A Blogosphere Merger...and Thinking-Cap Questions
Bloggers are speculating about it, but LiveJournal confirms that Six Apart has indeed purchased LiveJournal. Here's the official announcement from Six Apart. Will it be a good thing? Opinions already are being offered about whether the marriage will work.
San Bernadino County must have an incredible presence in the Blogosphere, because today's top 6 burstiest people are involved in some way with the county's decision not to allow an annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire to continue on grounds it's been using for 10 years. Bloggers who are into 16th-Century England obviously are not happy.
The presidential election that won't go away returns, with references to Congressional Rep. John Conyers among today's bursty people as well for his ongoing challenge of Ohio's election results. It's an issue as Congress returns to action this week and must certify electoral college votes.
For the truly heady among us, check out today's third top link, Edge, the World Question Center. Today's deep-think question: What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it? Hmmm....
BLOGPULSE TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: The world remains focused on disaster relief efforts in Southern Asia. The blog discussion shows up in several ways, including specific references to the tsunami-devasted countries and a huge spike in Asia-related discussion.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at January 6, 2005 11:33 AM
