BREAKING NEWS :: Thursday, February 15 :: 8:25am EST

Performancing Snatched From the Jaws of Death

In a press release posted on the Performancing.com site, we learn that the trouble-plagued startup has been acquired by SplashPress Media, the company who owns other notable sites like the Blog Herald.

In the recent past, Performancing has had it’s share of troubles, with failed attempts at selling the site, the CEO leaving, the other principal members threatening to bail, etc.

More news on this as the story develops throughout the blogosphere.

Update 1: Aaron has an exclusive interview with blog broker, David Krug, up at Technosailor. (Thanks Darren)

Update 2: More on the sale of Performancing from the Blog Herald, 901am and Shoemoney.

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Brushing Away The Mothballs

After getting my feet wet in the blogging arena again, I think it may be time to brush away the mothballs here at Bloglogic and get back to the root of things again. I’ve set myself a 3 month goal for the site that shouldn’t be too hard to meet. Wish me luck!

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Bloggers & Contributors Wanted

Since restarting Bloglogic.net as a blogging news site, we haven’t had much luck in finding someone to write for it on a consistent basis. As you can see, the site has gone stale. But in an effort to liven things up around here, we’re looking for a few contributors who can do a few posts a week on the topics of blogging and web 2.0. Interesterd bloggers should apply at the main company site using the contact form there.

Or see this post for more details.

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Meet the New Rocketboom Anchor: Joanna Colan

Joanna ColanLike a guy on the rebound from losing his girlfriend, Andrew Baron has already chosen a new anchor for the now infamous Rocketboom news vlogging show. It can’t be 100% confirmed yet, but the Huffington Post is reporting that former MTV Europe VJ Joanna Colan will take the anchor chair vacated by Amanda Congdon earlier this week. “Sources familiar with the hire say Colan, formerly the music/DJ curator at Table 50, will begin on Monday, July 10th, when Rocketboom is scheduled to go live again…” Read more »

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Problogger Junior Launches after 9 Month Incubation

sMy sincere congrats goes outto Darren Rowse of Problogger.net and his wife (known only as “V”) on the birth of their son Xavier this morning. You just HAVE to check out the pics of the little guy in this post on Darren’s blog. Makes you realize that blogging and the web ain’t the most important things on the planet right now doesn’t it?

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Update: Amanda Quits / or is Fired From Rocketboom

Amanda Quits / or is Fired From RocketboomA bit late on this one, but it seems that internet tv sensation, Amanda Congdon, is leaving Rocketboom to persue bigger and better things in L.A. Here’s a link to her video from earlier today. And here’s a link to the official announcement from Rocketboom.com (c/o Dave Winer at Scripting.com)

Update: Read more »

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Citizen Journalism or Networked Journalism?

Jeff Jarvis over at Buzzmachine brings up a great point in his post called Networked Journalism, where he says:

…this isn’t about citizens or amateurs vs. professionals. We’re all in this together. Journalism is a collaborative venture. Journalism is a network.

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Back on Wednesday

paulThought I’d take a break for a few days, with it being Canada day here on July 1 and Independence day in the US on July 4, but looks like I missed out on reporting a lot of really cool news.

Oh well, the time off is doing me good after all the extra work I’ve been doing. There’s nothing like a 4 day bender few days of relaxation to rejuvinate one’s blogging prowess.

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Happy Independence Day

I’d like to wish all our US readers a happy Independence day. Enjoy!

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The Pay Per Post Model getting Face Space - AGAIN!

Editorial: Holy crap folks, I honestly thought the pay per post controversy - where companies pay bloggers to write posts and link back to the company - was dead, buried and a distant memory.

I’m not going to link directly t0 the cause of the current shitblizzard that’s brewing, but I’ll link to a few opinion pieces on it. Read more »

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