The blogosphere has provided a convenient source of news for viewers. Blogs are readily available, allow for free expression, and still cover the top stories that people want to hear about. All these advantages of blogs pose as a possible threat to traditional media forms. In an interview at the Web 2.0 Expo, WebProNews caught up with Techmeme Founder Gabe Rivera to discuss these developments. To hear how the traditional media can keep up technology plus the very latest Techmeme news, watch our exclusive interview with Gabe Rivera.

Google is teaming up with state governments to make public records accessible for Internet users by offering free consulting and software. These records include information concerning education, real estate, health care, and the environment. National security has tightened the reigns of data on the Web since the September 11th terrorist’s attacks. Only WebProNews has the inside scoop including how opponents of the effort are reacting; plus, we have a phone interview with Patrice McDermott, the director of OpenTheGovernment.org, who advocates Google’s initiative.

Identifying a target market can be difficult task for marketers, but it tends to be especially challenging for Web marketers. Although it can be an arduous job, the company will not make money if the target market is not receiving its wants and needs. The Long Tail provides an effective way as to “what” makes money, but the “how” of money making comes from a different source. In an interview at the Web 2.0 Expo, Jack Jia, founder and CEO of Baynote, Inc., spoke with WebProNews about the “what” and “how” of companies making money. Catch all this helpful information about making money in our exclusive interview with Jack Jia.