Blogging Goes Mainstream
By Cynthia L. Webb, washingtonpost.com, Friday, December
20, 2002; 9:57 AM
Blogs, or online Web logs of news and
views, were the hot story of 2002, the year when blogging caught the
eye of the mainstream press in a big way and pundits began to recognize
blogs as useful tools for everything from venting about politics to
raving about a favorite band.
Traction
Extends Enterprise Blogging
Dennis Callaghan, eWeek,
December 17, 2002
Traction Software Inc. is trying to
bring the wildly popular Internet technology known as Weblogs, or
"blogs" as they're better known, to the enterprise as a content
management and collaboration tool.
The Providence, R.I.-based company announced this week new versions of
its TeamPage Enterprise Weblog technology specifically designed for
marketing professionals conducting competitive intelligence and market
research....
Free
Speech -- Virtually
Legal Constraints on Web Journals Surprise Many 'Bloggers'
By Jennifer Balderama, Washington
Post, December 19, 2002; Page E01
...[S]ince many bloggers have no
background in publishing, they often come to the medium unaware of the
rules that apply, and complaints are becoming more common. Many people
publish as if they were untouchable, assuming that because what they
write appears in a virtual world, it won't come back to burn them in
the "real" world. Many overlook the fact that their rants can
potentially reach millions of people when posted on the Internet.
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