pushing blogs and newsfeeders

* WSJ review of newsfeeders -- they like bloglines (it looks like they'll also be rolling out advertising -- does this present an issue for sites who only license their content for non-commercial use under a creative commons license?

* A media-sharing tool called Webjay has quickly become an underground hit. The site/tools makes it easy to build, share and watch playlists of audio and video links culled from around the Internet. [via paidcontent]

* Reuters.com on mp3blogs

"It's not like I'm posting MP3s of the latest Britney Spears or Usher songs," Ryan said. "The artists whose songs I post generally are not selling that many albums. I post their songs hoping that their music will affect some of my readers the same way that it has affected me and, like me, they will go out and purchase the artist's album."
MP3 blogs may help record labels market music that would otherwise never find an audience and provide an alternative to the zero-tolerance model that says any online songs that aren't purchased are stolen goods.
"I get sent free records all of the time lately, which is a nice sign -- there are a lot of labels out there who see the potential of the MP3 blog format as a venue for marketing records," said Fluxblog's Perpetua. "I think that only the most conservative labels will see MP3 blogs as a threat."

see also: Music for Robots (electronica, hip-hop and punk) | Largehearted Boy (postings of live sets and B-sides)

* AskMen on How To: Start A Blog [via Anil]

* Microsoft on The Four-Letter Word That Can Get People Excited About Your Products: Blog [via Sabrina]