Blog on meat plant was astroturf, not grassroots (AP) AP - As Agriprocessors Inc. was getting stung by criticism after a federal immigration raid snared hundreds of its workers, "a blog by people who live and work in Postville" appeared in its defense in May. Google launches blog tracking service (AFP)
Google Changes Blog Search To Aggregate Postings (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Google on Wednesday revamped its Blog Search tool with a news-like presentation. The tool looks more like Techmeme, Blogrunner and Tailrank, aggregating blog posts. Russia's Dissident Bloggers Live In Fear (U.S. News & World Report) U.S. News & World Report - MOSCOW--A new chill is spreading among Russian bloggers following the death of the journalist-owner of an opposition website. Microsoft to back jQuery library (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to incorporate the jQuery JavaScript library into its Visual Studio platform, according to several blogs published on Sunday. Twitter tweeting US election (AFP)
Computer applications float in Internet cloud (AFP)
Wired's NextFest 2008, in Pictures (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Check out our NextFest 2008 Photo Blog slideshow to see familiar NextFest faces and new arrivals, and check back throughout the weekend for more photos of the event. Tech Leaders, Bloggers Call for Truly Open Debates (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - A collection of bloggers, political activists, and other technology luminaries sent a letter to both presidential candidates on Friday asking them to make the debates truly open to the public.
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AFP - Tina Brown, the high-profile former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, unveiled a new website on Monday, a collection of news, opinion, blogs, links and video known as "The Daily Beast."
AFP - Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.
AFP - Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has launched a new site, Twitter Election 2008, to allow users to share news and comment on the US presidential election.
AFP - When Merlin Mann is on the go and needs to access his computer information he steps into the cloud. Mann, a 41-year-old technology blogger, is one of thousands of Americans who are shunning packaged software in favor of programs served up as services available on the Internet.
