Failed real-estate speculator finds his foreclosure blog to be wildly popular–among people who hate him and his shady dealings.Photos: The blogger and the housing bubble

Kevin: The Guardian’s Bobbie Johnson uses blogs in an interesting way to try to get some comments on a story that he’s written for the newspaper. Great way to use the medium to try to flesh out a story. Two thumbs up.

Kevin: What happens when download speeds hit 150Mbits/sec? What applications become possible? It’s not the distant future.

“The point is that the state of newspaper today is the outcome of a set of strategic choices. It wasn’t inevitable. And renewal isn’t impossible.” New DNA is needed. What should newspapers’ business model be?