Most of the bloggers I know are hard-working, law-abiding citizens. However, this morning I could not seem to escape stories about bad bay bloggers. Kevin Cogill, the blogger who foolishly posted the new Guns N’ Roses tracks before they were...

More often than not, when we LOVE something or someone, there is more than one reason why. Take ice cream as an example. Is it the creamy consistency? The sweetness? A specific flavor? Every person you ask is likely to have a different answer. Now...

The beauty of social media is that everyone has a venue that is capable of catching fire and getting the words you write in front of the masses. But with this new-found power comes great responsibility – and perhaps the need for a...

We all know that blogging is a rewarding endeavor. Now imagine if you could take that joy and add in an element of philanthropy? ActionAid Australia, an international anti-poverty agency, is planning to send up to 10 bloggers to poverty-stricken...

Today marks the final day of school here in New York. That means as you read this, thousands of kids, ages 5 – 17, are jumping for joy. As you would image, computers – and blogs – have crept their way into the classroom. One of the...

It’s not as bad as if the FCC were to step in and start censoring blogs, but it is a step closer to government regulation… According to a report in The Washington Post, the Federal Trade Commission is expected to rework guidelines that will...

Bella DePaulo, a blogger for both Psychology Today and the Huffington Post has a nice blog entry today devoted to the eight things she loves about blogging, and the three things she does not. I’m a huge fan too, Bella! In fact, when I have...

The media can be a bloggers’ friend or foe. In the case of detective constable Richard Horton of Lancashire, England – it’s the latter. The High Court has ruled that a national newspaper was entitled to reveal the real name of the...

Not to be out done by the Fail Whale, Facebook is launching new real-time search functionality that will allow members to look for information located in the links, comments and photos and videos of registered users. Unlike Twitter search results, which...

I logged into my PollDaddy account this morning and was pleasantly surprised when I found a new feature waiting for me: rating widgets. The free tool is currently in early beta, but it gives blog owners the ability to add “rate this post”...