The News Review:
- Mobile devices stoke ‘micro-blogging’ fervor
- Malaysia’s Ruling Party Begins Blogging
- Olympics: made for bloggers
Mobile devices stoke ‘micro-blogging’ fervor
Economic Times – Apr 13, 2008
The postings are bare-bones,
on-the-go versions of online journals in which people share their lives and
dreams — hence the name micro-blogging. “Blogging has evolved and
become more formalized,” said Yahoo Design Pattern Library curator Christian
Crumlish, author of social networking book “The Tower of Many. ”
“A beautiful blog entry is an
art form, and it takes time. So, micro-blogging fits into your life where you
take a minute or two to see what’s going on and go back to work.
Malaysia’s Ruling Party Begins Blogging
Seattle Times – Apr 13, 2008
Abdul Rahman Dahlan, secretary general of the United Malays National Organization party’s youth wing, said all those vying for national youth posts must have blogs to introduce themselves and their programs ahead of party elections in December. It was not known if any senior leaders of the party will also start blogs to emulate opposition Democratic Action Party leader Lim Kit Siang, who has a popular Web journal. But the decision appeared aimed at countering heavy losses that the ruling National Front coalition suffered in last month’s general elections, partly because they underestimated the power of online campaigning. The United Malays National Party dominates the coalition.
Olympics: made for bloggers
Baltimore Sun – Apr 13, 2008
And now we could add “Bloggier,” due to the modern geeks. If there was ever an event that plays to the best qualities of blogging, it’s the Olympics.