AFP - A media rights watchdog on Thursday urged Vietnamese authorities to free a blogger arrested before the Olympic torch relay who the group said was being targetted for his political views.

Reuters - The New York Post can finally drop its Carl Icahn blog-watch timer. The long-delayed Icahn Report blog is going live on Thursday, the financier and corporate agitator said on Wednesday.

AP - Bloggers may find their messages blocked by Myanmar's military regime, but that hasn't stopped Nyi Lynn Seck from raising tens of thousands of dollars for cyclone survivors through his website.

AFP - A US political blog, Talking Points Memo (TPM), was awarded Tuesday by the International Press Institute (IPI) with the "Free Media Pioneer 2008" prize, aimed at honouring individuals or organisations fighting for free and independent media.

AP - Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt decades ago.

E! Online - Here's a Hint: This fashionista brings the drama on a hit reality show, but we're not sure how we like the bright pink streaks she rocked at a blog relaunch party Wednesday night in Hollywood.