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Word on The Internets has it that Eric and Kathleen were married by blog. Apparently, there's a little known law governing informal marriage in Texas. For a marriage to be legal, the law requires a public declaration of the marriage with local witnesses. Since there are blog readers in Texas, Eric and Kathleen's public posts meet those requirements. Here's Kathleen's explaination. Congratulations you crazy kids. (Via Kottke)

Sometimes I can sense what people are thinking. It's weird. However, when it comes to improving Blogger a more scientific approach is recommended. To that end, we've come up with a short survey that will help us help you. If you sign in to Blogger and follow the user survey link in your Dashboard, we can get to know a little more about you and what you want from us.

Also, we're offering $500 gift cards to three lucky respondents. As if you needed an incentive to fill out a Blogger survey. You love those.

Lucas writes in to say:

I hate your Blogger Mobile Jingle!!! It's SO catchy that I haven't been able to get it out of my head!!! Who makes these things?!

I recently read and article on opportunities on how bloggers can make money. I was wondering if I created a blog through your web site if that will prevent me from benefitting financially?

Identical twins Cameron and Damien Barrett from Brooklyn, NY are long-time bloggers using a blog to try and up their chances of getting cast on CBS' hit show, The Amazing Race.

This site, therefore, is a grand experiement. How much influence can we generate from the blogosphere and fans of the show? Will we succeed in getting the casting directors to take a second look at our audition tape? (Some estimates put the number of tapes they receive each season is upwards of 20,000 to 30,000.) Do we have any natural advantage because we are identical twins and long-time bloggers?

The Nonist has published (in PDF form) an interesting little pamphlet called What Everyone Should Know About Blog Depression.

There is a growing epidemic in the cyberworld. a scourge which causes more suffering with each passing day. as blogging has exploded and, under the stewardship of the veterans, the form has matured more and more bloggers are finding themselves disillusioned, dissatisfied, taking long breaks, and in many cases simply closing up shop. this debilitating scourge ebbs and flows but there is hardly a blogger among us who has not felt it’s dark touch. we’re speaking, of course, about blog depression.

Director Kevin Smith's blog is called My Boring Ass Life. What's in a name?

Blogger and news correspondent Kevin Sites has been nominated for an Emmy. Congratulations Kevin! (Via BoingBoing)