Content Management Matters ™

With the Democratic National Convention well underway, bloggers have been busy covering every aspect of the political event.

Hundreds of bloggers descended upon Denver on Monday and will do so into St. Paul next week for the Republican National Convention. As with the changing face of politics, both parties understand the need to allow bloggers, who are often self-supported, into the fray, as they embrace the new social medium that is fast replacing television and other traditional media that has long been the primary resource of reaching out to voters.

Remember the whole AP Blogging debacle? It's as resolved as it can be. But that's no reason why we can't continue to discuss the issue. If you're not going to Paris in September, you can opt to go to Ohio.

The Poynter Institute joins Kent State University for a Media Ethics Workshop on September 18 at the Kent State main campus in Ohio.

We all know that blogs and blogging are a shockingly effective means of sharing your most ingenious thoughts and building or participating in online communities.

Right. You got that message a while back. But considering that there are a number of options to choose from, the final step of getting going can still seem a touch daunting. We've put in a little spadework and here's a quick guide through the woods for the rest of us.

In the final days of 2007, many a to-do list is being checked off. With all the last minute, "revolutionary" social web updates, you'd think Santa's elves were part of the operation.

Case in point: OpenID, a universal signature mechanism that eliminates the need for multiple site logins, has been incorporated into Blogger.