Twitter has continued to enjoy success, and with the "new Twitter," it might even exceed expectations. Now we cannot ignore the fact that not everyone is happy about the new design, but it could just be a case of having to get used to change. In any case, while Twitter is enjoying its popularity and widespread use, statistics are showing something else in terms of … [Read more...]
Blog Tax in Philly Rumor: NOT TRUE
I feel for the Phildelphia bloggers who were subjected to anxiety attacks this week. On Monday, rumors spread that Philly is in dire need of an infusion of cash and that bloggers are going to be taxed. Of course, this kind of news affected not only those located in Philadelphia but bloggers everywhere. The thought in every blogger's mind: "If this is happening in Philly now, … [Read more...]
Blogetery Closure Due to al-Qaeda Link
It may be a relatively unknown blogging platform, but for sure, the users of Blogetery.com were not happy when they got shut down earlier this month. There were apparently more than 70,000 blogs in the platform when they were denied service by their web hosting company, Burst.net. As was expected, the sudden shutdown created a bit of noise online. Why did they do it? Why … [Read more...]
Posterous Wages War on Tumblr
Make love, not war. That’s what I would like to tell the guys at Posterous. Then again, that’s just me. This may be a brilliant tactic to gain more users – who knows? Anyway, if you haven’t already heard, Posterous recently launched an “attack” on rival Tumblr. It seems that they are taking on a more aggressive stance, and posted something in their blog: Tumblr is a … [Read more...]
Shiny Media Cuts Staff
As reported on the Blog Herald, UK-based Shiny Media has cut back on staff. Shiny also reports that one of its co-founders, Katie Lee, is no longer working as editorial director. In a press release, Shiny points to the economic crunch, which necessitated cost-saving measures to ensure long-term stability. We have held on as long as we could without restructuring the business … [Read more...]
Blog and You are Fired!
So much for the power of blogging, but employees who are not careful on what they post on blog sites may end up losing their jobs if they are caught incidentally by their employers when they post something negative about their company and workplace. Many would say, this is not something in the employee handbook, but then again, this can always be amended at anytime that … [Read more...]
Online Security Blog Launched by Google
Taking the initiative in the growing concern for blog sites that are being infected or hacked, Google has launched an online security blog to take on the issue at hand. Some of these malicious practices include that of browser hijacks and spyware infections, most of which are not immediately detected by the site owners and make the lives of online viewers very much … [Read more...]