Jason Pearce

Google released a beta version of its new toolbar, which I’m trying out now. A few months ago, Google bought out Blogger.com, which is the service I use to post the content you find here on my Monologue. The cool feature is Google added a blogger button to its toolbar, which makes it even easier for me to post content that I find on the Web to this section of my site.

Wired News: Google Gets Souped Up Toolbar: “11:30 AM Jun. 27, 2003 PT

Online search engine Google introduced several new gadgets in its popular toolbar for Web browsers, hoping to build even greater brand loyalty amid heightened competition. The new software for the toolbar includes a feature that automatically blocks pop-up ads and enables users to transfer online content to Internet journals known as weblogs. “

Wired News: Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

“The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can’t be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers.

Online free speech advocates praised the decision as a victory. The ruling effectively differentiates conventional news media, which can be sued relatively easily for libel, from certain forms of online communication such as moderated e-mail lists. One implication is that DIY publishers like bloggers cannot be sued as easily. “