Blogger Belle de Jour’s true identity revealedThe anonymous blogger behind the famous Diary of a London Call Girl diary, which inspired spin-off books and a TV show, has revealed her true identity to the Times: Dr Brooke Magnanti.
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Why I quit my job as a national newspaper editor to be a blogger
Why would any self-respecting journo leave their job as an editor at one of the US’s largest national newspapers, the LA Times to work for media gossip site Gawker? To be part of the nation’s “cultural conversation”.
Ruddblog: populist masterstroke or full of fail?
I really want to like Kevin Rudd’s new blog. I really do. For Australia’s sake I want to be able to say that government is finally getting Web 2.0. But I don’t.
China blocks social media sites in lead-up to Tiananmen date
The Great Firewall of China is in full swing, with authorities blocking Twitter, Flickr, Bing, Blogger, and a number of other sites as the date of Tiananmen approaches.
Facebook fame-mongering blogger breaks the law
Fame-mongering bloggeratti Julia Allison got her mates at Facebook to do her some favours… and it looks like they might have broken the social networking site’s laws.
Cycling the new golf? Enough already
I believe it’s time for the non-cycling community to rise up and demand that middle-aged cyclists take their hobby off the roads and onto the velodrome. Perhaps we could ask activist Naomi Klein to take up the cause: for the executive cyclist, the message should be “No Logo”, “No Lycra” and “No Latte”, writes Stephen Downes.
What’s on the ABC’s election wishlist?
We know funding for a digital only children’s television channel is top of the ABC’s wishlist, but what else might be announced during the campaign? asks Margaret Simons.
The strident ignorance of the Australian blogosphere
Too many Australian bloggers just don’t get the idea of communications. Instead of seeing the net as a tool to spread information, they see it as yet another way of demonstrating their moral and intellectual superiority over the great unwashed, writes Christian Kerr.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
CDEP and flip-flopping … a tasteless, mean-spirited and ethically appalling editorial … Howard deserted by his battlers … The Chaser … NetAlert hotline … St George Orwell …
Blogs, truth … The Oz just doesn’t get it
They really don’t get it. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn from The Australian’s extraordinary display of glass jaw over the blogosphere’s critique of Dennis Shanahan’s reporting of poll results.
