Social Blogging

By Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent Published: April 30, 2008, 16:55 Cairo: Apparently unfazed by the detention of some bloggers last month, Egyptian youth are spearheading a campaign for a general strike on ... via Gulfnews

"Rather than being considered as contrarians, this group should be regarded as the precursors of what is to come"

Despite the huge growth in new applications such as Internet video and social networking, most consumers indicate the main reason for accessing the Internet is to use e-mail and gather information, according to ... via Government Technology

Police have arrested a 21-year-old Gadsden man on charges that he raped a 14-year-old South Carolina girl he met on MySpace. via WLOX

Police are looking for a man who allegedly offered a plane ticket and a break into showbusiness through his MySpace page to lure a 15-year-old girl from California to South Florida. via Floridatoday.com

"This partnership adds tremendous value to advertisers working with ScanScout"

' Some online videos spread like viruses all by themselves. Others need a little push. via Adotas

"Finally, immediate gratification at its finest. It's the easiest mobile application to use for sharing ALL four media types. You don't have to know HTML, calculus, 15-step combinations, or have any programming skills."

PRESS RELEASE CELLSPIN SOFT, INC. ************************** CellSpin launches the first MySpace and Facebook instant mobile posting application for audio, video, photos and text on 300+ phones worldwide ... via SooToday

"She can't ever see Blake again for her own good. If Amy wants to start over she needs to bury her past."

Amy Winehouse is set to divorce her imprisoned husband and "start over" with a new lover, it has been claimed. via The West Australian

A New York woman is accused of developing an online relationship with a 15-year-old boy, then traveling to Eau Claire with plans to have sex with him. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

"In a way it really keeps us up to the mark"

A man displays a Nonomars solar backpack equipped with a 5V/1000mA Lithium battery to power a mobile phone, PDA and MP3 player. via The Epoch Times

"I don't want to have to worry about all the different online scandals and problems"

Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace page and, while she's on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as ... via ABC News

"Project Playlist also has begun optimizing its site for use on iPhones and iPods"

Nine major record labels filed suit against an online music provider on Monday, accusing Project Playlist of a "massive infringement" of their copyrights to the songs of artists such as U2 and Gwen Stefani. via XtraMSN Real Estate

"On MySpace, we actually filter and take down content (without licensing)"

You're sitting at home online and suddenly you get an irresistible urge. You absolutely have to belt out R. Kelly's 'I Believe I Can Fly' and share it with the world.

You now have that ability, thanks to the new MySpace Karaoke, to be launched Tuesday by the social networking site.

MySpace Karaoke (ksolo.myspace.com) debuts nearly two years after Fox Interactive, a division of News Corp., which owns MySpace, purchased the karaoke site kSolo.com. The combination of MySpace and kSolo allows users to upload audio recordings of them singing everything from R. Kelly to Richie Valens to their profile page. Read more

"Listening is a powerful method to retain the meaning of the story and to turn people on to the concept of well-chosen words"

This undated photo provided by Creative Labs shows the ZEN Stone Plus MP3 player with built-in speaker and display. via Buffalo News

A CYCLIST who fell from his bike has died in hospital, it emerged today. The 55-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds fell off his bike while cycling on a roundabout leading on to the A14 at Tut Hill, Fornham All ... via Ipswich Evening Star

Cyril Daniels: friends pay tribute with T-shirt made in his honour. Friends of a Maple Cross teenager who died this month have come up with a novel way to remember him - by printing more than 500 T-shirts ... via This Is Hertfordshire