Wired.com writer Paul Boutin recently wrote an article in the entertainment/web section about how blog writing is so 2004. He says that:
Writing a weblog today isn’t the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. [...]

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CNet’s Loaded (Sept 10 episode) with Natalie del Conte is spot on when she says that AT&T’s and Verizon’s try on adding a social networking feature as add-on services for their mobile users are “unthinkables”.  She’s right, it is for suckers, why would you pay to access a social network on your phone when there [...]

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Stocks values are falling. Big investment banks are filing for bankruptcy. A colleague on the Blog Herald recently wrote a piece on how blogs are weathering the economic crunch that’s being felt worldwide today. Easton Ellsworth writes:
The key lesson for blog networks and solo blogs alike in this time of possible recession may be this: [...]

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I was talking with a young blogger this morning about writing styles.  He was a little worried that he’ll soon tire out his readers, or himself, if he continued the way he writes.  In honesty, I told him that I too needed coaching because I am in the same situation as he is.  We just [...]

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Monday morning, I’m off to a happy start.  Got my cup of java to my left and my trusty mouse at the right, firing up my iTunes to download my daily podcasts.  Currently listening to CNet’s Buzz Out Loud online (episode 779).
Here’s an update from the Olympics post I made regarding China’s allegedly strict rules [...]

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Read an article from Yahoo’s internet section regarding China’s censorship of websites for the duration of the olympic season.  China’s internet law includes even foreign journalists, teams and even tourists… they would all find it a little hard to open what once was just accessible sites.
OpenNet Initiatives published a study on China’s internet censorship law based on the 2004-2005 [...]

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A recent Wisdump commentary describes how marketing campaigns are asking people to search using keywords rather than type specific URLs.
I am sure you have at least one friend or loved one who has not grasped the concept of URLs and remains highly dependent on Google for finding their way around the web. If you’ll take [...]

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