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Bloggers Deride Dentist-Funded Hillary 2012 Campaign Ad
A 2012 presidential campaign ad is out--and it's for Hillary Clinton, funded by a dentist from Chicago. Though, as The Washington Post's Emi Kolawole points out, "this could make for awkward chatter at the White House," the blogosphere seems to be dismissing the ad breezily. A Clinton candidacy is barely even a remote possibility, say political observers. The combination of the ad's ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:47 -0700

AP: Yeah, we'd better cite pajama-wearing bloggers, too
The Associated Press didn't need any help from a bunch of unshowered bloggers pecking away at their keyboards from the basement offices in which they play "reporter," thank you very much. Now it knows better. At the AP's 2009 annual meeting, Chairman Dean Singleton reminded his audience ( read the speech ) that the AP and its members "are the source of most of the news content being created in ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:38:04 -0700

Four short links: 2 Sep 2010 - Science Blogs, AppEngine Community, Kickstarter for Good, Manmade Geography
Guardian Science Blogs -- the latest in a series of science blog aggregators. Nobody is too sure what benefits a blog umbrella like Discovery or Nature (or the Guardian) offers bloggers. Regardless of this, the content is fantastic. v2ex: A Community Running on AppEngine -- no hosting costs, massive scalability. Raising Money for Vanuatu Arts Center -- a Kickstarter...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:26:19 -0700

Legal Blogs Are Dead! Long Live Legal Blogs!
Attorney Robert J. Ambrogi heard that blogs are dead in the legal profession. Indeed, he declares legal blogging alive, well and thriving. Since the future is foretold by the new, Ambrogi highlights recently launched blogs, all of which show continuing vitality in the blawgosphere.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:23:25 -0700

Philadelphia Charging Bloggers $300 'Business Privilege License'
Apparently, the city of Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was written and where America was born, wants to slap a $300 "business privilege license" for bloggers, whether they make money on their blogs or not. Contributor: Mark Whittington Published: Aug 23, 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:34:34 -0700