“Whether you’re a newly minted blogger or a relative old-timer, you’ve been seeing more and more stories pop up every day about bloggers getting in trouble for what they post. Like all journalists and publishers, bloggers sometimes publish information that other people don’t want published. You might, for example, publish something that someone considers defamatory, republish an AP news story that’s under copyright, or write a lengthy piece detailing the alleged crimes of a candidate for public office. The difference between you and the reporter at your local newspaper is that in many cases, you may not have the benefit of training or resources to help you determine whether what you’re doing is legal. And on top of that, sometimes knowing the law doesn’t help – in many cases it was written for traditional journalists, and the courts haven’t yet decided how it applies to bloggers.”

[Legal Guide for Bloggers]

Zevs has just “liquidated” Google website.

[ZEVS LIQUIDATES GOOGLE]

“Twitter has landed a reported $35 million in additional venture funding, despite the fact it still lacks a business model. The funding values the company at $250 million, according to news reports.

The move appears to buck a trend as venture funds have famously tightened their purse strings and sent directives late last year to their portfolio companies, urging them to buckle down and make their numbers. It’s no longer enough to generate eyeballs and worry about monetizing them later.

But earlier this week the micro-blogging service shrugged off speculation, based on a British news report, that it would start charging corporate clients. It would not, it said, start charging anyone for services that are currently free.

In fact, Twitter said it didn’t need the cash infusion — but the additional money was too good to pass up. “Our strong growth attracted interest and we decided to accept a unique opportunity to make Twitter even stronger with a very attractive offer,” the company said on its blog.

It said its active users have jumped 900% in the past year. Bolstering that claim is another recent study. At the end of last year, 11% of online American adults said they used Twitter or a service like it, according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project study. Twitter and Twitter-like services are used by about one in five online adults between the ages of 18 and 34. Ten percent of 35- to 44-year-olds and 5% of 45- to 54-year-olds use Twitter.

Institutional Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital underwrote the additional funding.”

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