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Media rights group warns Egypt blogger may die in jail

A media watchdog on Saturday called for the immediate release of a blogger sentenced by Egypt's military to three years in jail, warning that he might die after he stopped eating and drinking.

2nd lesbian blogger revealed as man

The hoax involving the true identity of a Syrian lesbian blogger has taken another turn, as another man has acknowledged he is behind a lesbian blog that republished vivid accounts of revolt in Damascus.

Blogger announces own death after battle with cancer

A Canadian man who blogged about his battle with cancer has died, but not without leaving a post-mortem message.

Syrian blogger gets five years' jail: rights group

Syrian woman blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been sentenced to five years in prison by a state security court, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement on Monday.

Azerbaijan releases jailed opposition blogger

Azerbaijan on Thursday released one of two jailed bloggers whose imprisonment last year was condemned by the West as a blow to free speech in the former Soviet republic.

Egypt blogger released after 4 years in jail

An Egyptian blogger has been released after serving four years in prison on charges of insulting Islam and the president, a human rights group and an interior ministry source said on Wednesday.

Philadelphia: Got a blog that makes no money? The city wants $300, thank you very much.

For the past three years, Marilyn Bess has operated MS Philly Organic, a small, low-traffic blog that features occasional posts about green living, out of her Manayunk home. Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she's made about $50. To Bess, her website is a hobby. To the city of Philadelphia, it's a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut.

Twitter to launch own link shortener service

Twitter has confirmed that it is planning to launch its own link shortener and that it could discontinue the use of popular services such as bit.ly and tinyurl.

Tech columnist creates fake alias to sound more "credible"

An investigation, launched by ZDNet.com, has revealed that performance and metrics researcher Devil Mountain Software's chief technical officer does not exist; Craig Barth is an alias only created by a tech writer.

Twitter schools businesses in benefits of microblogging

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is wooing businesses with a "Twitter 101" online course in how the hot microblogging service can be used to boost bottom lines.


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