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Checking viral videos' vital signs

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Is there a common thread that makes them a hit?

The infectious, inspiring video of Susan Boyle in its various forms just became the second most-watched video on the Internet.

Frequent poster's death hits close to blogosphere

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Dining@Large family fondly recalls Robert the Single One

E lizabeth Large, The Baltimore Sun 's restaurant critic, signed onto her computer at dawn Wednesday, as she typically does, to post comments sent to her overnight from fans of her blog, Dining@Large. But on this particular morning, one post stopped her in her tracks .

Orioles bloggers step up to the plate

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

More online writers are talking up the O's

P robably no sport is more romanticized than baseball. And what could epitomize that romance more than bloggers who, as a labor of love, write every day about their favorite team, even if that team has had 11 losing seasons in a row?

When did Twitter take over the universe?

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Local Web site The Dagger takes a fresh stab at journalism

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Site hits the spot and hits a nerve with community it covers in Harford County

T he Dagger, a local news Web site, doesn't do newspaper writing and reporting (or you could say newspapering) the way it is taught in journalism school. But it may be a glimpse into the way news will be covered in the future.

'Wikipedia Revolution' united users on Internet

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Online encyclopedia showed how society can interact

Y ouTube. MySpace. iPod. CareerBuilder. Two words fused together with a capital letter in the middle: The construction seems like it has been standard form all our lives.

Can't get your ideas heard? Start a Web site

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Baltimore businessman launched mikesplan.net to share his ways to hasten economic recovery

I n the 1976 movie Network , anchorman Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch, famously bellowed, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more."

Twists on Twitter, by the people who use it

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

W hile Facebook took a few years to grow from adolescent chat site to its current broader appeal (no doubt to the displeasure of the college kids), Twitter has leaped into the public consciousness in a much shorter time.

Presidential pretenders finding Web success

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Google book urges following search engine's lead

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

'What Would Google Do?' offers rules for companies

E ric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, caused some jaws to drop when he spoke in a recent interview with Fortune magazine about the future of newspapers, which are struggling economically despite the fact that their articles help nourish countless search engines, including his.