NO more humor... just more tragic, sad, sick, twisted goings ons - Sorry |
Since March 2004, the "blogosphere" has doubled in size every five to seven months. There now are more than 53 million blogs. Key blog statistics: 150,000 -- The number of blogs created each day, or nearly two blogs per second. 1.6 million -- The number of daily postings, or more than 66,600 per hour. 39% of the blogs were in English. 31% of the blogs were in Japanese. 12% of the blogs were in Chinese. 2% of the blogs were in Spanish. 40% of those who start a blog are still posting on it three months later. Source: Technorati, a San Francisco firm that tracks blogs, as of June. By Laura Parker, USA TODAY A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con artist" and a "fraud." Libel involves the publishing of a falsehood that harms someone. Slander is the same doctrine applied to the spoken word. libel and slander reading material: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0829656.html http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander_and_libel My blog has been threatened with legal action by author John Gray Published by Gavin Sheridan March 17th, 2004 in John Gray Link: http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=968 And on the other hand: Bloggers Gain Libel Protection http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59424,00.html |