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We have now had two wildly successful bloggers come in as guest speakers into our class. The question that’s always asked by Patrick Phillips is how do we become an A-list blog?

You may know it when you see it, but don't call these student-run sex magazines porn. Sex magazines are appearing on campuses around the country, according to this story from the New York Times.

My jaw dropped on Friday when I opened Safari, and on my homepage the number three story was Anna Nicole’s funeral.

I like the Atlanta Journal Constitution. It is a respectable newspaper, and while it does not have the national cred of the New York Times or Los Angeles Times, it is publication worth noting.

In the age of “Google-ing,” “Wikipedia-ing” and “Netflix-ing,” branding has become an important aspect among advertisers and marketers worldwide.

Along with his entire Gawker Media empire, Nick Denton is now focusing on a new blog for women, one that, according to Radar, is “’feminist with a small f, not strident or obnoxious, but definitely ladylovin'—but not in that way.”

According to the BBC, you may be at risk for a serious addiction. No, seriously, you potentially could be a gadget addict.

The Associated Press just couldn't resist ending its ban on Paris Hilton news. Apparently, it was extremely important to report that the socialite was caught driving with a suspended license.

It's really easy to see the bad in things, especially the fashion industry, but if people had a more open and "innocent" mind, then maybe they'd get the point and see there is no controversy.

Bloggers gone television? The world has gone mad! Now when blogs are just beginning to peak as “mainstream,” bloggers themselves are already putting a face (and a voice) with a name.

What would Jesus do if he totally put off his research paper until the night before it was due and the library was already closed?

I was looking through my local newspaper at home today and saw a blurb mentioning that they're looking for some bloggers. The topics will be restaurant advice, shopping, dating, and parenting.

Verizon Wireless recently launched a new service that will allow users to watch TV shows from CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, MTV, NBC, and Nickelodeon, all on their cell phone.

Republican Congressman Howard Coble recently recieved a death threat for voting against the troop surge in Iraq.

If I were a Disney character, I would be Cinderella. She was a blonde princess with glass slippers and a blue gown. What I always forget is that she is a cartoon.

ABC World News is on top and CBS executives must be squirming in their seats. I bet zillions of questions are running through their heads: Did we make the right decision to hire Katie Couric for the CBS Evening News?

MTV, the mother OF reality television, with Real World and Road Rules, is suffering. Mass firings and revamps of their website and TRL still can’t bring them back to the fame they once had.

In Queens it can. A new art exhibit called "Emergency Room" is forcing artists to pull inspiration from the day's headlines and produce a work of art no more than 24 hours later.

Since my last YouTube post, I stumbled on FarsiTube! I’m curious if it will develop the same celebrity-driven culture or an American-celebrity focus.

Corporate monster Viacom demanded that YouTube remove all videos under Viacom property that supposedly violate copyright laws. Other large media entities, such as CBS and NBC, support Viacom’s iron-fist policy against YouTube.