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WordPress launches iPhone app 2.0 with new features

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:45:53 +0000

WordPress 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been released in the iTunes App Store.

The first version of the WordPress app for the iPhone and iPod Touch (iTunes link) was a welcome tool for many [...]

WhiteHouse.gov gets Drupal CMS for the people, by the people

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:16 +0000

While there’s not much difference on the surface, the White House’s content management system has moved to the open source Drupal platform. It may not lower unemployment or strengthen the economy, but it’s [...]

Bloggers not safe from impersonating the police

Mike Ferro — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:56:46 +0000

Some have called the Internet the new Wild West without law or order. It seems the hot issues that have been cropping up lately revolve around distinguishing the line between free speech [...]

Poll proves that nobody wants to pay for content

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:55 +0000

It doesn’t matter whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, nobody wants to pay for online news. With almost three quarters willing to move on to another site, just how many consumers are [...]

Read Wordpress.com blogs in real-time using RSS Cloud

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:35:19 +0000

Wordpress has enabled real-time updates for the millions of blogs using the service. Now you just need to know how to get news updates as soon they’re posted.

Now every time a blogger publishes a new post on his or her Wordpress.com [...]

Technorati makes moves to releasing original content

Sean P. Aune — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:31:42 +0000

Technorati, the well known blog search engine, has had a bit of an identity crisis over the past few years, and now it seems as though that may go even further as it prepares to start [...]

WordPress blogs under serious attack; immediate upgrades the only defense

Sean P. Aune — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:19:09 +0000

If you are running your own copy of the mega-popular WordPress blog software, you are in serious danger of your site being hacked this weekend unless you upgrade immediately.

WordPress has become synonymous with blogging over the [...]

Yahoo Meme launch means yet another microblogging service

Dave Jeyes — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:42:08 +0000

Yahoo’s new microblogging service called Meme is perfect for anyone who’s bored of just updating their Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr pages and wants to branch out even further.

Yahoo Meme originally launched in mid-August as [...]

“Skanks” ruling sets privacy and libel borders for bloggers

John Lister — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:50:25 +0000

A New York court has ordered Google to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger accused of libeling a former model on his “Skanks of NYC” blog. The ruling sets a significant precedent for the often-blurred line between fact and opinion [...]

“Right of reply” laws the latest Italian attack on Web

John Lister — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:33:37 +0000

The Italian government is reportedly planning to bring right-of-reply media laws online, despite serious logistical problems with applying such rules to the Web. It’s the latest in a series of incidents where officials have attempted to restrict online freedoms.

According to [...]