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The Glean

GOP scratches Rybak, blogger scratches back

By Max Sparber | 03/19/10
ALSO: Republican gubernatorial candidates get scrappy; Bachmann comes out punching, others punch back; WCCO debuts The Wire (not theTV show).
The Glean

Norm turns to Facebook to announce he's not running

By Max Sparber | 01/18/10
ALSO: Franken at six months; Pawlenty's budget battles continue; a druid prophet predicts a Vikings win.
Political Agenda

Blogger says Madia likely won't run again

By Joe Kimball | 02/11/09
Eden Prairie blogger Gavin Sullivan reported Sunday that Ashwin Madia probably won't run for Congress again in 2010.
Political Agenda

Coleman-Franken recount: Fivethirtyeight takes on Wall Street Journal

By Jay Weiner | 01/06/09
The Wall Street Journal had a strong editorial Monday about how the Minnesota Senate recount was, more or less, invalid. One MinnPost reader sent me a passionate email urging me to fact-check the editorial. But Nate Silver, the brilliant guru at f
Business Agenda

Open up and say, "myoptumhealth.com": Motley Fool says UnitedHealth will struggle to brand website

By Dan Haugen | 12/03/08
The Motley Fool doesn't have high expectations for UnitedHealth Group's new health-care website.
Braublog

The essential stupidity of the 'blogger' evasion

By David Brauer | 10/09/08
I've been a paid journalist for 25 years, but after 11 months online I've made peace with being called a "blogger." Many journalists hate the tag — it carries the connotation of "amateur namecaller." Hell, even some amateur bloggers object when I ca
Business

Twitter strategy: microblogging for big business

By John Reinan | 10/06/08
I’ll admit, when I first heard of Twitter a couple years ago, I thought it sounded goofy. A service devoted to transmitting the random thoughts of average people? No, thanks.
Perspectives

UMN News: MySpace, Facebook are more than cyberspace hangouts

By UMN News | 07/14/08
A University of Minnesota study of social-networking habits finds that teens listed technology skills as the top lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views, and communication skills.FROM UMN NEWS
Politics & Policy

Google's golden ticket: Freshman scores big with her art in contest

By Christina Capecchi | 05/14/08
First, there were 16,000 student entries. Then 400, and now 40. Becca Olene is a finalist who will get a peek inside the famed Googleplex headquarters.
Politics & Policy

Facebook: Social networking site is the new yellow flag in college sports

By Christina Capecchi | 11/13/07
By Christina Capecchi | Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007 Student athletes have to tackle a whole new set of off-the-field problems these days: the seemingly ever-present tech world of websites, digital cameras and cell phones.