A pair of conferences--one political, one homespun--illuminate the blogosphere's ever-higher profile. Also: A legendary blogger jumps ship.
June 12, 2006
video Michael Masnick, CEO of Techdirt, discusses how his event produces dialogue between Silicon Valley start-ups. Also, check out one of the demos from Jumpcut, an online video-remix and production suite.
June 12, 2006
The New York Times
June 12, 2006 blogma Blogosphere goes nuts upon learning that Robert Scoble, world-famous among bloggers, is set to leave the software giant for a podcasting start-up.
June 12, 2006
June 11, 2006
June 11, 2002
The New York Times
June 10, 2006
June 9, 2006 video In anticipation of Vloggercon, a video-blogging conference in San Francisco, here are two clips from Geek Entertainment TV and Mom's Brag Vlog to give you a taste of what it's all about.
June 9, 2006 blogma Seth Godin has done something that would be unthinkable in much of the blogosphere: He does not allow comments on his blog.
June 8, 2006
June 1, 2006
Images: Searching blogs on Ask.com
May 31, 2006
video Crafting a replica from Diet Coke bottles and Mentos.
June 12, 2006

Video:
Meet Rocketboom's Amanda Congdon
Anchor of video blog found through Craigslist
June 12, 2006
In blog era, big money can't buy an exclusive
It is no longer business as usual for celebrity magazines, as gossip blogs take on an ever-larger role.The New York Times
June 12, 2006 blogma Blogosphere goes nuts upon learning that Robert Scoble, world-famous among bloggers, is set to leave the software giant for a podcasting start-up.
June 12, 2006
Vloggercon: Where everyone's the media
Mothers, peace activists, filmmakers looking for distribution are all part of a DIY video-publishing movement.June 11, 2006
Scoble leaves Microsoft for start-up
High-profile corporate blogger plans to move to a podcasting start-up in Silicon Valley.June 11, 2002
Gathering highlights power of the blog
If any more proof were needed of bloggers' influence--at least for Democrats--it'd be found on the Las Vegas Strip.The New York Times
June 10, 2006
Video bloggers ready to incite 'media revolution'
This weekend's Vloggercon will be a rallying point for enthusiasts to plot their ragtag online uprising against commercial TV.June 9, 2006 video In anticipation of Vloggercon, a video-blogging conference in San Francisco, here are two clips from Geek Entertainment TV and Mom's Brag Vlog to give you a taste of what it's all about.
June 9, 2006 blogma Seth Godin has done something that would be unthinkable in much of the blogosphere: He does not allow comments on his blog.
June 8, 2006
previous coverage
Newspapers woo bloggers with mixed results
Plenty of papers are blogging. But mixing old-time news gathering with new "citizen journalism" isn't always easy.June 1, 2006
Ask.com launches blog search
Search engine's blog search service is based on its Bloglines subscriber index.

May 31, 2006
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