Archive for August, 2008
Technorati Buys Blogcritics.org
BloggingBlogcritics.org, an online community of bloggers offering news and reviews has announced that it has been acquired by blog search service Technorati.
Blogcritics became a part of the Technorati Media Network in June. Blogcritics said Technorati plans to grow the Blogcritics community, where over 2,000 bloggers contribute.
“As part of Technorati Media, we’ll be able to grow [...]
China Detains Eight American Bloggers
UncategorizedChina has detained at least eight American blogger-activists and a number of other foreigners have been detained as the communist government steps up its crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests as the Olympics wind down.
Students for a Free Tibet said Chinese officials detained five bloggers who were in Beijing to promote freedom in Tibet. On Wednesday the [...]
Google’s Blogger Service Sued In India
BloggingGoogle’s India subsidiary is being sued for alleged defamation in the Bombay High Court by an Indian Construction company.
Gremach Infrastructure Equipment & Projects Ltd wants Google to release the name of a person who criticized the company using Google’s blog service.
An anonymous blogger writing under the name “Toxic Writer” criticized the company on Google’s blogger.com [...]
Southwest Airlines Launches Blog Competition
BloggingSouthwest Airlines has launched a competition to find what it calls the next Blog-o-spondent for the company’s blog, Nuts About Southwest.
The competition launched this month and runs through August 31. Bloggers can submit a one-minute audition video to the official contest site. Users will be able to vote for their favorite video submissions.
The three bloggers [...]
Blogging Shaping Healthcare Policy
BloggingThe blogosphere is playing an increasing role in the area of health policy offering more interaction between the public and policy makers according to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt.
Leavitt started his own blog on the HHS Web site in August 2007, said his posts cover a range of topics, [...]