Google buys JotSpot, offers free wiki pages
In a bid to expand beyond its roots as a search engine, Google has acquired JotSpot, a developer of wiki technology for collaborative sites. The company already has a blogging service, but hasn't yet introduced a tool for web-based collaboration.

Elite SEO And Blogging Retreat
Aaron Wall, Jeremy Shoemaker, Dave Taylor and Lee Dodd have announced they're going to be running a two-day internet marketing retreat for anyone interested in SEO/M and Blogging. The retreat gives attendees a chance to work with the guys in a more hands-on setting, but it's not for everyone. This event is very exclusive and has limited availability. Attendees will be chosen by an application

Sweet Cherry Pie, Oh Yeah!
Tired of this week's election brouhaha, but not tired of things sick and sad? Here's a tragically hilarious window into the shitty nature of the recording industry as told by one Mister Janie Lane, front man of cock rock wank fest, Warrant.

Web tops 100 million sites
BLOGS and virtual shops for small businesses have pushed the number of websites past the 100-million mark, an internet monitoring firm reports.

Blogging for Dollars Some Make Enough Money Off Sites to Quit Day Job
By BARBARA CORREA\ Staff Writer For most bloggers, spending hours on end in front of computer monitors is a hobby -- a kind of high-tech throwback to the days when dads tinkered in the garage to pass a slow weekend.