Friday, February 23, 2007

Blogging - Profit from NBA stats? As easy as drawing water from a stone 


Profit from NBA stats? As easy as drawing water from a stone 
Ill admit that Im a sports nerd. I went straight from reading Tintin graphic novels to reading Bill James Baseball Abstract as a kid. Im guessing that a lot of people reading this are the same way. Dont worry, I wont blow your cover (...

Google and the Two-Class Blog Policy 
Lots of sites reporting news that Google has taken down a Blogger blog, after it posted a death threat against a New Zealand politician . Google spokeswoman Victoria Grand today said the weblog was taken down this morning after a complaint from the Ministry of Social Development. She said it was not just yesterdays death threat that prompted the site shutdown, but that Google believed it ...

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Blogging - LETTER: Blogging editorial leans too far to the left 


LETTER: Blogging editorial leans too far to the left 
n I read your brief "informational" editorial on blogs ("Campaign blogging reform," Feb. 16, p. 4) with great interest. Why is it, however, that you only cite Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama? Don't the Republican candidates warrant your attention? To read your article almost leads one to think these two people are the only ones who are worthy of mention.

Blogging Berkeley 
A frustrated journalist, a former San Jose Mercury News reporter, a liberal who started blogging to fill what he saw as a void of Bush critics, a self-described gadfly critical of campus leaders.

Blog commentary 
"Re teachers; The majority of teachers are good and kind people. They treat each child the same, take extra time with those who need it, do things parents should be doing, and use their own money for school supplies. They spend time off preparing tests, grading papers, and attending meetings.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Blogs - Wawasee superindendent uses blog to reach parents 


Wawasee superindendent uses blog to reach parents 
SYRACUSE, Ind. - When parents want to know the latest update in the Wawasee School District, they don't have to wait for a school newsletter or ask their kids about the announcements _ they can read the superintendent's blog.

Grieving teens turn to MySpace 
CHICAGO -- Matt Frank had been dead for eight hours when the first goodbye message was posted on his MySpace page. The note was short and simple: I love you. I'll miss you. Dozens more followed, as...