According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, blogs have not yet become recognized by a majority of internet users. “Only 38% of all internet users [in the U.S.] know what a “blog” means,” the report said.

Al-Arabiya.net published a good story about the “emperors of the Arabic media.” The story was originally written by Rasha Owais for the Arabic edition of Forbes magazine. I was surprised to read that Rafik Al-Hariri, the former Lebanese PM, officially has no shares in Future TV, and he is controlling the popular channel by giving the shares to his family and close friends.

As William Safier is retiring, Dave Winer suggests that NY Times could accept a blogger in its op-ed page. “This would be a big door-opener between the two cultures,” he added. I think this would be great. Bloggers have been around for a while, some of them got book deals, and I think it’s time to see bloggers move to the printed media.

The Global Arabic Encyclopedia, one of the best Arabic encyclopedias out there, has a website now.

Hayfaa for the Lebanese Parliament?

I read about this album on Zaydoun‘s blog, and I was not quite sure if I should purchase it, but now I can tell you I was impressed. The single ‘American Idiot’, could be a good way to understand the feelings of some Americans in Bush’s War on Terror administration period. The album was rated highly as one of the best rock albums of the last year. I don’t usually listen to much rock music, so if you were like me, this album is perfect to start with.

NYTimes: Google and Yahoo are extending search ability to TV programs.