The CBS and CW network affiliates in Sacramento are embracing blogs, social media sites and “widgets” — all for the chance to connect with more viewers (NWS)

CHICAGO - Authorities say the death of a 19-year-old Illinois Institute of Technology student was an accident. Benjamin Collen of Lincolnwood had been missing since Nov. 14. His body was found over the weekend inside a fraternity house storage room on

Om Malik, the founder of the prominent technology blog GigaOM , has joined True Ventures as a venture partner. True Ventures invested $1 million in Mr. Malik’s company, Giga Omni Media, last year.

Young adults in the U.S. want news from politicians from a variety of sources, including blogs and YouTube, and they want two-way conversations with their political leaders, according to MeriTalk.com, a new social-networking site focused on U.S. governmen

Blogging about staff cuts is particularly prevalent in Silicon Valley, where companies feel pressure to break bad news on their own blogs so that they can better control the message.