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    The Meaning of Blogging

    Amanda Lenhart appeared with blogger Glenn Reynolds on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on NPR. She spoke about the role of blogs in the new information environment. The show can be accessed here.

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    Surfing for Fun

    About 40 million Americans were browsing the web just for fun or to pass the time on a typical day in December 2005.

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    Buzz, Blogs, and Beyond

    Experimental research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they often follow the lead of politicians and journalists.

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    Live Blogging

    Why wait for the next day to comment on the State of the Union when you can blog in real-time?

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    Podcasting and Mobcasting

    Podcasting is when an audio file is enclosed in an RSS feed and in fact, broadcast to users who have signed up to receive the feed. The recipients can then open up the audio file and either listen to it immediately or …

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    Bloggers Unite!

    As President Bush declares one of his main goals for his second term to be to reform Social Security, a number of bloggers have united in opposition and are using the internet as a tool for political organization and action.

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    The State of Blogging

    By the end of 2004 blogs had established themselves as a key part of online culture: 7% of U.S. internet users say they have created blogs and 27% say they are blog readers.