Bloggers can be such gutless wonders

While everyone on the web seems to have been captivated by BalloonBoy and the story's love affair with cable news there has been another potential story waiting in the wings that could send BalloonBoy and family back ... continue

FTC to celebs: you are responsible for what you’re hawking

As I delve further into this whole FTC mess and their new guidelines, which you can download and read all 81 pages yourself, one thing is clear – celebrities are screwed. Now whether or ... continue

Is the FTC being used to marginalize independent bloggers?

See that line in the sand? The one that was drawn yesterday by the FTC and their new <gag> guidelines </gag> about bloggers having to disclose any and all interactions with advertisers, book ... continue

Blogging – a new way to increase university admissions

While the tech blogosphere likes to think of itself as the center of the blogging world it is really just another player in the much larger world of blogs. As a way to share ... continue

Google’s Sidewiki is a bad idea – very bad

With the launch of their Sidewiki toolbar addition Google’s “do no evil” mantra gets yet another slap upside the head. Even though it was only announced mid-morning the news of Google’s attempt to take ... continue

Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog crashes the Emmys

And reminds us all know that the internet is here to stay, as soon as we stop buffering. [Via Mashable] Related posts:The end of standard blog design [Mashable rocks]White is the new black in blog designWord of advice: get ... continue

Since when is calling someone a skank considered defamatory?

Just in case you missed this one the background is the following: - an anonymous blogger running a blog on Google’s Blogger.com called “Skanks of NYC” posts a picture of model Liskula ... continue

(Video) Blogger, please… don’t say BJ on the news

Kind of scary looking blogger Marcy Wheeler raised a few eyebrows by using a common euphemism for oral sex on a MSNBC segment. Marcy's expressing frustration at lack of investigation into the recent news that Dick Cheney supressed ... continue

Australian News Corp chief attacks Google, bloggers

John Hartigan, the Chief Executive of News Ltd, the Australian arm of News Corp has joined in with his colleagues in the United States today in bashing Google and bloggers. In a wide ranging lecture about how News ... continue

Bloggers headed to the sea

If there is one thing you can say about the US military it is that while they may be conflicted about soldiers using social media the military as a whole are more than willing ... continue

Bloggers as journalists – deciding judge doesn’t know what blogs are

Talk about leaving your fate in the hands of angels. That is probably how Shellee Hale who as part of a defamation law suit against her is feeling right now. One of the parts of the ... continue

Nick Cohen argues the BBC is more trustworthy than bloggers. ORLY?

One of the most common lines used in defense of the mainstream media is that we need journalists, because bloggers can't be believed. The line argues that journalists are trustworthy because they tell the truth, and if ... continue