Congress to Hold Hearing on Blogs

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I’m at DEMOfall 05 today and tomorrow.  Some of what I post about it will be slightly off-topic for this blog, but becoming better aware of emerging technologies and companies undoubtedly helps many of my readers (and certainly influences my own efforts at innovation), so I’m going to share anyway. The basic concept of the…

The Washington Post today covers the latest discussion about how to regulate political bloggers (if at all).  It seems that everyone is in agreement that most  should not be subject to FEC regulation, but there remains one sticky area yet to address: bloggers paid by campaigns. Most are familiar with the "paid for by …"…

I had the opportunity to spend some time in Boulder, CO yesterday after the Defrag 2011 conference came to an end. I have also had the pleasure to get to know some of the tech startups from that area over the past few years, and I must say I am impressed. As I walked through…

Contrarian viewpoint on the future of newspapers (tags: newspapers) Book Not Ready for Print? You Can Whip Up an Audiobook for a Podcast for Now (tags: podcast Podcasting publishing books Marketing) Take Your PowerPoint And… (tags: unconference) Can you hire my mom? | 901am (tags: workforce) What’s next? Facebook vs. Linked In (tags: SocialNetworking)

I spent far too much time in airports the past few days, enduring the joy of late summer thunderstorms in the northeast.  On the upside, I was able to knock out two books that I would recommend you pick up when you have a chance. John Battelle’s The Search offers a superb look at the…