24/7 Wall St. launches new site, plans others

24/7 Wall St. has launched a site that will focus on news about Apple, writes editor in chief Doug McIntyre. McIntyre writes, “24/7 Wall St. is pleased to announce the launch of the public beta version of  AppleFinancialNews.com (AAPL), the first in a seriesof websites with news and opinion about America’s premier companies gathered from hundreds of sites […]

NYT launches small business blog

The New York Times has launched a blog about small business and entrepreneurship called “You’re the Boss.” Small business editor Loren Feldman writes, “One of the guiding thoughts behind this blog is that unlike doctors and lawyers and a lot of other professionals, business owners rarely get any training. Nor do they have a lot […]

The strategy behind Daily Finance

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Amey Stone is the managing editor of Daily Finance, a new business site launched earlier this year by AOL that remains in beta format. Stone is also an assistant managing editor at AOL Money & Finance where she oversees business news and investing coverage. She has been with AOL since 2005 and […]

Time starts personal finance blog

The Cheapskate Blog by Brad Tuttle debuted on Time magazine’s Web site earlier this week as a place for consumers who want to find ways to save money. Tuttle, a contributing editor at Budget Travel, plans to write about the best deals in dining, travel, shopping, sports and more. The Cheapskate Blog will include career and […]

NYT biz section to start consumer blog

The New York Times will start a consumer blog focusing on issues such as consumer protection, business editor Larry Ingrassia said Monday. The comment came in response to a reader comment about why the paper’s business section didn’t have a consumer column. Ingrassia wrote, “Ron Lieber, my ‘Your Money’ columnist, is gnashing his teeth over your […]

The blogs that cover the tech industry — with rumors and fact

Damon Darlin of the New York Times writes Saturday about the blogs such as Silicon Alley Insider, Gizmodo and TechCrunch that cover the technology industry. Darlin writes, “But seeking credibility may be a less-important strategy for the blogs at this stage. Mr. Arrington, a lawyer, is quick to point out that he has no journalism […]

WSJ.com starts new culture blog

The Wall Street Journal Online has launched Speakeasy, a new culture blog designed to enhance the site’s Arts & Entertainment coverage. Speakeasy provides reporting from the Journal and aggregation and commentary for what’s happening each day at the confluence of media, celebrity, arts and entertainment. The blog is available to all users and is written […]

Baltimore biz reporter starts tech blog

Gus Sentementes, a business reporter at the Baltimore Sun, started a tech blog called BaltTech on Monday. Sentementes writes, “For more than a year now, I’ve nurtured this idea of a tech blog that gets up each day and tries to cover the interesting tech trends coming out of Baltimore. “Not just the big companies […]

New Atlanta biz columnist starts blog

Henry Unger, the new business section columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has started a blog called The Biz Beat. Unger writes, “I’m not new to business reporting, but a Web blog is not something I would have pictured for myself — at least not in this lifetime. You never know. “My tentative plan is to […]

New blogs on Portfolio

Gary Weiss, a former BusinessWeek reporter and editor who has been a contribuing editor at Conde Nast Porttfolio, has moved his blog over to the Portfolio site. In addition, Ryan Avent from The Economist will be replacing Felix Salmon on the magazine’s list of bloggers. Salmon is going to Reuters. Jeff Bercovici from Portfolio writes, […]