Julia Boorstin of is an entertainment and media reporter for CNBC.  Her job allows her to cover issues as varied as the projected opening box office for films like "Dark Knight" and "Mamma Mia," to interviewing the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.  She also writes a blog called "Media Money" for CNBC's website that covers new media, old media and everything in between.  Next week I'm going to have the pleasure of doing a podcast interview with Julia about her job, her life and above all media and money. 

Love is glue, money is oil.  While staying at home with your children may be its own reward, the world runs on money.  So, it's possible, especially in today's economy, that you've considered moving from SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom) to WAHM (Work-At-Home-Mom).  You may have have decided that your family needs a financial boost, but lamented that you don't want to work outside the home.

If you live in the United States, protecting your creative output just became easier. Today, the US Copyright Office unveiled a new online system, eCO, for registering copyrights. Users can fill out a registration application, pay the registration fee, and upload copies of the work being registered. A Powerpoint tutorial, tip sheet (.pdf) and list of frequently asked questions are available to help newcomers through the process.

Which do you think is a better idea? a. Children's book depicting breastfeeding babies and toddlers b. Elmidae: An eco-friendly intellectual clothing line c. Girl Talk: Read to Achieve

It's not as if people haven't been warning us for years that if we didn't curb our addiction to oil we were headed toward an economic tsunami.It's just that we've been treating them as if they were Chicken Little. Now the chickens are coming home to roost.

If soaring gas prices,plummeting home prices and shrinking disposable incomes were not enough to put consumers on edge, how's this to add to your insomniac tendencies:  we could be facing the "f" word: famine. Our entire food supply could  be in jeopardy because honey bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. 

The screengrab team is tired, but Greg's still editing. It's been a long day full of learning, interaction, blogging, and soon-to-be drinking. 

Screengrab meets up with Christa Avampato at the 2008 BlogHer Business Conference.  

Can I just say I heart eBay? As someone who does not like traditional shopping --that would be shopping in malls, discount malls, department stores and boutiques, I am an enthusaistic eBay shopper and a very occasional eBay seller. I just checked my profile and I have been a member since February 9, 1999.

The premise is pretty basic. Think Barbra Streisand . Instead of belting out traditional lyrics of " people who need people are the luckiest people in the world" substitute instead, "People who need people are the best workers in the world." According to Gallup research, people who have a best buddy at work are seven times more likely to be engaged in their job then those worker bees without that special friend.

This is the first in a series I've suddenly felt like writing, since most of my life has been spent lately on airplanes. I don't love driving in places I don't know well: parking lots, shopping malls, Los Angeles. I take cabs, or order a car service, or convince my husband to drive. But my colleague, Kristin, and I had a slew of business meetings recently in L.A., some we had together and some not. It seemed to make the most sense to drive.