A former Iranian vice-president and leading reformist has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for fomenting unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in June.

What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler? If you have big bucks, splurge on an e-reader or a netbook.

Tuesday was another typical day for John Chow, blogger and Internet entrepreneur in Vancouver, British Columbia.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. On most days, Andrea Deckard can be found in her home office, digging through stacks of coupons and grocery receipts for money-saving tips and recipes that she can share with readers of her MommySnacks blog.

Share + Nov 21, 2009 5:22 pm US/Eastern It's a form of advertising that has exploded in recent years: companies using bloggers to promote their products or services, using classic the word-of-mouth technique.

Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

On Friday, Britain's Channel 4 News broadcast a video appeal for help by Paul and Rachel Chandler, a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates last month.

A horrendous murder has been committed against a gay teenager in Puerto Rico. The LGBT community has demanded that the crime be prosecuted under the Hate Crime Law.

The Moroccan authorities are ratcheting up their attacks on independent journalists.

A local business owner who filed criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against a controversial Salisbury news blogger could have a lengthy and expensive court battle ahead of him, according to a blog pundit.

In the 2004 election, "new media" was defined by blogs. In 2008, it was defined by Facebook and Twitter.

Twitter used to ask What are you doing? No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know What s happening? Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced the change in Twitter s tag line in a blog post on Thursday.

Social media pioneer Anil Dash has left his position as a top executive at blogging company Six Apart to found Expert Labs , a non-profit aimed at crowdsourcing expertise to help government make better policy decisions.

A top model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London has been found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said today.

Twitter's now all about what's happening, according to co-founder Biz Stone. Picture: AFP.

Blogs Fund Watch The Fund Watch blog will keep an eye on the movers and shakers in the Canadian investment fund industry.

Merriam-Webster's annual Words of the Year dating to 2003, when the publisher started making the selection: 2009: Admonish - "to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner." Extensively looked up after Rep.

President Barack Obama has answered written questions from a Cuban blogger who has become famous by daring to criticize life in her country on line.

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Long-time blogger and tech executive Anil Dash announced today at the Web 2.0 Expo New York that he's leaving publishing software company SixApart and will head a new technology incubator called Expert Labs .