Fouad al-Farhan’s criticism of the Saudi government earned him an investigation by authorities, followed by his detention for questioning.
(Yawn) Blogger’s Choice Awards Announced
The results of the inaugural Blogger’s Choice Awards are in, and they’re kind of stupid, if I may say so from my high horse, as though the same people picked them that are dumbing down our news, entertainment programming, and well, everything else.
Blogspot Blogger: Google Did Less than Required
In a recent court case against Google, it was decided that a Blogspot blogger from the US may keep her anonymity, considering free speech protection rights.
Court: Blogspot Blogger May Remain Anonymous
Mayer Fertig at the Jewish Star on November 2nd reports (my link/ emphasis):
Blogger Bullied To Remove Avis Logo
U.S. blogger Eric Turkewitz, a lawyer who writes a personal injury blog has been told by car rental company Avis to remove an image of its logo from his blog posting or face charges of trademark infringement.
Facebook Too Swift To Judge Blogger’s Alter Ego
"Jon Swift," a political blogger writing under an assumed name, was booted off of Facebook for using a pseudonym. But a little melodrama goes a long way in the blogosphere, far enough to rally a small angry mob outside the walls of Facebook.
7 Ways To Handle An Angry Blogger
Pulling a lawyer out of your pocket isn’t necessarily the best way to deal with an angry blogger, and businesses should know that. If anything, it makes the blogger’s target look like that much more of a jerk.
Nintendo Sacks Anonymous Blogger
You can’t help, from a reasonable Internet distance, but like her; she’s sexy, irreverent, and smart, everything you should like and fear in a gal. But she goofed, at least a little, and unfair or not, Nintendo is the latest corporate entity to can an employee for blogging.
Why Your Business Blog Shouldn’t Be On Blogger
Here are just a few reasons why your main business blog should absolutely not be on blogger.com or really any of the free blog sites.
CBS Apologizes To Blogger
A senior executive at CBS News Corporation has issued an apology to a viewer who complained via email about anchor Katie Couric’s reporting from Iraq and was insulted in CBS’s reply.