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BloggingNovember 16, 2005 8:00 pm

Blogging: the new journalism?
Jody Raynsford looks at the rise and rise of blogging and how it has affected online journalism … Web logging, or blogging, is the new kid on the media block, complete with its own, unique lexicon … verb is to blog and the participant in blogging is a blogger …

Warblogging
… If you\’re not reading George Paine\’s War Blogging, you\’re missing one of the sharpest and most intelligent anti-war … Check out War Blogging because George Paine understands …

IFTF\’s Future Now: Blogging
… such an article; I\’m an example of the phenomenon. Blogging Becomes A Corporate Job; Digital \’Handshake\’? In its short lifespan, blogging has largely been a freewheeling exercise in …

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Blogging 2:00 pm

The City of Madison 2006 budget: Round two at the Common Council 
Isthmus - Nov 15 3:54 PM
Kristian Knutsen on Tue, 11/15/2005 - 4:39pm. Tonight is the second of three scheduled November meetings of the Madison Common Council . Tonight\’s meeting is notable for the scheduling of public commentary on the City of Madison\’s 2006 Capital and Operating budgets, the most contentious issue of which should be funding for the Metro bus service.Save to My Web

Species\’ Survival Depends on the Public\’s Voice 
RedNova - Nov 15 5:27 AM
By Terrie Williams In 1989, as government lawyers tried to assess the environmental damage caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the American public was asked: How much was an Alaskan sea otter worth? The presumption was that the existence of wild animals, even in such a remote corner of the USA, was the right of every citizen, and that the public deserved compensation should these animals be Save to My Web

New Ferber and Sears books soften hardline stances on getting baby to sleep 
Blogging Baby - Nov 15 8:11 PM
My wife and I are in sleep-deprivation land these days; our little Juniper has decided she wants to wake up 10-15 times a night rather than her usual 3-4. In the past I have described the ideological battleground taking place between Dr. Sears and Dr. Weissbluth in our apartment as a no-holds-barred boxing match . Well, today I officially declared Weissbluth the loser , as we just cant Save to My Web

Airline to add 737s 
Chicago Tribune - Nov 15 3:48 AM
German airline DBA said Monday it would update and expand its fleet by ordering 40 Boeing 737s for delivery beginning next year.Save to My Web

SMS the Young Lions 
The Electric New Paper - Nov 15 8:17 AM
SINGAPORE\’S Young Lions will play their opening South-east Asia Games football match against Vietnam on Sunday. But at 6.30pm - when the match is due to start on Bacolod Island (where the entire football tournament will be held) - you will not be able to watch it live on MediaCorp\’s Channel 5.Save to My Web

Google Analytics: Rising Tide, or Tsunami? 
ClickZ - Nov 15 10:15 PM
Web analytics-watchers offer varying opinions on what repercussions Google\’s free product will have in the marketplace. Save to My Web

Home Business 12:40 pm

Lint prices increase further 
Daily Times - Nov 14 2:41 PM
KARACHI: Trading at the Karachi cotton market remained swift on Monday. More than 12,000 bales changed hands. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate increased Rs 35 per maund to Rs 2,420 per maund.Save to My Web

How To Grow Your Home Business 
The Motley Fool UK via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Nov 11 7:55 AM
Growing your home business is the best way to stay ahead of competitors. Here are four growth strategies to consider.Save to My Web

India plans petro deals with 9 countries 
Rediff.com - Nov 15 2:35 PM
With a view to securing its energy needs within the Asian community, India has lined up a series of bilateral agreements in the petroleum sectorSave to My Web

Shortage of skilled labour worrying textile industrialists 
Daily Times - Nov 14 2:37 PM
LAHORE: The growing shortage of skilled labour is adding to the worries of textile industrialists who are of the view that the government should immediately set up training institutes to overcome the shortage and Export Development Fund (EDF) contributed by the textile exporters be used for the purpose.Save to My Web

CFS market review: 
Daily Times - Nov 12 2:55 PM
KARACHI: The average rate for rollover trade through Continuous Funding System (CFS) at the Karachi stock market inched up slightly with higher demand generated due to a rally in the ready market, whereas the money market was slightly tight during the week, analysts said on Saturday.Save to My Web

ISE gains 8 points 
Daily Times - Nov 14 2:40 PM
ISLAMABAD: Trading at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) remained range-bound on Monday, as the ISE-10 Index gained only 8.32 points to close at 2,562.38 points.Save to My Web