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Journalism isn’t like it was in the good ‘ole days where the reporter woke up, moseyed on down to the office for a cup of coffee and typed out his story on an old black Corona typewriter.  No, now instead of a Corona, we’ve got Tweets. While reporters have been… Continue Reading »

It seems as though everybody blogs or is on some kind of social networking site these days.  You have a ton of social networking sites to choose from to meet people, stay in touch with those you know, instant message, share photos, play games, fill out useless surveys and waste… Continue Reading »

Many people want to create a blog (heck it might even be your New Year’s resolution), but being a little tech savvy always makes designing a website a bit easier.  In case you want to share your thoughts with the world, you might want to consider getting the MvixBOX WDN2000,… Continue Reading »

Tired of being a consumer of content?  Maybe this year you want to produce content.  How do you want to get your voice heard?  This could be your time to start blogging.  There are lots of options out there, so here’s an overview of some of the easiest ways to… Continue Reading »

FriendFeed launched a new feature last night,  real-time updating.  With this feature, you can see all the most recent FriendFeed posts without even having to refresh the page.  As nifty as this new feature is, it can also get a bit crazy. The site has essentially turned the web into… Continue Reading »

You have FaceBook and MySpace and YouTube…..and now…A-Space.  Only unless you have top level clearances, you won’t be joining this social networking site. Well, let’s hope that’s how it really goes down. (Kind of scary that the government thinks the internet is secure when you really think about it). The… Continue Reading »

Iran is getting ready to debate a new law that could potentially send web criminals to the death chamber. The newly proposed bill is aimed to “toughen punishment for harming mental security in society,” and would mean that people found guilty of promoting activities such as corruption, prostitution or apostasy… Continue Reading »

Typepad bloggers who use the BlackBerry Curve or the Pearl will have no more reason not to update their blogs a little more often, as Six Apart is bringing its native mobile blogging application to both BlackBerry handsets. This means that these bloggers can now upload photos, manage comments, as… Continue Reading »

It seems these days with every new and old web service everything is going social.  You have social networks, social bookmarking and of course you have very social services like Twitter.  So with that said what about blog comments, can you make those social? Enter Disqus (Pronounced like Discuss) and… Continue Reading »

On Friday, the IOC - International Olympics Committee, gave their official approval for athletes to be able to blog at this year’s summer Olympics in Beijing. However, these athletics cannot publish any media of the event or any material that is Olympic property. The IOC thinks of blogging as a… Continue Reading »