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MP rapped over "rude" blog
Paul Flynn stripped of parliamentary comms allowance 19 November 2008 11:57 GMT
A Labour MP has been thoroughly told off after he used his blog to make fun of other MPs.

Labour MP Paul Flynn is claiming that he has now been stripped of part of his communications allowance removed after he refused to take down posts including ones calling...
VIDEO: Tech week in view 07-11-08
The Megawhat take on the week's top headlines 7 November 2008 16:13 GMT
Another week of launches, gossip and controversy from the world of gadgets and technology.

Hit the play button above for our round up of the week's biggest stories - Sony launches yet another format, our issues with the BlackBerry Storm and why bloggers won...
Twitter UK users lose text service
Co-founder says they simply can't afford it anymore 14 August 2008 13:33 GMT
Twitter fans in the UK have now lost their 250 texts a week.

Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone emailed users and explained in a blog that the microblogging service simply can't afford to keep the text service going.

"Even with a limit of 250 messages...
Research says blogging still booming
Our friends in the East keep trend alive 30 April 2008 12:04 GMT
A team of American researchers have surveyed 17,000 web users from around the world and have found that blogging is booming.

Rumours had been that the blogging trend may have reached its pinnacle after a massive surge in online diaries and blog sites in recent...
Apple pays blog for silence
Shuts down ThinkSecret in "settlement" 20 December 2007 9:31 GMT
Notorious Apple blog ThinkSecret has been shut down by Apple, following a 2005 lawsuit and subsequent "settlement".

A press statement on the site, that proved troublesome for Apple with product leaks aplenty, reads:

"Apple and Think Secret have...
The government is to start "monitoring" blogs
Blogosphere gets Whitehall's attention 21 August 2007 14:05 GMT
Conspiracy-theorists, privacy campaigners and anti-establishment loons have got a new, legitimate, grumble about online privacy.

It's been revealed that the government's Central Office of Information (COI) is going to be monitoring blogs.

The...
WidSets launches Jaiku widget for your phone
Now you can micro-bore your friends to death 11 June 2007 17:19 GMT
WidSets has launched a Jaiku microblog widget for your mobile phone.

Enabling users to post thoughts (Jaikus) on what they're doing, how they're feeling, or where they're going right now, Jaiku community members can also interact in real-time by responding...
Google updates Blogger, adds Christmas gadgets to the Desktop
New features add more sparkle to your blog 21 December 2006 11:08 GMT
Google seems to update its range of software all at the same time. In addition to recent changes for Google Apps for Your Domain and Picasa, Google has now added features to Blogger and Desktop.

Designed for people who don’t know a lick of HTML and can’t imagine...
Are you an A-List blogger?
Bloglebrity widget lets you know 20 November 2006 11:51 GMT
Television stars are often described as being A-List or even Z-List when it comes to "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here", so why can't bloggers get the same labels?

kineda.com, a lifestyle and entertainment blog as used the Technorati influence tool to come...
Google to trial print version of Adwords in US
Classifieds next stop for advertising revenues 5 November 2006 19:28 GMT
Google is expected to announce a new advertising partnership with over 50 American newspapers on Monday that will see its advertising service overflow into newspapers.

According to early reports on the web of the expected announcement, Google is so successful...
Google to improve Gmail mobile phone access
Java software aims to make things easier 2 November 2006 15:03 GMT
Google is to be about to improve the way mobile phone users access to its Gmail webmail service with an application.

Able to work on Java-enabled phones the new application is expected to allow users to read, create, delete, search send and receive emails without...
Utube sues YouTube as Google issues copyright warning to members
Everyone suing everyone else hoping to get a piece of the pie 2 November 2006 15:02 GMT
YouTube is being sued by a company whose website crashed after being swamped by tens of millions of visitors seeking the phenomenally popular online video-sharing service according to The Times newspaper in London.

Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corp,...
Advertisers turning to web rather than TV
Channel 4 to earn less through ad revenue than Google 1 November 2006 20:32 GMT
As the media landscape changes, broadcast TV needs to evolve to keep viewers watching rather than turning to the internet for entertainment.

Google is making more money from advertising in the UK than Channel 4, which has led the TV station’s CEO to warn that...
Amnesty International calls for bloggers to stand up for freedom
The organisation says this is a critical time 29 October 2006 16:57 GMT
Amnesty International has issued a "Call to Bloggers", asking them to get online and stand up for freedom of expression on the Internet.

The organisation says this is a critical time when fundamental rights – particularly freedom of expression and privacy –...
Subscribe to RSS feeds via Bloglines with one click in IE7 and Firefox 2.0
Quickly send feeds to your news aggregator 25 October 2006 10:23 GMT
Popular RSS feed aggregator Bloglines has been integrated into buttons featured in both Firefox 2.0 and IE7.

In Firefox, clicking on the orange RSS button at the end of the toolbar will give you one click access to subscribing to the feed available on that webpage....
One Day in History blog invites you to upload a diary of your day
Tuesday 17 October is just another day 17 October 2006 14:46 GMT
Major heritage organisations in the UK have joined together to support and promote the One Day in History blog as part of the History Matters campaign.

People across the country are invited to submit a diary of their ordinary day to the website in order to create...
Tory party leader David Cameron falls foul of cybersquatters
Advisors neglected to register similar domain names 6 October 2006 11:58 GMT
The leader of the Conservative party has recently fallen victim to cybersquatters after failing to secure alternative domain names to his new blog, www.webcameron.org.uk.

Domains of similar websites, including www.webcameron.info and www.webcameron.co.uk have...
WidSets is Nokia's offering to the mobile Web 2.0 world
Get immediate updates of your favourite websites on your mobile 3 October 2006 10:48 GMT
Nokia is trying to get reluctant users on the Web 2.0 bandwagon with the launch of WidSets, a new site that lets users choose RSS feeds and user-generated content to be sent to their mobils.

A free user account lets users build a Content Library with RSS feeds,...
Bloglines adds new services to RSS subscription
Track packages through Bloglines 26 September 2006 10:30 GMT
RSS aggregator Bloglines has added a couple of new services to its site to make it even more useful to regular users.

Bloglines Mobile has now integrated technology from Skweezer so that web pages are optimised for viewing on a mobile device. Skweezer will compress...
Google Blogger adds features in beta
New features aim to make it more user-friendly than ever 16 August 2006 11:00 GMT
Google has been busy the last few days. The company’s self-publishing platform, Blogger, has announced a new beta version that makes it easier to blog.

This news comes hot on the heels of the announcement of Microsoft’s Windows Live Writer, which is blogging...
Microsoft launches Windows Live Writer for easy blogging
Interface allows strangers to HTML to write blogs 14 August 2006 18:37 GMT
Microsoft has launched a blogging software as part of its Windows Live service that makes blogging easier for technophobes.

While most blogging services require that the users has some understand of web encoding, Windows Live Writer features a what-you-see-is-what-you-get...
Visual Radio to put interactive content on your mobile
Watch synchronised graphics and information while listening to Virgin Radio 9 August 2006 17:29 GMT
Virgin Radio, Nokia, and HP have teamed up to offer a new content channel for mobile phone users.

Called Visual Radio, the service streams synchronised interactive information and graphics to the mobile handset as users listen to radio.

At the moment,...
Microsoft moves blogging site to Live.com platform
Spaces URLs now redirected from MSN to Live.com 3 August 2006 16:44 GMT
Microsoft is phasing out its tried and trusted MSN brand for its new Live.com platform.

The latest service to move over to Live.com is Spaces, the company’s blogging and social networking site.

Live Spaces is now up and running; all MSN Spaces...
Social networking sites and Blogs face US ban
New law could stop kids accessing sites in schools and libraries 1 August 2006 10:23 GMT
Children in the US could be banned from using any website in schools and libraries that allows its users to create and modify a profile, chat to other users and post personal information.

The Deleting Online Predators Act tries to limit the access paedophiles...
Blogging website etribes launches
etribes lets you share photos and thoughts 20 July 2006 14:47 GMT
A new, easy-to-use, British-based blog service launched today called etribes.

Etribes is designed for busy adults who don't have time to maintain a traditional blog, but want to share personal musings and photos with their friends and family.

The...