Technorati Releases State of the Blogosphere

It’s kind of astonishing how swiftly society can shift these days. In 2005, when I started covering this industry, the guys at the local pub would look over the tops of their sports sections with blank or puzzled faces if you uttered the word “blog.”

Kentucky Governor Cracks Down On Online Gambling

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has announced he wants to shut down 141 illegal Internet gambling sites in the state in an effort to stop unregulated online gaming.Beshear has filed a civil suit against the 141 domain names and is asking the court to force the sites to block access to Kentucky users or give up control of their domain names.

Universities Use Social Networks for Applicant Screening

When you're a kid, say in high school, you don't always consider the potential consequences for all your actions, especially on a career level. This is even truer when you don't even have an idea of what you're going to do with your life. When I was in high school, I had no idea that I would eventually be writing for an online publication. I…