ARTICLES RELATING TO BLOGGING

Best reasons to blog

2013-03-13 00:00

There's nothing more cathartic than sharing your thoughts on a platform where you can connect with others AND choose to remain anonymous.

Mommy blogger wars

2012-11-01 14:07

The mommy blogger arena can be more dangerous than a boxing ring.

Friends in the trenches

2012-09-14 12:14

Some friends vanish when you become a parent, but the best ones stay.

Calling all wine bloggers

2012-03-29 14:58

Want to write about your great passion? Look no further.

Press freedom for parents?

2011-11-22 09:35

How changes to the law could affect you and your children.

Top tips for recipe bloggers

2011-08-02 11:52

Want to improve the quality of your recipe writing?

Vatican invites bloggers for summit

2011-05-02 15:41

The Vatican has invited 150 Catholic bloggers to attend a first-ever blogging summit, increasingly aware of the role that faith-based blogging is playing in spreading Catholicism online.

Egypt blogger out after 4-yrs in jail

2010-11-18 07:39

An Egyptian blogger has been released after serving four years in prison on charges of insulting Islam and the president.

Celeb blogger to quit bullying

2010-10-13 14:27

Perez Hilton has vowed to stop being a bully and support a growing campaign to raise awareness about teen suicides and gay bullying.

Celeb blogger to quit bullying

2010-10-13 14:27

Perez Hilton has vowed to stop being a bully and support a growing campaign to raise awareness about teen suicides and gay bullying.

Syria accuses teen blogger of spying

2010-10-04 18:31

The authorities in Syria are accusing a schoolgirl blogger held incommunicado for the past nine months of spying for the American embassy in Egypt.

Perez Hilton expands web empire

2010-10-04 15:24

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has been losing and gaining - losing weight and gaining a website, that is.

Bloggers have fashion clout

2010-09-15 20:00

New York Fashion Week has long been the realm of magazine editors and department store buyers, but now online fashionistas are wielding clout.

Blogging by the rules

2010-09-02 14:42

While blogging is a personal, expressive thing, there are certain rules we all need to follow. Here's what to steer clear of.

Blogger admits to restraint

2010-07-22 16:51

China's most popular blogger famous for poking fun at prominent figures, hinted that he has had to bite his tongue in a tightly controlled media landscape.

Boy's family blog a memorial

2010-05-14 22:31

The family travel blog of the Dutch boy who lost his parents and brother in the Libya plane crash has turned into a condolence register.

'Awesome' blog becomes book

2010-04-14 14:25

Depressed by reading bad news and with his marriage failing, Neil Pasricha has focussed on the positive with his blog - and now has a book deal.

Blogger gives hope to homeless

2010-02-24 10:15

Retired advertising executive Zhang Shihe has embraced his role since rescuing disabled people from the streets of Beijing, thanks to his blog.

For God's sake, blog!

2010-01-23 22:09

For God's sake, blog! Pope Benedict has told priests, saying they must learn to use new forms of communication to spread the gospel message.

Is there Intelligent Life?

2009-12-09 13:36

What is it about the Internet that seems to attract violent and intolerant readers, asks Marianne Thamm?

Scientist unmasked as call girl

2009-11-18 11:03

A former prostitute whose memoirs were turned into the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl has revealed her true identity - Brooke Magnanti, a British research scientist.

Kissing quest becomes web hit

2009-09-14 14:07

A Taiwanese woman's ambition to kiss 100 men in Paris has become an overnight web sensation after she provided details of the quest on her much-visited blog.

 

Best reasons to blog

2013-02-19 11:49

There's nothing more cathartic than sharing your thoughts on a platform where you can connect with others AND choose to remain anonymous.

Mom's on strike!

2012-10-16 09:53

One mom blogs about her strike, and now she’s leading a revolution.

Women24 wants YOU!

2012-08-14 13:26

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, WIN in our competitions, chat and mingle, or write for us!

Russian bloggers allege cyber-conspiracy

2011-12-03 19:58

Russian bloggers have complained as a popular blogging website was down for the third consecutive day, just a day before a key vote.

Food blogging 101

2011-08-19 11:15

Want to improve your blog?

Gwyneth talks gays and the Bible

2011-06-10 10:18

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has taken to her blog to address the subject of homosexuality in the Bible.

Swedish minister's blog hacked

2010-12-28 16:40

Ads for Russian brides and motivational speakers that temporarily appeared on Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's blog could have been the work of hackers.

Should you Mommy blog?

2010-10-15 15:43

A fellow mommy blogger looks at whether or not sharing your child's intimate details online is a step too far.

Celeb blogger to quit bullying

2010-10-13 14:27

Perez Hilton has vowed to stop being a bully and support a growing campaign to raise awareness about teen suicides and gay bullying.

Chinese microblogging is thriving

2010-10-10 20:26

China's 420 million web users have seized on microblogging as a new avenue for mass expression in a tightly controlled information landscape.

Perez Hilton expands web empire

2010-10-04 15:24

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has been losing and gaining - losing weight and gaining a website, that is.

Blog awards grow in SA

2010-09-27 19:09

Watkykjy has been nominated as the News24 South African Blog of the Year at an event held at the One and Only Hotel in Cape Town.

Blogging by the rules

2010-09-15 12:00

While blogging is a personal, expressive thing, there are certain rules we all need to follow. Here's what to steer clear of.

SA Blog Awards come of age

2010-08-12 17:29

News24 will be the headline sponsor when the annual SA Blog Awards take place on September 25 in Cape Town.

No blogging for Chinese military

2010-06-26 14:32

China has issued regulations banning its 2.3 million soldiers from creating web sites or writing web blogs, adding to the nation's existing Internet curbs.

“Awesome” blog becomes book

2010-04-14 14:58

Depressed by reading bad news daily and with his marriage failing, Canadian Neil Pasricha decided to try to focus on the positive and come up with 1,000 simple, free, awesome things, posting one each day on a blog.

ANCYL rubbishes blog campaign

2010-03-24 13:20

A blog campaign condemning the ANC Youth League has gained momentum, with several bloggers adding their names.

Is blogging dead?

2010-02-04 22:58

Young people are losing interest in blogging as communication habits become brief and mobile, say tech experts.

Twitter lets you pay by iPhone

2009-12-09 20:16

Microblogging service Twitter has branched into the market for electronic payments, unveiling a mini credit card swiper that plugs into the iPhone at an internet fair in Paris.

'Murderer' freaks out Twitter

2009-11-20 09:51

The web has been atwitter with rumours that a serial killer was tweeting about his life and murderous activities on popular social networking site Twitter.

Twitter links to LinkedIn

2009-11-11 07:51

Twitter has linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.

Blogger agrees to stop writing

2009-09-14 09:30

A woman who was jailed after writing a blog critical of the Vietnamese government has agreed to stop blogging as a condition of her release.

 
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