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US newspaper which printed blogs folds after six months

In the latest failure to strike the US media market, a startup which aimed to revitalize and revolutionize the newspaper by reprinting blogs folded on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments

Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cuba's cyberwar intensifies

Cuban bloggers are fighting a cyberwar with the government to give their own version of reality on the communist island, from hotels and using memory sticks and laptops obtained from abroad.

Technology / Internet

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

'World's oldest blogger' dies in Spain at 97

A Spanish great-grandmother who billed herself as the "world's oldest blogger" and who gained a global following on the Internet, died Thursday at the age of 97, local officials and reports said.

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created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google adds automatic translation to Gmail

Google added automatic translation technology to Gmail on Tuesday, allowing users of its email service to translate messages in another language with a single mouse click.

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ex-Rocky staffers plan to launch online magazine

(AP) -- Some former staffers of the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News say they plan to launch an online news magazine this summer.

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both

According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Google News launches Twitter feed

Google News, the news aggregation site run by the Internet search giant announced the launch of the @googlenews Twitter feed in a post on the Google News blog on Monday.

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace hopes to turn free songs into needed cash

(AP) -- In 2004, when MySpace was still getting going, recording label executive Courtney Holt noticed that musicians were using the Web site to connect more intimately with their fans, through detailed blogs and behind-the-scenes ...

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created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC church tweeting the Passion of Christ

(AP) -- Experience the Passion of Christ - in 140-character bursts.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Traditional media provide more comprehensive news than citizen media and blogs, researchers find

COLUMBIA, Mo. -Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Twitter to try money-making methods

Micro-blogging sensation Twitter plans to begin dabbling this year with ways to pump cash from the fast-growing free service.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1