An Official Tumblr App Arrives for Blackberry Users
Amidst all of the tech news of the past few days, you may have missed the announcement that Tumblr users can now add to their blogs via an official Blackberry app. Check out the details inside.
Read MoreBlogalicious 2009 Conference Recap
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Read MoreNew FTC Rules On Blogger Product Endorsements, Effective December 1
Previously I wrote a post about the “proposed” Federal Trade Commission Rules on Blogger Product Endorsements. Basically, the FTC was considering whether to require bloggers to disclose any financial relationship between themselves and brands whom products they endorse.
Read MoreBlack Web 2.0′s Angela Benton and Latoicha Givens will Present at 2009 Blogalicious Weekend in ATL
Blogalicious Weekend makes it debut in Atlanta tonight with two of BlackWeb20.com’s best: founder/publisher Angela Benton and legal columnist Latoicha Givens. Both will join hundreds of female bloggers of color for the first event celebrating our unique presence in the blogosphere.
Read MoreReporter’s Privilege Extended to New Media
There are currently two proposed bills circulating on Capitol Hill that would extend Reporter’s Privilege to those who “report” news via blogs or other social networking sites.
Reporter’s Privilege is the Federal First Amendment right given to reporters to protect their confidential sources. Currently there is debate in Congress on whether this privilege should extend to those who regularly gather or report news via blogs and other news gathering websites.
Read MoreNews Linking and Copyright
Recently there has been significant debate regarding whether news stories are protected by copyright law. The Associated Press has taken action to prevent bloggers and other news site from using their stories. Specifically they have taken legal action against All Headlines News for using AP stories without their permission and they have implemented a new system to track digital articles.
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