Weblogs

Here are the latest posts about Weblogs on The Write News:

Denver Post's Jim Spencer Needs Your Help
Denver Post columnist Jim Spencer needs help with blog ideas for his new blog including link suggestions. (January 7, 2007)

Donald Rumsfeld: History is Not Made Up of Blogs
The Washington Post has a quote from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld where he says he prefers history over what blogs, news headlines and websites are saying about the situation in Iraq. (March 18, 2006)

Andrew Sullivan Discusses Blogs on Colbert Report
Blogger Andrew Sullivan, who recently relocated his blog, The Daily Dish to Time. (January 19, 2006)

Two Blogs at Newsday
Newsday has added a couple new blogs. (January 6, 2006)

WashingtonPost.com Extends Free Content Length to 60 Days
ClickZ reports that traffic from blogs and feeds have encouraged the WashingtonPost. (January 2, 2006)

Amazon.com Debuts Author Blogs With a Dozen Authors
The New York Times has an article about author blogs on Amazon. (December 27, 2005)

Dental Student Suspended Over Blog
First bloggers were fired because of blogs. (December 7, 2005)

Blog Posts Coming Soon to a Flexible Plastic Display Near You
The hope that blog posts may soon be viewable on flexible plastic displays may soon be realized. (December 7, 2005)

Blog Use Soaring in China
Blogs have increased rapidly from 14. (December 3, 2005)

Blogs Have a Positive Impact on Journalism
Bill Thompson, a technology analyst and a commentator on the BBC World Service programme Go Digital, is also teaching an online journalism class at City University. (December 2, 2005)

6.7 Billion Blogs by April, 2009?
A Dallas News article cites those ridiculous AdAge figures from last month that said US workers will "waste 551,000 years reading blogs" in 2005. (November 27, 2005)

Survey: Only 3% Log On to Read Blogs
A new Pew Internet & American Life survey of 2,251 American adults (aged 18 or older) found that of the adults using the Internet only 3% are logging on to read blogs. (November 26, 2005)

Turkey Day Blogs Matter Battle Ensues
Dan Farber, the Editor-in-Chief of ZDNet had some positive things to say about the blogosphere in a post entitled, "Why Blogging Matters. (November 24, 2005)

Celebrity Blogs Used to Promote Networks and Services
Celebrity blogs seem to be launching with increasing frequency as we head into the last month and a half of 2005. (November 20, 2005)

New Blog Offers Commercial Blogging Advice
Search Engine Guide has an article about the launch of a new blog called Performancing, which offers advice about commercial blogging -- with tips on subjects like boosting blog traffic and making money from blogging. (November 12, 2005)

Study Finds That 20% of Teens Blog
The Associated Press reports the unsurprising findings of a recent Pew survey. (November 2, 2005)

Wired: Some Companies Banning Blogs
Wired reports that some companies are starting to ban blogs using security filters or censoring software. (October 25, 2005)

Over 60 Million Blogs Worldwide
By aggregating data from several sources The Blog Herald has estimated the current number of blogs worldwide to be over 60 million and climbing. (May 30, 2005)