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Luke Russert a No-Show at NBC

He hasn't been on the air since March

(Newser) - Tim Russert's son, Luke, landed a sweet gig covering youth issues at NBC News after his dad died last summer. Just one problem: No one's seen him since March, the New York Post reports. "It's like, 'Well, that's what you get for nepotism,' " says one NBC insider....

McCarthy Joins Oprah's Media Stable

(Newser) - Jenny McCarthy has signed on with Oprah Winfrey’s production company in a deal that includes a syndicated talk show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. McCarthy’s first outing with Harpo is a blog, which launched Friday on Oprah.com. McCarthy has appeared multiple times on Winfrey’s talk show...

Fear of Feds Censors Corporate Tweets

Some complain personal touch disappearing

(Newser) - More big firms are using blogs and Twitter to keep the world up-to-date on company matters—but personal styles are colliding with federal corporate-communications rules, the Wall Street Journal reports. Firms like eBay are now adding disclaimers to once-casual tweets, leaving some readers cold. “There’s much more of...

Publishers Turn Internet Laughs Into Fast Cash

User-generated content sites can have publishers pounce within days

(Newser) - The blog-to-book cycle is speeding up as publishers seek fast cash from Internet funnies, the New York Times reports. Sites like Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves—featuring user-submitted photos of pets in bizarre outfits—have gone from startup to print in a matter of weeks, with the "authors"...

Find a New Job, 140 Characters at a Time

Site can be used for targeted, effective networking

(Newser) - If you’re unemployed, the right attention on Twitter could land you your next position. Forbes offers pointers on using the micro-blogging site for networking:
  • Make sure your account name contains something about your profession, so your feed shows up when people search associated topics.
  • Search for industry leaders and
...

Holly in Catfight at Hef's Birthday

All three exes turn out for bash

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner reunited with his ex-girlfriends this weekend at his 83rd birthday bash in Las Vegas—and one of them got into a cyber catfight. When a reporter—who also dated Holly Madison’s former flame Criss Angel—called Hefner ex and party host Madison a “bad interview” via...

Bucks Forward Takes Heat for Mid-Game Tweet

Team discourages posts during halftime

(Newser) - Charlie Villanueva’s zeal for micro-blogging has him in trouble with the Milwaukee Bucks, who deemed the forward’s half-time locker room tweet during Sunday’s Buck-Celtics game to be unsportsmanlike conduct, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. “We made a point to address Charlie and the team that it’...

Facebook Changes Irk Users—Again

Twitter-esque feed makes site jumbled, members complain

(Newser) - The latest changes to Facebook are barely a week old and are already prompting the ire of users, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Updates from friends now appear on the homepage in a real-time, Twitter-esque feed, which users complain crowds out more important messages, like friend requests. A user group,...

A Year Later, Spitzer Hooker 'Proud' of Herself

Dupre discusses 'mistakes' in blog

(Newser) - Wondering how Ashley Dupre is doing, one year after Eliot Spitzer’s downfall? She'll tell you herself, in lengthy detail, through her blog on Global Grind, the New York Daily News reports. Though she’s “made more mistakes than most people make in a lifetime,” the 23-year-old is...

Octuplet Mom Turns Down Free, 24-Hour Child Care

Starts video diary to explain her side of story

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman has rejected an offer from a nonprofit group for free, 24-hour care for her 14 kids, the Los Angeles Times reports. The group’s founder says Suleman lost interest when it vetoed a reality show based around their care, but Suleman disputes that in a video diary for...

While DC Burns, Congress Twitters
 While DC  Burns, 
 Congress Twitters 
OPINION
Feb 25, 2009 1:22 PM CST

While DC Burns, Congress Twitters

Congress micro-blogging obsession is unbecoming: Milbank

(Newser) - Washington has a problem, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. No, not just pork, or the influence of lobbyists—Twitter. President Obama gave a speech last night that was solemn but hopeful, bold yet pragmatic. And how did our lawmakers respond? “They whipped out their BlackBerrys and began...

New Economic Saviors: Marc Cuban and You

(Newser) - Marc Cuban has some ideas about how to get the nation out of this financial mess, and they have a lot to do with—no surprise—Marc Cuban. The billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks says entrepreneurs can lead the way, so he's soliciting business plans at his blog, the...

Miley Sorry For Real This Time

Singer apologizes for controversial pic

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has apologized again for slanting her eyes in a photo leaked last week, this time admitting her action might be seen as "hurtful," E! Online reports. In her first half-hearted explanation, Cyrus said she was just being "goofy" in the picture, which was slammed by...

Miley: 'I'm Not Racist, Just Goofy'

Singer defends controversial pic

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus apologized—sort of—for slanting her eyes in the photo that sparked accusations of racism and the particular ire of a national Asian-American group, the Daily News reports. “I'm sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context!” the...

The Ignominy! No Facebook, No IM, and the Email's Down

White House tech years out of date; regulations are obsolete

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s White House staff has stepped into a time warp. The tech-savviest campaigners in history, who deployed email, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, et al, brilliantly to get their guy elected, now have to settle for an email system that goes down for long periods of time—as it was...

Lisa Marie Defends Travoltas, Scientology

Blog post on MySpace stands up fro Jett's parents

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley's reaching out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston, while also calling out those who have used their son's death to trash Scientology, Us magazine reports. “Folks, as popular as it has been to discriminate and ridicule Scientology and Scientologists in the recent past, now is NOT...

Whew! They're Still Together
 Whew! They're Still Together 
Jan 6, 2009 9:53 AM CST

Whew! They're Still Together

Lilo denies breakup rumors

(Newser) - You can relax now. Lindsay Lohan has once again used her MySpace blog to tell it how it is—and firmly deny rumors that she and Samantha Ronson have broken up, E! reports. The starlet has a request for every media outlet that reported the rumor: “Get your stories...

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Vogue star demands company reveal identity of blogger/insult-slinger

(Newser) - A Vogue model is suing to force Google to unmask a blogger responsible for a slew of catty comments about her. The blog, on a Google-owned site, labels Liskula Cohen "psychotic" and a "skanky" superstar. "We think we have a case," her lawyer told the New ...

Wentz Disses Sis-in-Law on Blog

Pete not afraid to offend Ash's sis

(Newser) - Family ties didn’t stop Pete Wentz from including his sister-in-law on a “Worst of 2008” list on his blog, the New York Daily News reports. The Fall Out Boy bassist asked celeb friends to list five stand-outs of 2008, and blogger Perez Hilton listed Jessica Simpson as an...

LiLo: I'm Just Like Britney
 LiLo: I'm Just 
 Like Britney 
Dec 24, 2008 11:27 AM CST

LiLo: I'm Just Like Britney

Starlet not exactly full of holiday cheer in MySpace post about public trials

(Newser) - In a rambling post on her MySpace page, Lindsay Lohan says she’s “going through a lot right now,” just like Britney Spears did. LiLo praises the “amazing” Brit for chasing her dreams despite publicity and other distractions, then recommends the pop icon’s album to fans,...

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