When a Blog Gets Caught in Your Throat

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 "Let’s get this straight up front: I am now writing a blog post, not blogging a blog," writes Forrest Wickman at Slate, the good people who brought you the great two-spaces-after-a-period debate. Oh yes. Oh yes. They are at it again, this time with a post in which he takes on the matter of what to call this thing we do.

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Apr 9, 2010

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A company with a troubled record and a profession full of risk

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Techies Fume Over iPad's Hidden Weakness

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The iPad's Quid Pro Quo Marketing Strategy

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5 Tech Leaders' Takes on the iPad

The reviews are in...and they're overwhelmingly positive

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The Case for Legalizing the Sale of Organs

It's not as creepy as you might think

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What Will Offshore Drilling Mean for Cap and Trade?

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Climategate Inquiry Vindicates Scientists

Environmental advocates rejoice

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Mar 31, 2010

Why Is Obama Opening Up New Offshore Drilling?

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By John Hudson

Mar 30, 2010

Why the Large Hadron Collider Experiment Matters

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Nation's Cities Shamelessly Pander to Google

What won't we do for faster Internet?

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The Steve Jobs Keystrokes That Launched a Thousand Words

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Hypocrisy Watch: Google Implores World to Condemn Chinese Censorship

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By John Hudson

Mar 23, 2010

Google Founder Denounces Chinese 'Totalitarianism'

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Mar 22, 2010

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Mar 19, 2010

Google and Viacom Draw Blood Over YouTube

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By John Hudson

Mar 18, 2010

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By Max Fisher

Mar 17, 2010

11 Ways Tomorrow's Internet Will Change Everything

Universities crumble, religion withers, "dream logic" reigns

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Mar 17, 2010

Facebook Trumps Google's Traffic, but Will It Pay Off?

The once-profitless start-up reaches new heights

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By Heather Horn

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Mar 16, 2010

Tuesday's Top Tweets

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