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AOL Likely To Acquire Mashable, World's Largest Tech Blog

AOL Likely To Acquire Mashable, World's Largest Tech Blog

AOL is currently in talks to acquire Mashable, the world's largest technology blog. A sale to the content-obsessed internet company would mean Mashable's 24-year-old founder Pete Cashmore really would have everything.

 

New Year, New Blog

New Year, New Blog

Look, it's a big muck shot of your editor. That's a caricature of me drawn by an artist from CPU magazine for an interview I did in 2005 regarding IGN's acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes. It's an interesting read, in light of today's announcement, because it talks about the struggles during the internet crash, the IGN acquisition, and the future plans for Rotten Tomatoes (and myself). Rotten Tomatoes has user ratings now, but still no critics matching, and film school for me is still being pushed back.

 

Yahoo! Will Kill MyBlogLog Next Month

5 years to the month after it was founded, cross-blog social networking widget MyBlogLog will be closed down by Yahoo! in January, we're hearing from sources close to the project. MyBlogLog is a service that shows blog writers and readers the faces and profile information of other MyBlogLog users that visit their sites.

 

Twitter Definitely Ditching "Suggested Users List"

Last month, Twitter CEO and co-founder Evan Williams stated that the he "desperately" wanted to retire the company's suggested user list - the list of Twitter accounts shown to new users of the service to help them find interesting people to follow.

 

Blogging moms wooed by food firms

As food makers lavish trips and goodies on parenting bloggers, critics see a shrewd marketing ploy. On most days, Andrea Deckard can be found in her home office, digging through stacks of coupons and grocery receipts for money saving tips and recipes that she can share with readers of her Mommy Snacks blog.

 

Scareware launched from tech blog

Scareware launched from tech blog

Gizmodo, one the world's biggest tech blogs, has been running adverts poisoned by malware say security experts.

 

Twitter may eliminate 'suggested users' list

If you're trying to figure out who to follow on Twitter, you might soon be turning to fellow users for help, rather than the company itself....

 

Meghan McCain Twitter photo causes stir

Meghan McCain Twitter photo causes stir

Blogger Meghan McCain, daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain, caused a brief stir on Twitter on Wednesday night when she posted a voluptuous photo of herself online.

 

Blogger Unemployment Payouts Suspended due to Google AdSense

Blogger Unemployment Payouts Suspended due to Google AdSense

A lawyer made redundant during the economic downturn has had her benefits suspended – because she earns cents a day from her personal food blog.

 

FTC: Bloggers must disclose paid reviews

FTC: Bloggers must disclose paid reviews

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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