Cleveland.com :: Web page comments have students in jam
by Jennifer Gonzalez and Scott Stephens
Plain Dealer Reporters
...What teenagers write in online diaries can come back to haunt them, as a half-dozen University School students found out this week. The students came under fire after administrators at the exclusive Hunting Valley preparatory school found they had made nasty comments about a fellow student on a "blog" - a Web page that functions as a publicly accessible journal. The episode is the latest of a growing number of incidents in which student musings have turned blogs and chat rooms into the high-tech equivalent of a lavatory wall...
Montgomery Advertiser : : Edgewood alum blog guru in NYC
By Teri Greene
...Blogging's recent rise in awareness and popularity has resulted in a strange phenomenon: media celebrities who have emerged from the niche world of the blog. Among the most successful of these is a hometown girl, 26-year-old Elizabeth Spiers, who hails from Wetumpka. Now living in Manhattan, this Duke University grad and Wall Streeter-turned-writer has penned the highly praised New York-based "Gawker" blog -- one of a growing number of blogs that actually bring in revenue. It launched last December. As editor, she's updated the site an average of 12 times a day, every day. And now she's hit the big time. Spiers announced Wednesday on her personal blog, www.elizabethspiers.com, that she's leaving Gawker for a permanent writing position at New York magazine. Editors there came to know her through Gawker and wanted her for their own. She'll hand her Gawker duties over to fellow blogger Choire Sicha. "And here's the real kicker," Spiers wrote, "New York magazine wants to start a blog."...
Montgomery Advertiser : : Blogs give writers a voice
By Teri Greene
...The addiction is spreading, all the way into Alabama; an informal Web search for Alabama bloggers yielded more than 50 of them, and there are likely many more. But blogging, at least in this part of the country, seems to be at a strange crossroads. While it's a craze for a relative few, blogs remain obscure to many. For every enthusiast, there are probably thousands more who have never even heard the word. ...Which elevates Alabama bloggers, at least as they see it, to a whole new level of cool...
KnoxNews: Bloggers flood net reporting on Isabel
By MICHAEL SILENCE, silence@knews.com
...While Hurricane Isabel moved up the eastern seaboard, the keyboards kept clicking to provide an electronic eye on the storm's movement and damage. With candlelight and backup battery power, bloggers, as they are known, provided first-hand accounts, at times taking breaks to deal with the storm's aftermath...
TechTV | Top Five Tips for Webloggers
By Brent Todd, The Weblog Review
...Anyone can create a weblog, but that doesn't necessarily make it good. Today on "Call for Help" a veteran blog critic tells us what makes a weblog worth reading.
1. Have good content. Compelling content is what gives people a reason to come back to your site. Don't write in shorthand, valley girl, or h@k0rz.
2. Update frequently. Regular new content is what distinguishes weblogs from static websites.
3. Stay focused on your content. Switching topics randomly can induce some readers to move on to another blog.
4. Create an About page. Give people an idea of who you are, but don't post personal stuff such as your name, address, or work place.
5. Have an original design. Make sure your site is easy to navigate. If you use a template, modify it. Of course, a pretty design doesn't mean the weblog is good. Make sure the design doesn't interfere with the content...
PRESS RELEASE ( PR Web) Social Networking Site Ringo.com Comes Out Of Beta With 200,000 Members
...Social networking site Ringo.com completed a 90 day Beta testing stage this week. Quietly launched in June 2003, Ringo already has 200,000 members, with a growth rate of 10% per week...
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