To connect its 100,000-plus employees, the financial services company is rolling out a slew of new collaboration tools anchored by Microsoft's SharePoint Server.

Widgenie, the first product from the new unit, is an on-demand, interactive data visualization tool that allows users to build free dynamic graphics from spreadsheet data and share their widgenies on blogs, social networks and websites.

BlogCatalog, a social network for people who have blogs on the Internet, is introducing a special category to promote political blogging during the presidential campaign season.

Under the agreement, CondéNet will expand its travel offerings with SFO*Media, publisher of travel blogs that include HotelChatter.com and Jaunted.com.

Thirty Day Challenge, the annual Internet Business education program, selected WordPressDirect, a fast and easy website building tool, for this year's program beginning August 1. Participants gain a free membership to WPD and can create blogs and niche w