Zeina pointed to a story in Arab News on banning of Valentine’s Day celebrations. I do not want to tell you how retarded some people can get, but I am going to celebrate this day even if I had no one to celebrate with. This is a day for love, and I’m not going to let some lunatics ruin it for me.

Dave Winer never wears ties, and thinks it’s “one of the few (only?) pieces of clothing that appears to serve no functional purpose.” But if you had to wear a tie, here’s a step-by-step instructions with pictures. (via Lifehacker)

How Wiki works (via Pogue’s Posts)

Virginia lawmakers pass bill authorizing $50 fine for anyone wearing low-riding pants. Is this USA or KSA?

Reuters: Ask Jeeves buys Bloglines.

The famous Iranian blogger Hoder linked to me from his Persian blog.

This is the third book I read on the subject of blogging. The author of this book, Biz Stone, is the Blogger Senior Specialist at Google. I liked the book because it can be helpful to beginners and advanced bloggers on the same way. I think the writing style of Biz Stone is what makes this book special. When I read it, I felt more like reading a blog.

One of my favorite parts was the in fifth chapter: Blogging in Business. The story of Matt Haughey who started his PVRblog as a side project and was amazed how a blog could turn to be a silver mine.

From the back cover:

This book “is not just a how-to-get-started guide but a next-generation blogging book for anyone who wants to keep their blog blooming.”