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Six Apart has a clever "program" up to get recently laid off journalists to start blogging. They're calling it the TypePad Journalist Bailout Program. Basically, it gives journalists these things for free: A TypePad Pro account for free. Usually costs $14,95/month. Enrollment in the Six Apart Media advertising program, to get the ad dollars rolling. An extra push on blogs.com. They also offer support and whatnot, all for free. The only thing the journos need to do is send a link to their last piece for a newspaper or similar. And according to the post, there's been an overwhelming interest in this, so they're lagging a bit behind on setting the accounts up, but no word on closing the program. You know what? This is brilliant! My hat's off to whoever on Six Apart that came up with this idea. It's a great way to get journalists blogging, since most of them (or us, in some cases) just need an economic incentive and a set platform to get started. The pure notion that you've got everythi

-- Alijor, LLC (www. Alijor.com) marks its 3-year anniversary with a host of new features as well as the premiere of its new health & wellness blog (www. AlijorBlog.com). Alijor is an online healthcare marketplace where patients and providers can

-- Innovative Enterprise Social Messaging Company Offers Mobility and Simplicity with Latest Integrations -- IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Socialcast, a leading provider of on-demand corporate social networks and micro-blogging solutions, today

TORONTO and JERUSALEM -- Bloggers worldwide are abuzz over a report that Hossein Derakhshan, a popular Iranian-Canadian writer once dubbed the Blogfather, has been arrested in Iran. Iran's Jahan News Agency, which is said to be tied to Tehran's

It was really cool to arrive home to Stradbroke Island in Australia and find my family and friends had organised a party for me after winning in Brazil. It was a great buzz and drove home the good feeling around securing my third WCT contest win and

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The impact of peer influence upon a consumers purchasing decision is well documented and has led to many discussions about how to tap the elusive word of mouth influence successfully, and in a way that is accountable. A recent paper by JupiterResearch

Dan Abrams' new shop -- a kind of Gerson Lehrman for media professionals -- claims that it will 'bend over backwards to make sure that there are no conflicts or ethical issues that arise', but that hasn't stopped Gawker's Ryan Tate, for one, pointing out

With the final votes tallied two weeks after the election, Senator Ted Stevens, Alaska, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history (40 years), and a recently convicted felon, lost his reelection bid to Anchorage Democratic Mayor Mark Begich.

The gloves are coming off in Pennsylvania regarding the Marcelllus Shale and water. Just this summer, drillers and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had a 'kumbaya' moment at the state fairgrounds after the DEP shut down some rigs