Blogging could be going mainstream

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Blogging Goes Mainstream When It Hits
CNN

Blogging Goes Mainstream When It Hits
CNN 03/11/2003 10:45 AM

Blogging Goes Mainstream

" 'Just like the Internet was 10 years ago, blogging is popular with an underground culture that is doing it for the love and passion,' said Tony Perkins, who edited the recently folded Red Herring technology magazine and last month launched a business blog called Always On Network.

'Now there are people like me coming along and trying to figure out how to package it,' Perkins said. 'It's time to take it to the next level.' " [http://www.cnn.com/ ]

This is a reprint of an Associated Press article from last week, but what's interesting is the poll on CNN's site asking if readers have ever used a blog. Assuming that bloggers aren't deliberately skewing the results in an attempt to get BigCos to stay away from blogs (like that could happen now), 55% of the more than 1300 people that answered the poll picked "No and I probably won't."

That's probably accurate because if "using" means "working with," by the time they use a blog, it will be integrated into whatever software they are using. If "using" means reading a blog, they still won't know because to most folks it will just be a web site with short entries arranged chronologically.

CNN.com - Blogging goes mainstream -
Mar. 10, 2003

CNN.com - Blogging goes mainstream -
Mar. 10, 2003 03/13/2003 10:25 AM

Business Blogging Goes Mainstream

Business Blogging Goes Mainstream 08/04/2004 06:17 AM
Business Blogging Goes Mainstream
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technology News&storyID=5834827

Major technology companies such as Microsoft and IBM are endorsing blogging as a means of enhancing companies' communications channels while at the same time eyeing them as potential profit-boosters. At a recent conference held at the University of California Berkeley's Haas Business School, IBM Almaden Research Center director James Spohrer outlined his company's plans for integrating blogging into its employee communication strategies: "It's about decreasing social space between employees, and increasing the amount of knowledge shared between people." An example might contain some of an individual's educational background and work experience, as well as information on product development strategies that colleagues and customers can access around the clock. This sharing of information could spur feedback on efforts to produce new products and improve business processes, said Spohrer. Meanwhile, some analysts are looking at the marketing potential inherent in blogging. "Blogs are a way to put a human face on the company," because of the continuous interaction and relationships that employees can develop with blog-readers, says Forrester Research analyst Charlene Li. (Reuters 31 Jul 2004) [NewsScan Daily 2 August 2004]

Blogging terms going mainstream

Blogging terms going mainstream 01/04/2005 07:49 PM
BBC warns regarding dangers of being "dooced" Not long after making the Wired Jargon Watch, I finally got to see the term " ;dooced", in action as the BBC posts an article regarding the growing conflict between employers and employees when it comes to blogging.

Blogging and Business Moving Mainstream
(Reuters)

Blogging and Business Moving Mainstream
(Reuters) 07/28/2004 12:49 PM
Reuters - "My life, My thoughts, My world," writes Shanee from Newport News, Virginia, about her life tales. Welcome to the world of blogging.

fifth annual "bl0gging goes
mainstream" article

fifth annual "bl0gging goes
mainstream" article 08/27/2004 02:15 PM
the innovation in this story is conflating blogs with blog *tools*

"six apart (makers of movable type
bl0gging software and typepad bl0gging
service) are going to buy live journal"

"six apart (makers of movable type
bl0gging software and typepad bl0gging
service) are going to buy live journal" 01/05/2005 04:20 AM

Blogging for Profits- Triple Your Google
Adsense or Searchfeed Profits With This
Powerful New Blogging Tool From Blog
Burner

Blogging for Profits- Triple Your Google
Adsense or Searchfeed Profits With This
Powerful New Blogging Tool From Blog
Burner 02/01/2005 09:17 PM
Powerful new blogging tool helps any web site no matter how small or large get search engine listed and indexed within days automatically. Turn any blog into a profitable niche that you can duplicate over and over again while tripling your Google Adsense or Searchfeed ad sharing profits. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Gates Endorses Blogging; Blogging Now
Old-Hat

Gates Endorses Blogging; Blogging Now
Old-Hat 05/22/2004 02:01 PM

Bill Gates' employees were way ahead of the boss when it came to blogging, but it's good to see Gates' endorsement (BBC) nonetheless. If he gets it -- and he obviously does -- then a lot of other folks are sure to follow. I wonder how soon blogging will become a natural, integral part of the operating system. RSS would be a good start.

bl0gging the DNC convention bl0gging

bl0gging the DNC convention bl0gging 07/27/2004 02:42 PM
While much of the blogging world has been ga-ga over getting into the Democratic National Convention, it's tough to find anything interesting going on among the convention bloggers (to their credit, go turn on CSPAN today and see for yourself how boring it is). While our own Jessamyn is there (here are profiles of everyone going), I've found the strange CNN/Technorati partnership to be the most useful thing. Technorati founder David Sifry is basically doing a metafilter of all convention blogs over on CNN as the daily blog roundup, highlighting the posts worth reading among the participants.

I am not mainstream

I am not mainstream 01/01/2004 05:09 PM
With all the "top 10 foo of 2003" lists floating about, I'm becoming more and more aware how mainstream I'm not. It all started with reading the Top Searches 2003 from Yahoo! and the 2003 Google Zeitgeist. I have never used KaZaA, didn't read or see Harry Potter, haven't seen the new Matrix film, never watched American Idol, and I don't find Britney Spears attractive. I couldn't tell you what sport Kobe Bryant plays (and don't care either, thanks). Last...

We're all mainstream now

We're all mainstream now 08/09/2004 11:11 AM
Oh, bravo! RSS Equalizer - The Day Syndication Jumped the Shark....

The Mainstream Mash-Up

The Mainstream Mash-Up 12/17/2004 06:34 PM

"The Mainstream Mash-Up" makes it onto the New York Times' list of great ideas of 2004. Question #1: Where is Creative Commons here? Don't they read WIRED at the NYTimes? Question #2: How "mainstream" is a concocted mash-up between Linkin Park + Jay-Z? Hats off to them for innovating, but this is just the tip of the iced-down Rolex.

Watch the Fine Art of Sampling contest, starting here soon, for the real deal.

Web services hit the mainstream

Web services hit the mainstream 05/14/2004 10:41 AM
Personal Computer World May 14 2004 2:28PM GMT

Digital Goes Mainstream

Digital Goes Mainstream 12/28/2004 11:11 PM
New York Times Dec 29 2004 3:30AM GMT

PSP Hacks and the Mainstream

PSP Hacks and the Mainstream 04/07/2005 01:03 PM

Micropayments Going Mainstream? Not Yet

Micropayments Going Mainstream? Not Yet 01/11/2004 09:24 PM
Slashdot Jan 11 2004 8:16PM ET

Blogs take on the mainstream

Blogs take on the mainstream 12/31/2004 05:14 AM
Blogs have shifted the balance of information online, argue experts, and they are here to stay.

Micropayments Going Mainstream? Not Yet.

Micropayments Going Mainstream? Not Yet. 01/11/2004 04:53 PM
DotEdu writes "Today's NY Times has an interesting article on two new micropayment companies, BitPass and Peppercoin, and the venerable PayPal. More ...

Brian goes mainstream

Brian goes mainstream 06/07/2004 09:49 PM
A newsweekly in San Diego is running thirty days of Brian Dear's blog as a feature story. He's got the cover, no less. Plus, they're paying honest-to-goodness money. Sweet!...

Podcasts Go Mainstream

Podcasts Go Mainstream 03/30/2005 12:55 AM

Less than one year old, podcasting seems poised to go mainstream. Onc ethe exclusive province of talkative technologists, do-it-yourself musicians, and obsessed hobbyists, this broadcasting platform has been embraced lately by some mainstream media. By Tom Spring, PC World

"Out of the Mainstream? Hardly
(washingtonpost.com)"

"Out of the Mainstream? Hardly
(washingtonpost.com)" 12/22/2003 10:09 AM

Out of the Mainstream? Hardly
(washingtonpost.com)

Out of the Mainstream? Hardly
(washingtonpost.com) 12/22/2003 05:31 AM
Howard Dean Blasts the Washington Post. We Like That! 12/21 .. Out of the Mainstream? Hardly .. Governor Dean's response .. takes exception

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16656-2003Dec19.htmltrack this site | 5 links

Beyond the Mainstream
(washingtonpost.com)

Beyond the Mainstream
(washingtonpost.com) 12/19/2003 11:42 AM
WashingtonPost has an editorial today .. a worse editorial .. rule one out

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9995-2003Dec17.html
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Streaming More Mainstream

Streaming More Mainstream 04/16/2004 09:08 PM
Internet.com Apr 17 2004 1:25AM GMT

Mobl0gging Goes Mainstream

Mobl0gging Goes Mainstream 01/09/2003 01:29 PM
infoSync: Taking blogging to phones. Blogging has become a well-known expression over the course of the past few years, with...

Mainstream mashups!

Mainstream mashups! 04/14/2004 06:41 PM

Cool: David Bowie has just launched a new mashup contest. There's a new ad campaign for Audi cars that features two of Bowie's songs mashed up. They've decided to throw a mashup contest to capitalize on this, awarding a new car to the best song that uses samples from his new album and any older Bowie song. Voting on entries starts this weekend and the contest ends next month so get your turntables cranking.

Cloaking Gone Mainstream

Cloaking Gone Mainstream 02/03/2003 01:53 AM
Just about every major site on the net is cloaking in one form or another. It has taken on so many new meanings and styles over the last few years that we are left scratching our heads as to what it really means.

Pop-ups are going mainstream, report
says

Pop-ups are going mainstream, report
says 06/30/2004 11:03 AM
A researcher finds that companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Verizon are among the prime users of pop-up advertising.

Mainstream noticing podcasting

Mainstream noticing podcasting 12/22/2004 01:45 AM
The front page of the Boston Globe has a good article on podcasting by Peter J. Howe, a staff writer — they didn't farm this out to one of their (excellent) tech writers. Peter writes: If Internet-based weblogs turned everyone into a potential newspaper columnist, and digital cameras let them become photojournalists, podcasting is promising to let everyone with a microphone and a computer become a radio commentator. After the fold, he gets to what the effect podcasting will have on broadcasting: With the ability to mix home-grown creations with an increasing choice of mainstream offerings, we'll get program allegiance,...

Linux services go mainstream

Linux services go mainstream 07/09/2004 10:27 AM
By 2008, businesses in Western Europe will more than double their spending on support for the open-source OS.

Case Modding Going Mainstream?

Case Modding Going Mainstream? 01/22/2004 06:28 AM
People like to personalize their workspace, whether it's the background on their computer desktop, or sticking some pictures on their computer case. However, more people seem to be getting into the idea of case modding: making serious changes to the case that contains their computer - such as building a complete fish tank into one. If you surf enough geeky/techie sites, you've definitely seen more than a few such case mods - some more crazy than others. I have always wondered why computer companies never made it easier to personalize your own computer, but in a tight margin-driven business, such "extras" probably carry little weight with the decision makers. The other question, of course, is how the steady rise of laptops over desktops will impact the modding culture? I haven't bought a new desktop machine in at least five years - and can't think of a good reason to bother with one ever again.

Bioinformatics Moves Into the Mainstream

Bioinformatics Moves Into the Mainstream 12/17/2003 02:32 PM
Bioinformatics Moves Into the Mainstream - An Explosion of Data Is Being Tamed with New Systems By Jennifer Ouellette in The Industrial Physicist (Volume 9, Issue 6)
http://www.a ip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-9/iss-5/p14.html

Genome mappings, those completed and those in progress, have generated a vast amount of biological data, and now more than ever, scientists need sophisticated computational techniques to make sense of it. To meet those ever-increasing needs, bioinformatics is shifting from software designed for a specific project in academic laboratories to the commercial mainstream. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary research area loosely defined as the interface between the biological and computational sciences. In practice, the definition is narrower, according to Michael Zuker, a professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. For Zuker and many others, the term applies to the use of computers to store, retrieve, analyze, or predict the composition or structure of biomolecules. These include genetic materials such as nucleic acids, as well as proteins, the end products of genes. ... The need to manage and analyze this data largely drives the current bioinformatics boom. 'Biology is awash in data,' says Eric Jakobsson. 'We cannot exploit the body of data that is currently out there -- we cannot mine it -- without computers, and now we cannot even handle the data in our own individual labs without sophisticated computation.'"

Adware's going mainstream, report says

Adware's going mainstream, report says 06/30/2004 12:49 PM
A researcher finds that companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Verizon are among the prime users of a controversial advertising network.

Tracking technology goes mainstream

Tracking technology goes mainstream 04/17/2005 04:49 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Sat Apr 16, 08:34 am GMT

The Google Update Gone Mainstream?

The Google Update Gone Mainstream? 01/28/2003 11:37 AM
Is the rest of the web waking up to how important the monthly Google updates are to webmasters?

Bluetooth bites into the mainstream

Bluetooth bites into the mainstream 05/05/2004 03:23 PM
Personal Computer World May 5 2004 7:37PM GMT

IDC Proclaims Linux Is Now Mainstream

IDC Proclaims Linux Is Now Mainstream 01/04/2005 01:33 PM

Bluetooth Ready for Mainstream

Bluetooth Ready for Mainstream 05/05/2004 08:02 PM
Unstrung.com May 6 2004 0:20AM GMT
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Eisbrecher including 2 blank CD-Rs with
new album

Eisbrecher including 2 blank CD-Rs with
new album 02/10/2004 02:51 AM

Eisbrecher

Two blanks against the trend! The band has decided to make a statement for its fans and for music consumers in general and is releasing the album including a bonus DVD with 2 blank CD-Rs which have the same label as the CD itself. Alexx Wesselsky (singer and head of the group): "We are of the opinion that the music buyers are criminalized enough and have been made responsible for the wretched state in the music industry. We are giving them the chance to make 2 legal copies for private use with 'official blanks'. It can't always be that the end users have to take the blame for something that international corporations have arranged with their artist-burning methods."

via rojisan

The first new digital photography
program "Minos Album" has been released
on 22th Aug. 2004! The software can
output the first web embedded
page-flipping music album in the world.

The first new digital photography
program "Minos Album" has been released
on 22th Aug. 2004! The software can
output the first web embedded
page-flipping music album in the world. 09/10/2004 03:19 AM
The image editing software which can make Photos be 3D page-flipping music album.It is the first unique web embedded page-flipping music digital album in the world. [PRWEB Sep 10, 2004]

PyMusique allows for DRM-free iTunes
Music Store tracks

PyMusique allows for DRM-free iTunes
Music Store tracks 03/19/2005 03:27 AM
Jon Johansen, also known as DVD Jon, has once again attacked Apple's method of protecting iTunes bought from the Music Store. The Norwegian programmer famous for breaking the encryption software that protected and localized DVDs, has found a way of buying digital rights management-free tracks using his PyMusique application. Since the iTunes Music Store adds the digital rights management tag after a track has been bought and downloaded, Johansen has devised a front-end that, according to engadget, "conveniently neglects to wrap the file with any copy protection."

Linux on iPod

Linux on iPod 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
Linux on iPod is a port of Linux to the iPod. Note that this is experimental software and the developers aren't responsible for any damage it may cause.

Linux on your iPod

Linux on your iPod 06/22/2005 02:29 AM

Other News: iPod Linux

Other News: iPod Linux 04/01/2005 11:56 AM
Put Linux on your iPod and record quality sound....

IBM Using iPod to boot Linux on PCs

IBM Using iPod to boot Linux on PCs 03/14/2005 05:02 PM
Slashdot Mar 13 2005 9:50AM GMT

Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with
Linux

Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with
Linux 03/24/2005 02:47 PM

Install iPod Update in Linux

Install iPod Update in Linux 04/28/2004 11:02 PM

iPod not moving to Linux anytime soon

iPod not moving to Linux anytime soon 05/19/2004 12:10 PM
In a press release announcing that the Dell DJ is now supported on desktop Linux machines, Lindows CEO Michael Robertson noted that Apple had declined to allow the iPod to work on the operating system...

Play video on an iPod under GNU/Linux

Play video on an iPod under GNU/Linux 06/05/2005 11:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: Once you install GNU/Linux on your iPod, you can play videos on it! Link (via MAKE Blog)

MusE - Linux Music Editor

MusE - Linux Music Editor 11/07/2003 08:53 AM
MusE release 0.6.2

Stream music to iTunes from Gentoo Linux

Stream music to iTunes from Gentoo Linux 04/12/2004 10:11 AM
This hint describes how I got my Gentoo box streaming tunes to my Powerbook, having been inspired (but not particularly helped) by this hint, which isn't particularly clear and didn't seem the best way of doing things. NOTE: ...

Music Education With Linux Sound Tools

Music Education With Linux Sound Tools 06/02/2004 08:09 PM
Whatever you play, make your music lessons and practice sessions more productive with these music learning tools.

Visiting the New World of Linux Sound
& Music Software

Visiting the New World of Linux Sound
& Music Software 01/07/2004 06:13 PM
A look at two new systems designed to ease the process of installing and configuring an advanced Linux audio system.

Music Download Service Targets Linux
Desktops

Music Download Service Targets Linux
Desktops 12/19/2004 03:51 PM
Slashdot Dec 18 2004 10:25PM GMT

Linux HiFi: The Sonos Digital Music
System

Linux HiFi: The Sonos Digital Music
System 06/24/2005 05:44 PM
Slashdot Jun 24 2005 3:12AM GMT

Windows: iPod Music Liberator 1.5
released - copy music from iPod to PC

Windows: iPod Music Liberator 1.5
released - copy music from iPod to PC 07/15/2004 03:15 PM
iPodlounge Jul 15 2004 7:26PM GMT

Linux in Government: Providing a
Successful Model for OSS Enterprise
Users and Linux Companies

Linux in Government: Providing a
Successful Model for OSS Enterprise
Users and Linux Companies 03/14/2005 05:25 PM
JBoss offers insight to raising open-source businesses.

Linux in Government: Navy Sonar Opens
New Opportunities for Linux Clusters and
IBM G5 servers

Linux in Government: Navy Sonar Opens
New Opportunities for Linux Clusters and
IBM G5 servers 09/17/2004 12:43 AM
A win in the nuclear submarine cluster market suggests that IBM's POWER architecture is joining the Linux HPC big leagues.

Linux Journal: Making a PHP Site on
Linux Work with a Microsoft SQL Server
Database

Linux Journal: Making a PHP Site on
Linux Work with a Microsoft SQL Server
Database 02/17/2003 09:09 AM
"It's a LAMP site, but the M isn't MySQL. Can PHP on the Linux box make the connection to Microsoft SQL Server?"

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.1.0 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch)

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.1.0 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch) 11/10/2003 11:33 PM
A layer-7 packet classifier for packet shaping.

McObject’s eXtremeDB - First In-Memory
Database for BlueCat Linux 5.0 and Linux
2.6 Kernel

McObject’s eXtremeDB - First In-Memory
Database for BlueCat Linux 5.0 and Linux
2.6 Kernel 06/22/2004 02:43 AM
With McObject’s release of its eXtremeDB 2.3 in-memory embedded database for LynuxWorks’ BlueCat Linux 5.0 operating system, developers of embedded Linux applications for the first time have an in-memory database system (IMDS) available for LynuxWorks’ powerful embedded platform, and for the Linux 2.6 kernel on which BlueCat Linux 5.0 is based. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2004]

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.4.0 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch)

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.4.0 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch) 12/06/2003 03:55 AM
An application-layer packet classifier for Linux.

Unisys suddenly loves Linux: Should
Linux users return that love?

Unisys suddenly loves Linux: Should
Linux users return that love? 08/16/2004 02:19 PM
Unisys has long been the main booster -- possibly the only one besides Microsoft -- of Windows as a mainframe operating system. Now Unisys says it loves Linux -- but still claims to be a staunch Microsoft partner -- and it seems like most of its contributions to the Linux kernel are only useful to Unisys customers. And then there's the specter of the Unisys GIF patents (now expired), and how the company used them as weapons against free and open source software projects only a few years ago. In light of all this, should we welcome Unisys as a "member of the Linux community" with open arms, or maintain a skeptical distance until the company proves that it has truly seen the open source light?

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.0.2 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch)

Layer-7 Packet Classifier for Linux
0.0.2 (Linux Kernel 2.6 Netfilter patch) 10/31/2003 02:44 AM
A layer-7 packet classifier for packet shaping.

Linux in Government: Linux Lab at the
University of South Florida Opens Eyes

Linux in Government: Linux Lab at the
University of South Florida Opens Eyes 12/19/2004 03:17 PM
Students find some refuge in Linux learning experience.

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part 6 - Ubuntu

Linux in Government: Linux Desktop
Reviews, Part 6 - Ubuntu 04/19/2005 06:01 AM
In less than a year, this free Linux distribution has become the most popular.

In Europe, Apple threatens Linux; Mac OS
X superior alternative to Linux

In Europe, Apple threatens Linux; Mac OS
X superior alternative to Linux 01/04/2004 09:32 AM

OLS Day 3: Failed experiments,
Linux-Tiny, and the Linux Standard Base

OLS Day 3: Failed experiments,
Linux-Tiny, and the Linux Standard Base 07/24/2004 08:07 AM
More news from the OLS by our man on the ground, David Graham. Graham reports that Day 3 began with a presentation by Intel's John Ronciak and Jesse Brandeburg on writing Linux kernel drivers for gigabit and ten gigabit network interface cards.

Blogging could be going mainstream