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State ethics laws do not cover political blogs, attorney says - (Shreveport Times - 10/09/06) - "Louisiana political bloggers and Web site operators stirred today, alarmed by an item on the agenda of the state Ethics Board's meeting Thursday that they say would lead to a discussion about regulation and political ad placements on the sites." Class being offered to patrons of the West Wyandotte Library - "Advanced Internet: Bloglines News Reader and RSS Feeds. See how social the Internet can be. Learn how to make the Internet come to your computer!!! Students will learn how to set up a Bloglines account and then subscribe to their favorite web sites using Real Simple Syndication feeds." Traditional Media Maintains Stronghold with Online Influencers as Blog Popularity Grows - (Business Wire - 10/10/06) - "A new survey released today by Burson-Marsteller reveals that while blog popularity continues to grow, traditional media remains highly valuable to the most influential members of the online community as they carry out their roles as information and opinion providers. The survey results further emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to reaching the "tech-fluentials" - a powerful group of individuals who use the latest technologies to generate and accelerate word of mouth." Fetchster - "There's no need to bookmark or search dozens of employer web sites. Fetchster monitors thousands of employer web sites each day, doing the work for you. If a company has job openings posted on its corporate web site, those jobs are added to Fetchster. If a job is filled or taken off the company's site, it will also be immediately removed from Fetchster's site. This way you have one place to search and get the results you need." (via) Ratings sites flourish behind a veil of anonymity - (Boston Globe - 09/20/06) - "[I]n hopes of replicating the popular and commercial success of RateMyProfessors.com and RateMyTeachers.com, which caters to middle and high school students, the world of online ratings has expanded to law, medicine, car repair, summer camps, child-care centers, real estate agents, nightclubs, and beyond with a network of online forums where the public can rate businesses and professionals behind a veil of anonymity." (via) For dads, this blog is kid stuff - (Charlotte Obverser - 10/10/06) - "After adopting his daughter in 2002, Doug Henderson of Mooresville had trouble finding online parenting tips for dads. That's why a year ago, Henderson says, he created DadBloggers.com, an online message board that gives fathers an outlet to share their parenting experiences from a man's perspective." Unwired: Prepare for the next generation - (Silicon.com - 10/10/06) - "Almost all teens connect in shared places, be that schools, libraries, coffee shops or simply on the street. They have the tools too - almost all own a mobile phone and almost half own two or more web connected toys (laptop, PDA, wireless games console etc)." Blog sets out Bishop's recovery - (BBC - 10/10/06) - "The Bishop of Bristol has set up a web log to keep people informed of the progress he and his wife are making after being involved in a car crash." Library blaze was arson, state fire marshal says - (AP - 10/10/06) - "Volunteers joined firefighters Monday in trying to salvage books and other materials from the town's four-year-old library after a fire that investigators ruled was deliberately set." |
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