This week Merriam-Webster Inc, the company responsible for producing that venerable dictionary announced its top 10 "words of the year" list, with the immensely popular "blog" taking the number one place. The company compiles the list each year by taking the most researched words on its various Web sites, and of course, always omits such consistently favored profanities. Interestingly enough,...

Bloggers face disclosure rules http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bloggers6-2009oct06,0,4733519.story FTC Tells Amateur Bloggers to Disclose Freebies or Be Fined http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/ftc-bloggers/ FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm Concurring Opinions: FTC and Blogger Disclosure...

Over the past few years, Weblogs have become quite popular, with thousands of individuals, organizations, and other groups forming their own sites devoted to this form of online expression. For those unfamiliar with this growing phenomenon, a Weblog is quite literally a "log" of the Web, where the author links to other Web pages he or she finds interesting, complete with running narration and...