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Rhoda Vickers Hosting DIY Conference in Atlanta + More

Rhoda Vickers

Rhoda Vickers from Southern Hospitality tells us that she's heading up a DIY/home decor blogging conference in Atlanta on June 21 and 22. The community is very excited for this niche conference and hope to make it an annual event. A great group of DIY home bloggers are behind the scenes helping her get it all planned and implemented.  Read more >

Do You Believe What You Read?: Social Media and Whitney Houston's Death

Whitney Houston

As this becomes more and more common, with average citizens beating mainstream media to the punch, it raises the question: how much do you believe what you read on Twitter? Do you believe it the first time you read it? After you've seen it pop up a few times? Only after the news has been confirmed by a mainstream media outlet? And would you stop believing something were true if it was never reported by a mainstream media outlet?  Read more >

Are You Spending More Than You Think on Blogging?

Computers and Money

It's tax season and your mind is probably on how much you've earned and how much you owe from your blogging endeavours, but have you ever taken a moment to work out how much you spend in order to write? Book bloggers have to purchase books, entertainment bloggers take themselves to the movies, and food bloggers are constantly purchasing ingredients and equipment. One blogger did just that -- worked out exactly how much she spent both timewise and moneywise over the last year.  Read more >

Bloggers Launch a JCPenney Shop-In To Support Ellen DeGeneres, Tolerance

Ellen DeGeneres

I interrupt a week of whining about how my life is so hard, what with my son's clashing wardrobe choices and my daughter not phoning me and the croissants jumping into my mouth whenever I stroll by (that post is still in drafts) to rant a little bit about a group of assholes, One Million Moms, who were protesting JC Penney's decision to hire Ellen DeGeneres as their spokesperson.  Read more >