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Who Let the Blogs Out? Legal Experts Offer Tips on Avoiding Trouble

The race into the blogosphere has reached a feverish pace. Statistics house Technorati estimates that some 75,000 blogs are created every day, nearly one per second, joining the more than 40 million blogs already populating cyberspace. That's twice as many blogs as there were just six months ago. And newspapers of all sizes clearly have no intention of being left behind, as E&P has documented over the past two years. At McClatchy Co.'s News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., for example, Public Editor Ted Vaden says his newspaper has expanded its stake from a half-dozen blogs a year ago to 18 today.

But with all the excitement and potential for new readers and financial invigoration, something else is rippling: growing unease about the dangers of blogs -- especially legal liabilities in the land of the free and perhaps overly brave.

"There is a lag between newspaper publishers' rush to monetize blogs and at the same time making sure their ethics policies and internal editorial controls keep up with the rollout of new forms of technology and content," warns Seattle-based attorney Robert A. Blackstone, partner at the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

At http://www.washingtonpost.com/, which sometimes posts blog entries without editing them, blog humor columnist Joel Achenbach said, "I keep thinking today is the day I will write something that destroys The Washington Post as a newspaper." But he quickly adds that he sees no clear and present danger, neither from his own writing nor from the voluminous number of comments his blog generates: "I think the vast majority of people who want to participate in our blogs are intelligent and civil."

Read this at > Who Let the Blogs Out? Legal Experts Offer Tips on Avoiding Trouble

Polluting The Blogosphere

Bloggers who plug products should say so

BusinessWeek's Jon Fine says bloggers who plug products for a fee without disclosing the arrangement damage the credibility of the whole blogosphere by further blurring the line between advertising and editorial content.

"...[M]edia today is so cynical that you have to come out and say that shilling without disclosure is a bad idea," Fine writes. Read the article at Polluting The Blogosphere

The diary as resume

The diary as resume >

The Diary of a somebody for recruiters, blogs offer a unique window into job candidates: Successful, enterprising bloggers who have already monetized their sites can be an attractive catch for employers, but bloggers who wade in the seamier side of the blogosphere can damage their prospects.

Miller serves up new blog for employees, industry

Miller serves up new blog for employees, industry according to this report > Miller brews blog for beer distributors

Brewblog.com is a new blog from Miller Brewing Co. with daily news, analysis, commentary and original articles about the brewing industry. The target audience is Miller employees, distributors, analysts, beer industry media and brand rivals.

Niche new-media sites find financial backing

Niche new-media sites find financial backing: Bloggers Find Financial Backers For Their Independent News Sites

Rafat Ali's paidContent.org and Om Malik's GigaOm.com are just two of the highly focused new-media blogs that have attracted not just an attentive online audience, but investor dollars as well.

While the dollar amounts involved are small, the trend suggests that the specialized audiences drawn to small, online niche publications are increasingly of interest to advertisers.

The iKitchen: Pods and Pans

iTunes makes it possible to iCook.

Well, that's great news, especially if you are a chef by profession.Now the new trend in cooking is Podcasting : The iKitchen: Pods and Pans

Food-related podcasts are growing in popularity, with iTunes offering a host of programming from various sources, including celebrity chefs, National Public Radio, national media and television segments. Podcast subject matter runs the gamut from dining scene depiction to food prep.

Personally speaking, I would stick to my iTunes and using my hands when I'm into cooking, though I'm not a chef!

Translate Us > In your language!

Translate Us > In your language!

We are pleased to announce to all our readers that as from today, June 25th, we have added a new feature into our blog. This being the "Translate Us", a totally free feature!

By using the "Translate Us" feature, our readers and users are enabled to translate our webpage into their language of choice with just one click.

We trust that by including this feature on our page you will enhance your surfing and reading of our blog.

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National Vulnerability Database

Read this especially if you are a WordPress 2.0.2 and Mac OS X user >

National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2006-2702)

Blogging About Work Might Be A Bad Idea

In this article Blogging About Work Might Be A Bad Idea the author tells us that Bloggers are writing about their day jobs, and it's getting some of them in trouble.

An increasing number of companies are adopting policies that would prohibit bloggers from discussing their workplace, with termination as one possible result. In most cases, the law is backing the corporations up.

Do you support his opinion? Do you think that legislation must change? Or is it that the big fish always eats the small? What do you think?

Bloggers can shield their sources

In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the right to keep their sources confidential.

In this article Bloggers can shield sources, court rules / In setback for Apple, Internet journalists are protected by law you will read all the details. Does this mean that all Bloggers can shield their sources despite the fact of what they are blogging about or does it mean that it will be applicable to the Apple's case only?

If the first one is, then internet journalists are protected by law, this would lead to a new blogging era? Any comments?

AP Unveils Deal to Tie Stories to Blogs

The Associated Press announced a deal with blog search engine Technorati whereby blog links to AP stories would be available within AP stories on the 440 member Web sites that feature content from AP Hosted News. The sites may opt out.

AP also announced a deal with news aggregation and search site Topix.net to provide links to newspaper stories that serve as source material for AP content.

Read this AP Unveils Deal to Tie Stories to Blogs