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I've been watching the blogosphere or whatever we're calling it with interest for a fair while now. Not because I think it's going to take over from 'proper' journalists like me; I have 20 years' experience and although this can of course be duplicated, it kind of takes 20 years. …

Even if your marketing team says you don't need a company blog (though you probably do), consider setting up a Web site status blog for your visitors or customers. A status blog is a basic, no-frills site that contains updates and posts concerning a Web site's uptime (and downtime). It's …

If your company has a blog -- and it should -- you might what to have a look at [URL="http://www.typepad.com/connect/faq.html"]Typepad Connect[/URL], a new way to bring the finer points of social networking right to your Web site. In the old days (meaning around 18 months ago) it used to be …

There's the start of a cult of the personality thing going on in the UK technology sphere. Traditionally people have done their research on a gadget before buying it by remarkably old-fashioned means; they look in a magazine, they check online, they ask friends and get a consensus. It's a …

It's happened at last. Someone has come unstuck because of the contents of their blog. And, relief of reliefs, it's not me. I should explain. Among my activities as a journalist I offer media training - coaching for people who're about to talk to the press. Not how to spin …

You have to give Japan-based IT company [URL="http://www.kayac.com/"]KAYAC Co., Ltd.[/URL] points for creativity. Many IT-centric businesses have a tech worker bee or marketing guru maintain the company blog, but [URL="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/10/midori-san-the-blogging-houseplant/"]KAYAC handed the keyboard over to a Sweetheart Hoya[/URL]. In case you're not a botanist, that's a rare and beautiful succulent …

Both the Democratic and Republican national conventions -- scheduled for next week and the following week, respectively -- will feature major roles for bloggers, giving them the same access as traditional press. Hundreds of bloggers are slated to attend the Democratic convention in Denver -- 500 alone paid $100 for …

That's the question I had not thought of asking, nor really given much thought to at all, until now. What prompted the question was the appearance of the [URL="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/08/18/windows_5F00_7_5F00_team.aspx"]Official Engineering Windows 7 blog[/URL]. The third posting proved to be a fascinating read, providing the kind of insight into the development …

The story exposing how some TomTom satnav units had been sold complete with no less than three pieces of malware pre-installed which [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1276.html"]broke right here[/URL] in the DaniWeb blogs last year was yesterday named 'Best Information Security News Story' at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Haymarket Hotel in …

The constant worry of soldiers leaking top-secret information onto the internet via blogs had forced the commanders to approve every blog entry that a soldier wrote before they could post it onto the world wide web. Fortunately for them it's called off, at least for now. Just 3 days ago, …

Microsoft Vista has, in the few days that it has been on general release, managed to avoid the embarrassment of anyone poking major holes in its security from the perspective of protection of consumer PC integrity at least. However, everything is not so sweet when it comes to those media …

So Intel has announced, at the Web 2.0 Conference, that it is launching into the Web 2.0 space with [URL="http://www.suitetwo.com/"]SuiteTwo[/URL]. This integrated suite, courtesy of a collaboration with numerous partner companies, sees Intel positioning itself in the same way as Google does with its services. That is a collection of …

What is a Wiki? I have seen the word before when installing eGroupware, a web-based emailing and calendar program that could give Microsoft Exchange a real run for the money. But I haven't had the chance to really think about what a Wiki was until I used Wikipedia, and looked …

What, exactly, is free speech? What is allowed by the US 1st Amendment? Where are the lines drawn concerning what people can say, and how they can be liable for their statements? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging …