Just for the fun of it, I decided to play with Google Trends and see how searches for blog engine terms were trending over time. I was surprised to see how much more often WordPress was appearing compared to the past. This is likely due to WordPress.com, and how people are using Google simply to […]

Remember that great conversation with a bunch of geeks I blogged about last week? Well, our good buddy Andru Edwards of Gear Live Media happened to be there with his camera. Here’s the video. It’s full of useful tips — including some from our very own Steve Broback — about businesses and social media. Enjoy! Published by […]

Madonna, who was given the Elle Style Icon Award at the 10th Elle Style Awards sponsored by H&M (held in London earlier this month), graces the cover of British Elle’s April issue. Inside, the 48-year-old star expresses concern that her older children, Lourdes, 10, and Rocco, 6, don’t share her evolved fashion sense. “My daughter is […]

Guests at a Sports Illustrated party attended by Beyoncé and top models may have been exposed to hepatitis by a Wolfgang Puck prep cook, health officials said. The Los Angeles County Department of Health sent guests alerts Tuesday saying the worker had acute hepatitis A and recommended vaccinations for anyone who ate uncooked food at the […]

Britney Spears caused a case of mass whiplash when she bolted from rehab after less than 24 hours – then checked back in days later. The reason for the quick turnaround? An ultimatum from Kevin Federline, a source says. Upset by the news that Spears had checked out of Promises in Malibu on Wednesday, Federline scheduled […]

When Katharine McPhee sat down recently with Tyra Banks on her talk show, in an episode airing Tuesday, the Idol runner-up wanted to get something off her chest. “They’re saying my boobs are fake, and I know that you’ve gone through this before,” McPhee told Banks. “It really bothers me, because it’s something that’s yours and […]

Conan O’Brien let the stork out of the bag Monday night – by congratulating Liev Schreiber for expecting a baby with Naomi Watts. “Yes, I’m going to be a dad,” Schreiber said in response to the announcement by the Late Night host. “Very exciting.” Before that, the couple had been officially mum on the subject. However, a […]

Open source is an under discussed piece of the social media revolution because you need special skills to be involved. Nevertheless, it represents a real value add in the online world for a non-trivial subset of companies. This begs the question, if your development team has been making modifications or upgrades to any open-source blogging […]

Kate and Owen’s love is heating up! A very relaxed Kate Hudson and barefoot Owen Wilson take an afternoon bike ride together through Queensland’s Surfer’s Paradise Beach on Sunday in Australia. Afterwards, Kate, 27, and Owen, 38, stop off for quick bite to eat at a local cafe (inset). Just two weeks ago, Kate and Owen were spotted […]

James Blunt’s rep says the pop singer was trying to steer his car through a crowd of paparazzi outside a pre-Oscar party at the time police say a man’s foot was run over. Blunt, however, doesn’t concede hitting the man, the rep said Monday. Los Angeles police have said only that Blunt was “involved” in an injury […]

Mariah Carey is “more or less” in a relationship right now, she reveals in a new interview – but doesn’t name her beau, saying: “I don’t talk about that anymore.” The 37-year-old singer does reflect on her ill-fated marriage to Tommy Mottola, telling Hello! magazine, “If I could go back again, I wouldn’t do it.” Mottola – […]

Anna Nicole Smith’s 5-month-old daughter Dannielynn will remain in the care of Howard K. Stern for now after a judge in the Bahamas adjourned the custody battle until next month. On Monday, Smith’s estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, and Smith’s former boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, both fought for custody of the little girl, but the judge made no […]

"Millions will watch you…as you sink right down to the ground." –Jackie Wilson, "No Pity (In The Naked City)" What better way to deal with depression than by…embracing depression? So the post I chose to re-visit today was dead musicians who make me sad. It’s as simple as that. And no Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin or Jimi […]

It’s not true that nobody in Los Angeles can talk about anything except movies. The buzz of the weekend Oscar parties was that Hugh Hefner, 80, will get married again before the end of the year to his No. 1 girlfriend, Holly Madison. “This is very secret, but the word is ‘yes,’ ” one insider […]

Bobby Brown was arrested on Sunday and jailed in Massachusetts for failure to appear in court and pay child support fines. “He was picked up last night outside his daughter’s cheerleading competition” at her high school, Patrick McDermott, clerk of Norfolk Probate Court in Canton, Mass., said. “He went very cooperatively. According to the constable, no […]

The ever exciting world of social network APIs took a giant leap forward over the weekend with the announcement of Facebook’s FQL, which stands for “Facebook Query Language.” Basically, this allows developers to string together scripts that can query the Facebook databases for all kinds of information. Here are a few ways the language could be […]

Britney Spears saw her children during a weekend visit to Promises. Estranged husband Kevin Federline brought their boys, Sean Preston, 17 months, and Jayden, 5 months, to the Malibu rehab center Saturday evening, a source says. “The kids are his No. 1 priority and they always have been,” the source says. “He’s so stressed out right now. […]

They were spotted on a beach in Hawaii having fun by themselves - I wish I could entertain them also . See the pictures here: Published by adminContinue reading: Cameron Diaz and Drew on a Beach

Angelina Jolie is back in Africa, traveling for a third time on behalf of the United Nations to monitor the crisis in Darfur. This time, Jolie, the Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, will not be allowed to actually go to Darfur itself, due to the violent, unstable conditions. On Sunday, Jolie arrived in […]

Showing off her post-baby figure in a strapless champagne-colored Armani dress, Katie Holmes says of motherhood: “I love it!” Holmes left 10-month old Suri at home with her sister-in-law Saturday night to attend a Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show in Beverly Hills to celebrate the man who designed her wedding dress. Suri, says Holmes, is “doing […] Published […]

Kevin Federline visited his estranged wife, Britney Spears, in rehab on Friday. Spears, 25, is currently being treated at Promises in Malibu. A source familiar with the situation says Federline, 28, has been involved in her stay there. “He cares a lot about her,” the source said. Federline stopped by the facility on Friday and stayed about […]

Though John Mayer has been coy about his romance with Jessica Simpson in the past, the singer may be loosening up a bit more when it comes to discussing their relationship. When asked by Time Out New York, “So, what about Jessica? According to Extra, you can’t deny you’re a couple anymore,” Mayer responds: “I don’t […]

Usher is engaged to his stylist girlfriend, Tameka Foster, a source confirms. The first hint that the two had decided to tie the knot came on Monday, when the R&B singer was at the NAACP Theatre Image Awards in Beverly Hills. Onstage to accept his Spirit Award, he thanked Foster, referring to her as his “fiancée.” Usher’s […]

A big group of geeks was sitting around in Chris and Ponzi Pirillo’s new basement last night talking about social media and why businesses should care. Robert said that bloggers are “spitters” who spray pieces of information to lots of other people when we open our mouths. And just like spitting in public is a great […]

Here’s the video of Britney Spears flipping out yesterday and attacking a paparazzi’s SUV with an umbrella. She also allegedly hit a paparazzi on the back as well.  What is going on with her?  Published by vshayesContinue reading: Britney Spears Attacks the Paparazzi

Gossip Time: Nick Cannon, 26, married Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks, 24, in Las Vegas last weekend. Sources say the altar-rushers were staying at the Palms Casino Resort Hotel and enjoying NBA All-Star Weekend when they decided to wed on a whim after just three weeks of dating. The couple began dating after meeting at Super […]

Jessica Simpson, spokesperson for Pizza Hut and star of their commercials, told Elle magazine: There was that internal bleeding discovered last year around the time she was filming Employee of the Month; doctors found the presence of the little bugger thought to cause ulcers. Recently, Simpson tells me, after she was still feeling not quite right, […]

Jessica Simpson, spokesperson for Pizza Hut and star of their commercials, told Elle magazine: There was that internal bleeding discovered last year around the time she was filming Employee of the Month; doctors found the presence of the little bugger thought to cause ulcers. Recently, Simpson tells me, after she was still feeling not quite right, […]

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip star Amanda Peet, 35, has given birth to a baby girl. Sources say that Peet went into labor on Tuesday, resulting in the debut of Frances Pen – named after Peet’s mom, Penny. The Syriana star and her screenwriter husband, David Benioff, 36, were married in September 2006. This is the first […]

With Britney Spears back in rehab at Promises treatment facility in Malibu, her family is still concerned about her well-being. Her father, Jamie Spears, 54, told FOX News from his home in Louisiana on Thursday that Spears is “a sick little girl. … We’re just trying to take care of her.” He added that his daughter’s problems […]