Enjoy this week’s selection of blogging news from across the blogosphere.

b5media to use PicApp as source for images

On May 30th, the leading blog network b5media, has teamed up with PicScout – developer of PicApp.com – to ensure accurate, appropriate image use on blogs.

From the press release:

“Members of leading blog network [will be] using new PicApp image platform for sourcing, illustrating and enhancing photos, artwork.”
Press release excerpt

“PicApp offers our bloggers tremendous selection in terms of the range and types of content they provide.”
Jeremy Wright, b5media chief executive officer

Six Apart launched free TypePad Antispam service

The new TypePad Antispam is a free, open source application, already built in the TypePad blogging platform and also available as a plugin for Movable Type 3 & 4 and WordPress 2.5. TypaPad Antispam is also 100% Akismet compatible. Since it’s only in BETA stage, bloggers are encouraged to use it and provide feedback.

“Whenever you report unwanted comments, the TypePad AntiSpam engine learns from you, so that it can make even smarter and more effective decisions about spam in the future.”
TypePad Antispam

“Last week we switched to TypePad AntiSpam as a test… After a week I’m pleased to say that as good as Akismet is, the TypePad product has performed as good or better for us.”
Michael Arrington, TechCrunch

Blogsessive’s May contest ends tonight

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