Editor's desk: Week of July 24, 2006

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Friday July 28


Companies love Facebook: Here's an interesting video interview with Chris Hughes, co-founder of social networking site Facebook. He says that in addition to the site's college and high-school student users, some 10,000 companies are now registered.
- - - posted 2.33pm by Neil Sanderson


The stats are in and here's what was most popular on nzherald this week:

1. Abuse hurled at teacher-murder accused
    [audio report]

2. Police quiet on arrests in Kahui case

3. Gun shop director questioned after man shot

4. Man dies of bee sting waiting for help

5. Male lawyer appears in court in women's clothes
- - - posted 1.30pm by Neil Sanderson



Radio with pictures: Congratulations to Newstalk ZB for taking the first steps into online video.
Check out the webcast as Paul Holmes talks with singer-songrwiter Richard Julian.
- - - posted 10am by Neil Sanderson

Thursday July 27

Why bloggers blog:

Just caught up with this from a few days ago:

Bloggger Jeff Jarvis

summarising a

Pew/Internet study

in the US. Among the findings: