Holtz Communications + Technology

By now you’ve probably heard that the documents shown last night on 60 Minutes II may be forgeries despite CBS’s contention that a handwriting expert validated them as authentic. What you may not be hearing from the traditional media is that bloggers—notably some who are also dedicated computer geeks—are the ones who have uncovered what may turn out to be fraud. (CBS is standing by…

The presidential campaign is the subject of more blogging right now than just about anything else, and BlogPulse has set up Campaign Radar 2004 to help you see at a glance what the blog buzz is about the candidates and the issues.

According to Search Engine Journal, Campaign Radar 2004 uses the same technology that powers Intelliseek’s buzz monitoring service for Fortune 1000…

In Iraq, news and information is filtered through government and/or media. But, according to a BBC report, some 70 Iraqis are writing blogs that allow them to issue uncensored reports on their daily lives.

One blogger, a mother of three and manager at a Baghdad water plant, initially shared her hopes for a better life based on the U.S. invasion, but…

Slashdot.org was the original blog. Before the term was first uttered, Slashdot was a place where anybody could open a topic on something to do with technology and others could comment. The software that makes it work has been freely available for others to use. In many ways, Slashdot (motto: “News for nerds. Stuff that matters.”) paved the way for today’s…

Florida Representative Peter Deutsch wears a Blackberry on his belt. When the live, delevised debate of Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate hit commercial breaks, Deutsch checked his Blackberry. And he’s under attack for it.

Apparently, it’s seen as cheating if he got an answer to a tough question or a suggestion about adjusting his style during the debate. Deutsch insists he only…