Azerbaijan opposition bloggers sentenced to jail

A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two bloggers to prison Wednesday for a fight in a restaurant, but the defendants say the charges were a pretext to punish them for political dissent.

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FTC: Bloggers, testimonials need better disclosure

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical results.

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Journalism watchdog calls for Cuba blogger freedom

A U.S.-based journalist watchdog group called Thursday for an end to what it described as "systemic harassment" of bloggers and independent journalists in Cuba, and urged the international community to step up its lobbying on the bloggers' behalf.

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Conservatives take on liberals in blogosphere

Call this city blogger central. Two grassroots groups — one left leaning, the other right leaning — are holding their annual conferences here and teaching members how to wield clout online.

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Azerbaijani blogger arrests prompts backlash

Two opposition bloggers are being held by authorities in Azerbaijan in a case protested by Western nations and international journalism advocates.

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FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments

Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.

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Where the frugal mommy bloggers are

The recession is clearly fueling the popularity of mother-oriented blogs that focus on penny pinching. But it's difficult to estimate how many there are because many female bloggers who used to limit themselves to such areas as gardening and weddings now include money-saving tips.

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Stores, brands tap into power of frugal bloggers

When Melissa Garcia was frustrated by Old Navy's scanty coupon offerings, she didn't just complain to the store. She vented on a message board tied to her blog consumerqueen.com, which is read by at least 30,000 people each month and now, increasingly, by corporate America.

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Mom blogs dole out advice — with corporate backing

Bedtime stories and beloved teddy bears? Snack-time silliness and bath-time hijinks? For "mommy bloggers" across the country, the rules are clear: If it relates to your kid, go ahead and blog about it.

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Blog your way to a better trip

Had a problem with your last trip? Fire up your PC and post something online.

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Cuba says blogger ran afoul of the law

Police have prohibited Cuba's most prominent blogger from attending an independent cyber-workshop and warned that her activities ran afoul of the law, her husband said Friday.

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Samples of blog entries from convention

Samples of blog postings from the 55-member state blogger corps selected by Democratic National Convention officials to have access to the floor and follow their state delegations.

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AP takes on blogosphere — sort of

The Associated Press took a grandiose Facebook-style faceplant last week when it attempted to impose strict guidelines on the blogosphere.

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AP to meet with blogging group to form guidelines

The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a bloggers' group to help form guidelines under which AP news stories could be quoted online.

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Dems grant access to 55 bloggers for convention

Democrats have chosen 55 bloggers who will be granted access to the national convention in Denver this summer.

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Bloggers offer glimpse of uncensored Cuba

Only a month has passed since ordinary Cubans won the right to own computers, and the government still keeps a rigid grip on Internet access.

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Presidential Cabinet Members Start Blogs

It was late on Aug. 22 when Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt wrapped up 1,250 words on his experiences in Mozambique. There was more he wanted to write about online, but he had to be up early.

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Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union

Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae?

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Democrats Court Liberal Bloggers

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton refused Saturday to forsake campaign donations from lobbyists, turning aside challenges from her two main rivals with a rare defense of the special interest industry.

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Edwards to Retain Embattled Bloggers

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he was personally offended by the provocative messages two of his campaign bloggers wrote criticizing the Catholic Church, but he's not going to fire them.

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Catholics Slam Bloggers Hired by Edwards

Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.

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China Cracks Down on Blogs, Search Engines

China's Internet regulators are stepping up controls on blogs and search engines to block material it considers unlawful or immoral, the government said Friday.

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Chinese Gov't Sets Up Blogs for Lawmakers

China's government is trying to boost public interest in its figurehead parliament and its companion advisory body by setting up Web logs for members as they meet this week.

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The fate of Arab bloggers and the fate of the Arab world are one and the same. Empower them and the region will prosper; suppress them and the region will continue to languish.

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The Other McCain" a song and dance man. Who Knew? yipeeeeeeeeeee

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On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time over 100 bloggers will take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of more than 100 such books.

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news.

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Could pave way for a vote on the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee

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The mob, clamouring for a more liberal approach to free speech, was made up largely of bloggers, academics and sceptics. They all passionately share the same belief, which is that the freedom to criticise fairly and strongly is the cornerstone of debate and progress.

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The Federal Trade Commission, eager to protect us from shoddy media practices, issued new regulations this week requiring full disclosure from a variety of sneaky characters.

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denounce deceitful bloggers - don't let the government fine them

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The FTC said Monday its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final Web guidelines, which had been expected. Violating the rules, which take effect Dec. 1, could bring fines up to $11,000 per violation.

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued guidelines that require bloggers or other "word-of-mouth" marketers to disclose if they receive cash or an in-kind payment to review a product.

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The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.

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....it appears that when certain citizens of Austin get behind their computers, they turn into monstrous villains.

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Newsvine Convention- Come One, Come All!

Yes folks, that's what we need. A nice gathering of bloggers, all in one place. We could have some crab cakes, maybe an alcoholic beverage or two, and commence with our vitriolic socio-political-cultural debate.

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There's no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.

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By now the arguments are familiar: Facebook is ruining our social relationships; Google is making us dumber; texting is destroying the English language as we know it.

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Ok, this is like a year old opinion piece by Glenn Greenwald. (May,2008) Its from his blog on salon.com I think its relevant today as it was in 2008 and as it was 2003.

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"Several pro-Israeli bloggers have latched on to Garlasco's hobby, questioning whether it is appropriate for a human rights investigator involved in the Middle East.

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Heritage's Rory Cooper notes a page — since removed in now standard Obama memory hole fashion — on the Obama website that called opponents to Plan Obama "Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic Process." The post on BarackObama.com call …

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Fifteen leading German bloggers and online journalists have drawn up a 17-point manifesto of how they believe journalism functions in the internet era.

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With all the recent negative press blogs have been getting are bloggers in jeopardy of censorship or even worse.

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Insurance companies have some advice for you: keep your vacation plans to yourself!

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... "To all intents and purposes the internet is a theatre in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and we must be active in that theatre, otherwise we will lose," said Ilan Shturman, who is responsible for the project.

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Whenever we talk about bloggers or others outside the mainstream press doing some kind of investigative reporting, some traditional journalists tend to stop by and complain that even if it was done this one time by this one individual, that individual won't stick around and do an …

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Internet radio host Hal Turner disliked how three federal judges rejected the National Rifle Association's attempt to overturn a pair of handgun bans.

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In his traditional witty way, Garrison Keillor comments on how the internet has made it possible to preserve the great American tradition of good journalism. Yes, there is a lot of poorly written material on the net, but if not for blogs many gems would never appear in print.

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