A C|Net article has a couple fabulous examples of the benefits of monitoring the blogosphere. If you’re trying to convince management to fund the cost of monitoring, send them this article.

I’ve never been a fan of fear as a PR tactic, and the strike-fear-in-their-hearts approach now appearing on the Grokster site is an example of fearmongering at its worst. Grokster, remember, is the file-sharing site that was shut down by the courts in the face of RIAA and MPAA actions. Visitors now are greeted with the warning that using the site to trade copyrighted material is illegal, and then tells you, “YOUR IP ADDRESS IS XX.XXX.XXX.XXX AND HAS BEEN LOGGED. Don’t think you can’t get caught. You are not anonymous.” Ooh. Shivers of terror are rippling down my spine. The blog Slyck has more.

Mac vs. Windows vs. Linux? They each have defenders and detractors. Watch this video, though, and find out why every OS sucks.