Reaper may live on with new episodes in syndication | Source: scifiwire.com
ABC Studios wants to produce new original episodes of Reaper, the hourlong supernatural dramedy, to syndicate to CW affiliates for Sunday nights, several sources confirmed to Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
Distant voices: Canned radio is the new normalSource: thedailypage.com
Every weekday morning you can still hear the Connie and Fish radio show on Z104, WZEE 104.1. The show still features the same zany, off-color questions for listeners.
The Giants [in radio] are StumblingSource: Radio Ink
I have been vehemently watching the radio market's progressive decline over the last year and the dumbfounded reaction from the analysts and owners of the mega giants in radio.

Olympic swimming legend Dawn Fraser has purchased a share in Lifes A Dream, who is racing at Harold Park this Friday night.

In January 2008 the ISC Internet Domain Survey reported the number of hosts on the Internet at 541,677,360. As of March 2008 Internet World Stats counted over 1.4 billion Internet users globally.
Paula Deen going into syndicationSource: TV Squad
Move over, Rachael Ray! Another Food Network bird is straying for the nest to try her wings in syndication. Southern diva Paula Deen is readying a daytime cooking show for syndication in 2009.
Reality Show Raided By PoliceSource: local6.com
"(The women) said their cell phones were taken away from them so they were not able to make any contact with their family or friends," neighbor Lori Thompson said. "So, they said they were fearful and they were just trying to get out."
Slate's Paul Boutin looks at filter/aggregator PersaiSource: Slate
Persai seems to deliver on the promise of distilling information overload down to just the parts that you want. Boutin also likes that it's an anti-social network. I do wish that the "reject" button on the Persai interface were an uncov inspired "FAIL" though.
TNT Digs 'Bones'Source: Variety.com
TNT has bought the cable-exclusive rights to "Bones," the Fox series about a female forensic anthropologist that's now in its third year.
Why Use a Desktop RSS Reader?Source: nick.typepad.com
Among the many responses to yesterday's announcement about FeedDemon being free, I spotted a number of people asking why anyone would use a desktop RSS reader. These comments generally focused on two points:
Syndication Giant Roger King Dead at 63Source: TV Week
Syndication titan Roger M. King, most recently CEO of CBS Television Distribution, died Saturday from complications of a stroke he suffered Friday at his home in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 63.
Is Feedster Officially Dead?Source: FeedBlog.org
It appears Feedster is no more. Off into the Internet nether-world alongside Kozmo, Pets.com, and Webvan.
I've been monitoring the situation for a week and they haven't been responding to ICMP packets the entire time
Google News to publish agency storiesSource: journalism.co.uk
Google News has moved beyond simply linking to news stories by forging a deal with four news agencies to publish their stories.
CNN to Stop Using Reuters ServiceSource: The Hollywood Reporter
CNN said Thursday it would stop using the Reuters news service, ending a 27-year relationship, to contain costs and invest in its own news gathering operations.
Today.com RSS Directory and SyndicationSource: Today Dot Com
Today.com has recently set up an entire RSS syndication, feed, and directory that you can submit your blog to. It also has a comments and voting section. You can also create a blog, and then submit the posts here.

1) Create an account at www.ClipSyndicate.com
2) Conduct a simple or advanced search for your industry / interest
3) Preview the potentially relevant clips from our broadcast video aggregate

I have to confess that I generally skip over "meta" articles on Newsvine. I care about this site as much as anyone, but I am just not inclined to quibble over details.

The purpose of this article is to fulfill an obligation to AssignmentZero (AZ), to honor a request by Fabrice Florin to share my views of NewsTrust with AZ, to provide Newsvine with an in depth view of what I have been doing outside of my normal Newsvine routine and, last but not …

After a couple weeks of using Google Reader, I have dubbed it my new RSS Reader. From the keyword based navigation, to the shared RSS item feature, Google Reader is a winner. The keyboard shortcuts are phenomenal! There are also some nice "little" touches that I really like.
Niall Kennedy is Leaving MicrosoftSource: niallkennedy.com
I am leaving Microsoft to start my own company. My last day at Microsoft is next Friday, August 18. It's uncertain whether Microsoft will continue the feed platform work I started, but it's some good stuff so I hope they do.
Sci Fi Channel Gets 'Star Trek: Enterprise,' 'Threshold,' and Other ShowsSource: SCI FI Wire
SCI FI Channel has acquired the rights to multiple made-for-television movies and series from CBS Paramount Domestic Television, including 'Star Trek: Enterprise,' the prequel series starring Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock, as well as the series 'Haunted,' 'Jake 2.0' and …

What is RSS?
Source for new RSS icon.Source:
First, this icon was used in firefox, then IE announced that it was going to use it, then it started popping up all over the web. There is even one here at Newsvine. This is a site offering a boatload of formats (AI, EPS, SVG, PSD, PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF), all for free.