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BloggingNovember 1, 2005 6:15 pm

Blog History: A timeline of blogging.
… for the genre and the name to develop, blogging has been around since the begining of the … most popular web based blogging tool to date, and popularizes blogging with mainstream …

Weblogs: A History and Perspective
September 2000 essay by Rebecca Blood.

Semantic Blogging
Solutions and Services research at HP Labs, the advanced research center for Hewlett-Packard. … Web-logging, typically abbreviated to \”blogging\”, is a very successful paradigm for lightweight publishing … The notion of semantic blogging builds upon this success and clear network …

Let Your Thoughts Out.. Blogging Fanlisting
Let Your Thoughts Out.. Blogging Fanlisting …

Home Business 12:15 pm

Business confidence bottoms out
National Business Review - Home Business Today Business confidence bottoms out Business confidence bottoms out But inflation is more important According to a new confidence survey from National Bank, businesses are already battening down the hatches for a very rough ride.

Brookfield faces showdown over full Rt. 14 car lot
Times Argus - was denied.He had attempted to call the operation a home business of sorts, but zoning officials said the 100 or so cars

Manitoba Launches Small Business Week at the Home Based Business Trade Show
Government of Canada - Hosted by the Manitoba Home Business Advisory Council, the trade show will feature approximately the challenges and opportunities a home business presents. Seminars covering a wide

Health sector not immune to competition law
National Business Review - By fixing prices instead of competing with each other on price, the surgeons effectively created a monopoly, potentially resulting in higher prices for eye surgery in the Palmerston North area.

Blogging 12:15 pm

China Closes Dissident Blog Nominated for Award 
Phayul - Oct 31 10:07 PM
HONG KONG The Chinese authorities have blocked access to a personal Web log, or blog, written by a prominent critic of the communist regime after it was nominated for a key award.Save to My Web

Blogging Baby Playdate: The week in review 
Blogging Baby - Oct 30 12:12 PM
Welcome to another installment of Blogging Baby Playdate, our weekly roundup of the weeks hottest stories. Below youll find a run-down, by writer, of the posts that sparked discussion, drew criticism, or are otherwise just too important to ignore. (Weve designated ongoing discussions and debates with the word HOT! next to the link.) Enjoy! Jay Allen Blogging Baby Save to My Web

Welcome Nicole Apostola to Blogging Baby! 
Blogging Baby - Oct 26 9:27 AM
You know how some days it seems that half of our posts on Blogging Baby end with the words Thanks to Nicole for the link? Nicole Apostola was sending us so many good tips - sometimes up to 10 per day! - and leaving so many good comments, we had no choice but to offer her a spot on our team. Go read her first post on international adoption and give her a huge Blogging Baby welcome! At Save to My Web

The Inside Scoop: Wade-Parks anniversary 
News-Record - Oct 31 12:01 AM
One year. That\’s how long Republican Trudy Wade has remained a Guilford County commissioner since last fall\’s election.Save to My Web

Hugging banned at school 
Blogging Baby - Oct 30 10:12 AM
The principal of a Des Moines middle school is discouraging students from hugging. He says the hugging causes congestion in the hallways between classes. The students are protesting, the principal maintains the hugging is a safety issue. Students organized a hug in before school last week saying hugs are an essential part of their relationships with other students. Read | Save to My Web

Make your own pom-poms 
Blogging Baby - Oct 31 8:42 AM
A friend once made garlands for her Christmas tree out of pom poms and though I thought it was a cute idea I thought it would be way too difficult a project. Then I saw Andrea at a peek inside the fishbowl made them with her daughter and she seemed to get the hang of it right away. To quote her, Around and froo, around and froo, around and froo She links to this tutorial and it Save to My Web