Finding your niche, knowing your goals [Blogging 101]

This is part of our occasional series of posts covering the aspects of starting a blog. See Blogging 101 for the full list. So you know you want to start a blog, and you're know how easy it ... continue

Tim Berners-Lee has lost the plot

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, has decided that information on the internet can be wrong, and the solution is to rate websites on whether they are credible or not. On face value the idea ... continue

Setting up your own blog is easier than you think [Blogging 101]

This is the start of our occasional series of posts covering the aspects of starting a blog But it's hard! I don't know how to use FTP! CHMOD?!?! php is confusing! what's CSS? These are all typical arguments I've ... continue

Crikey goes where no Australian blogging network has gone before

Private Media Partners, the company behind Australia's leading political subscription email service Crikey has soft launched the Crikey blog network. The network brings together some of Australia's leading political blogs, including PollBludger and former Senator Andrew Bartlett under ... continue

AdExcel: Ning for advertising [500 invites for Inquisitr readers]

AdExcel is a new social performance advertising service that marries social advertising with the ability for users to build their own advertising network. Like Ning, AdExcel allows anybody to create their own advertising networks. Publishers can earn from ... continue

The end of standard blog design [Mashable rocks]

Leading social media blog Mashable has received a large overhaul, complete with new look and new features. Pete Cashmore has all the details here, but the notable part aside from aesthetics sees Mashable adopt what I'm calling the ... continue

FriendFeed is not killing blogging [Time Management 101]

That there is a finite number of hours in a day is a given, and as more and more services come online, our ability to divide our time across multiple sites diminishes. The question then becomes do ... continue

Are we having fun yet?

As blogging continues to mature, the days of blogging as a fun side job has been replaced by new hierarchies of power, and with it more and more parts of the blogosphere reflect the mainstream media structure ... continue

Sarah Lacy on Blogging

Sarah Lacy hit the stage this morning at Gnomedex to talk blogging angst. There was a mixed reaction to the presentation, but ultimately you can judge for yourself, and there is some solid points in terms of ... continue

Google Being Sued Over Blogger’s Identity

An Indian construction company is trying to force Google to divulge the name of a blogger who wrote negative things about its business. Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects has filed a lawsuit against Google's Indian arm, Google India, ... continue

Like the Blog? Leave a Tip

The future of professional blogging may lie in the age-old model of tipping -- at least, that's what Salon.com appears to be hoping. The site has just opened its Open Salon service into public beta with plans for ... continue

Aggregation vs. Plagiarism: A Modern Problem Hits an Old Medium

The ongoing debate of aggregation vs. plagiarism is hitting the world of print media with a fascinating new case. The whole thing started when Jody Rosen over at Slate discovered an article of his reproduced nearly verbatim in ... continue