that 1 uv predictionz i make in thiz week final bl0gspotta column. read on 4 my full forecast 4 bl0gworld second decade.

thankz 4 readin ova past 89 weekz. i'm headin off 2 ilinoiz soon 2 edit tiem out chicago. if u eva in town... pik it up 4 lowdown on wtf 2 see n do.

meanwhile... please sine up 4 free alternativ source podcast n chek out tom sowa grate .txt bl0g... which wil continue helpin u navigate online world.

n most uv all... i hope u enjoy warm... relaxin n happy holiday season.

postd by frank  |  24 dec 10=48 iz  |  comment (0)

york timez recentli profiled iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad offishl bl0g... personal memos.

but thiz week column goez step furtha... explorin ahmadinejad twitta page n reprintin recent day worth uv post.

afta u finish readin them... please sine up 4 free alternativ source podcast.

postd by frank  |  17 dec 5=32 iz  |  comment (0)

on 10th anniversary uv alta vista babel fish launch... thiz week column lookz at three free translator servicez that can giv reada access 2 bl0g content in multiple languagez.

2 mentioned sitez=

yahoo babel fish
milkysoft translator
gurgl translate

n speakin uv free servicez... please sine up 4 alternativ source podcast.

postd by frank  |  10 dec 1=14 iz  |  comment (0)

wired deliva fascinatin story bout effort 2 find backpacka nicole vienneau who disappeared eite months ago while travelin frm wes africa 2 turkey=

"...when nicole... 32... failed 2 make ha usual fortnightli fone call hoem in april... ha brotha matthew livejournal post began 2 strike grave note. frantic n thousand uv milez away... matthew vienneau typed out desperate plea 4 frm reada in region uv syria where she wuz last seen.

"eite months on... remarkabli... siet daili updatez has become command centa 4 global search 4 nicole. manned by hundred uv helpa... siet haz bridged online n offline world n haz come agonizingli close 2 locatin missin woman... whose burfday iz thursday. hundred uv volunteer has interviewed witnessez... checked hotel roomz... translatd document n websitez frm both arabic n english... n made heartfelt pleas 2 media 4 coverage."

as story notez... ha burfday iz today... n ha motha haz postd entry tonite 2 mark occasion.

(thankz 2 tom sowa at txt 4 passin along link.)

postd by frank  |  6 dec 8=07 pm  |  comment (0)

read hiz bl0g 2 find out. chicago tribune round up favoriet medical practitiona bl0g uv cardiologist westby fisha... proprietor uv dr. wez bl0g. hiz pickz=

kevin... m.d.
gruntdoc
clinical casez n imagez
surgeonsbl0g
bl0g that ate manhattan
dr. deb
movin' meat

last 1 based in seattle... by way.

n bes thin bout all these bl0g??! they don't require copay.

postd by frank  |  6 dec 7=24 pm  |  comment (2)

wired rehashez whole mp3 bl0g phenomenon= it file-sharin... but it also good publicitee so music industry tend 2 warili support it... etc.

wtf wuz in article... 2 me anyway... wuz thiz tidbit bout how gurgl policez it free bl0gga bl0g=

"gurgl deniez responsibilitee 4 content on adsense netwurk n sez it act fast when it identifiez publisha who violate it termz uv service. n 2 enforce thiz policy... gurgl reviews participatin sitez 2 weed out content that violatez adsense termz-uv-service contract.

"'in same way we crawl websitez (4 our search service)... we crawl publisha websitez 2 flag information that may violate our policy...' sez gurgl spokesman brandon mccormik. 'every siet at sum point goez through manual review. it sumthin we take very seriousli.'"

can u imagine havin that job??! remind me uv kid in dr. seuss book tasked wit mowin fast-growin grass...

postd by frank  |  6 dec 7=13 pm  |  comment (0)

if u know n love bl0gga (u poor sap... u)... chek out thiz week column 4 sum holiday gift-givin tip.

2 mentioned sitez=

thinkgeek
walmart.com
costco.com
madeinwashington.com
organize.com
sweettoothdesignz
theweekdaili
stupid.com
amazon.com
technorati
despair.com

n here gift almost anyone would love= subscription 2 free alternativ source podcast.

postd by frank  |  3 dec 7=51 pm  |  comment (0)

"philanthropy haz been late 2 game uv bl0ggin... hardli surprise in field that haz operatd on personal relationship n reputationz earned ova decadez..." york timez report. "but just as charitiez has learned in recent year 2 use e-mail blast 2 solicit support... their executivez r gettin used 2 digital world in which there r fewa secret than in past.

"accordin 2 chronicle uv philanthropy... numba uv bl0g on philanthropic issuez that journal follows haz soared 2 160 frm 100 in march. as numba uv bl0g haz grown... so haz range uv topicz they cova= wtf began as material geared 2 industry insida can b used by donor researchin performance uv charitiez."

sez 1 key observa= "information iz powa... n good bl0g empowa donor. i think good bl0g scare hell out uv lousy charitiez... coz they understand that they serve as clearinghouse 4 truth n transparency."

1 example= agitator

but iz there bl0g that'll tell u if kid sellin cookie dough at ur door wil realli deliva sweet... delectable good??!

postd by frank  |  28 nov 3=44 pm  |  comment (1)

cuttin in line!!??!! accidentalli upendin video camera!!??!! such r crazy anticz when arch-enemiez frm engadget n gizmodo square off... fortune report.

zoinkz!!??!!

postd by frank  |  28 nov 3=35 pm  |  comment (0)

"i spend bout third uv my wurkday bl0ggin..." dilbert guru scott adamz admittd in wall street journal recentli. "thankz 2 miracle uv online advertisin... that increasez my income by 1%. i balance that by hopin no 1 askz me why i do it."

luckili... publisha gave adamz big buckz 2 turn hiz bl0g in2 book.

unluckili... "as part uv book deal... my publisha asked me 2 delete part uv my bl0g archiv that would b included in book."

as felix salmon notez at portfolio... that sparked outcry frm reada.

"so now adamz haz 2 offset hiz six-figure advance against il-wil uv people who 'wuz personalli offended that i would remove material frm internet that had once been free.'"

opinez salmon... "free iz onli complicatd if u try 2 mess wit it n start makin it expensiv. ... needlessli annoyin ur bl0g reada iz extremeli unlikeli 2 b good business decision."

well... adamz haz stil got that six-figure advance 2 keep him warm.

by way... cartoonist bl0g iz consistentli chewy read.

but now that he haz book unda hiz belt... he decided 2 bl0g less.

postd by frank  |  28 nov 1=23 pm  |  comment (0)

that just mite b 1 uv melissa plaut claimz 2 fame... abc news report=

"out uv york citee 44...000 licensed cabdriva... she iz 1 uv onli 400 female cabbiez who get behind wheel every day. wit women makin up just 1 percent uv citee taxi wurk force... plaut sez many uv ha customa r surprised when they get thiz college-educatd... nativ yorka as their driva.

"'most passenga comment on fact that i'm female by just tellin me that i'm female.' sed plaut... who also happenz 2 b gay n jewish... 'it safe 2 say that i'm bit uv anomali.'"

plaut bl0g at york hak.

"'when i startd bl0g... it wuz primarili just 4 my friend. i got digital camera 4 my burfday... n i startd takin picturez uv wtf i saw on cab shift. i startd loadin them online n e-mailin them 2 friend n puttin in captionz. they wrote more word. they asked 4 more word... n i startd writin longa n longa storiez afta every single shift. so bl0g turned in2 storiez behind wheel.'