, 2005): B5media and About Weblogs have merged according according to a post on the Blog Herald.

Topix.net Adds 15,000 Blogs (November 6, 2005): Search Engine Watch (SEW) reports that Topix.

3% of Online Seniors Blog (November 6, 2005): The Pew Internet & American Life Project says that 3% of online seniors are blogging and that 17% have read a blog.

Blogs as Writing Containers (November 6, 2005): The Philadelphia Inquirer has a review of blog!, a new book about blogging by David Kline and Dan Burstein.

Prediction: Blogs Will Become a Powerful Economic Engine (November 5, 2005): Several blogs are running a quote from Michael S.

Bloggers Follow Undefeated Indianapolis Colts (November 4, 2005): he NFL's undefeated Indianapolis Colts have their regular blog following at Colts blogs and websites.

Tech Bloggers Discuss Amazon's Mechanical Turk (November 4, 2005): Bloggers are discussing Amazon.

Is There a Blogging for Money Bubble? (November 4, 2005): The same OJR article we cited for a Nick Denton quote also speculates about a possible second bubble in online media properties.

Nick Denton: Gawker Media is Unacquirable (November 4, 2005): A recent OJR article about a new online media bubble has a quote from Gawker Media founder Nick Denton who says Gawker is not for sale and unacquirable.

Bill to Protect Bloggers Defeated in House (November 3, 2005): The Online Freedom of Speech Act (also known as the FOS Act) was defeated in the U.

Study Finds That 20% of Teens Blog (November 2, 2005): The Associated Press reports the unsurprising findings of a recent Pew survey.

James Patrick Kelly Dives Into Podcasting (November 2, 2005): Two-time Hugo award-winning author James Patriick Kelly is trying an interesting experiment: he's podcasting his author reading of his new book in installments.

Gates: Windows Live to Include Blogging Tools (November 1, 2005): CNet reports that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced two upcoming products from Microsoft called Windows Live and Office Live.

Blogging is a Way of Life for Teens (November 1, 2005): Many of today's teenagers are not afraid to openly post and discuss every aspect of their lives.

The Unplanned Afterlife of Blogs (October 30, 2005): What happens to your blog when you die? If it is on a free service it could sit there for a very long time.

Blog Ranking Tools Favor Recent Inbound Links (October 30, 2005): The newer ranking tools like BlogPulse.

FBI: Blogging Can Be Dangerous (October 30, 2005): An article in the Clarion Ledger discusses a recent murder case where the victim, a 21-year-old University of Mississippi student named Suzana Best, may have been discovered through her blog.

Seesaa Blog Passes Boing Boing on Technorati 100 (October 29, 2005): Boing Boing has fallen from its longtime lead as the most popular blog on the Technorati 100.