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Keith Olbermann Teases Big Announcement on Twitter

Back to work. Less than a month after parting ways with MSNBC, Keith Olbermann is set to tell the world what his next major venture will be. On a conference call scheduled for 11 a.m. EST Tuesday, Olbermann will unveil "an exciting announcement regarding the next chapter of his remarkable career," according to a statement...

Gawker Redesign Does Not Exactly Thrill the Internet

It was dubbed "the biggest event in Gawker Media history," and now it's live. This morning Gawker, Jezebel, Lifehacker, Deadspin and other Gawker Media sites unveiled their new site designs. The overhaul, months in the making, was described by Gawker Media founder Nick Denton as an opportunity to transition from standard...

Portraits Emerge of Arizona Shooting Victims

Gabe Zimmerman was the man behind the "Congress on Your Corner" events, organizing them, taking down names and phone numbers of people looking for help, doing the legwork needed to follow up on their problems. He was talking with the people waiting in line Saturday to see U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when a gunman opened...

Teen Mob Crashes Upscale Mall; 911 Callers Describe Scene

The 911 calls came quickly and grew increasingly more frantic. First an appeal for help: "We need police right away, Boston Store, they're taking over the store, hurry ... kids are all over the place ... they're just everywhere, running, screaming, breaking things." Then a description of the mayhem: "There's a mob at...

God Behind the Big Bang, Pope Says

The Big Bang was an act of God, with divine will bringing the universe into being, Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of Catholics at the Vatican. "The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to make us believe," Benedict said Thursday, according to Reuters. "Contemplating it [the universe], we are...

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Techmeme's Gabe Rivera Opens Up About New Vs. Old Media

To any member of the tech media, Techmeme is the first site you visit in the morning, and the last site you check before bed.

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The Pinterest Accounts You Have To See--Now!

In our latest installment of Hot On Pinterest , we bring you five fashionable pinners that have caught our attention in a big way.

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The Wide World Of Mom Bloggers

There are as many kinds of mothers in the world as there are kids -- and discovering this is as easy as typing "mom blogger" into Google.

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Sreedhar Pillai: You Could Be Driving Your Blog on Steroids With Triberr

What is most interesting about Triberr is the friendly approach of its creators Dino Dogan and Dan Cristo who understand the pain and peril of bloggers and are willing to help.

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Please Also Welcome Ryan Lawler, TechCrunch's Newest New Star Writer

We've been writing so many " please welcome star writer " posts lately that we're having to work hard to think of new versions of that headline.

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05/30/12 Indie Pulse - Sense of Seoul #3 Source: GMR (Ziff Davis) I have been really pleased to present Sense of Seoul to all of you here on the 1up network.
05/30/12 Tips on Writing a Corporate Blog Source: GMR (Ziff Davis) To achieve true blog success, you should roll out a content strategy that includes an editorial guidelines, a calendar, and explores your audiences, discovering new niches and gaps in the market.
05/30/12 Recap: Live Coverage of DeKalb Schools Budget Hearing Source: Tucker Patch - Tucker GA The DeKalb County School System board of education is listening to input from the public Wednesday night about ways to cut $73 million from the overall budget.
05/30/12 You built it but they didn't come: 8 tricks for... Source: VentureBeat If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear it?
05/30/12 App Smart: Three Varied Tools for Blogging With a... Source: International Herald Tribune Now, with a mobile device and the right apps, bloggers barely need to touch a conventional keypad to keep readers sated.

Background on blogs

A blog (a portmanteau of the term web log) is a personal journal published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.

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