As the Iranian people prepare for a day of protests across Iran on December 7, the Iranian government has stepped up its efforts to halt the flow of news out of the country. Full Article at Huffington Post

Translation of publicist’s post (RUS)According to the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Electronic Government, labor agreements, collective bargaining contracts and/or employers can determine an hourly wage for work completed in less than a full working day,... Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Megakhuimyak - megakhuimyak.livejournal.com A blog of an environmental analyst. Posts original views on various topics and reviews official statistics from different, sometimes unexpected angles. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Hosted blogging services have much to recommend them. Sure, there's a tendency among IT pros to see the sector as a virtual ghetto. It's where teenagers go to rant about their parents and social media marketers republish other people's content. Full Article at Tech.co.uk

LiveJournal's terms of service prohibit the posting of libelous or defamatory material, but when LiveJournal receives a complaint about such material, all they do is alert their subscriber to the possibility of legal action. Full Article at Portland Indymedia

SAN FRANCISCO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- LiveJournal Inc. has announced the release of LiveJournal: The First Decade, a groundbreaking anthology that celebrates ten years of original content drawn from LiveJournal users around the world, featuring photos,... Full Article at Freshnews.com

Megakhuimyak - megakhuimyak.livejournal.com A blog of an environmental analyst. Posts original views on various topics and reviews official statistics from different, sometimes unexpected angles. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Bloggers continue to share their opinions on current events, from questions of government and regional development in the republic, to musings on the interrelatedness between social behavior and consumer priorities. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

For the second year in a row now, the economic crisis has been devaluating real wages. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Megakhuimyak - megakhuimyak.livejournal.com A blog of an environmental analyst. Posts original views on various topics and reviews official statistics from different, sometimes unexpected angles. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Normally I wouldn't post something like this, seeing as this isn't Amazin' Avenue LiveJournal, but it's too hard to resist. Full Article at Amazin' Avenue

The conversation at io9 (which is where we got the movie image), sparked by the original LiveJournal post, is lively. Full Article at mediabistro.com

The OSCE will hold a round of talks on issues of gender equality in March 2010, Kazakhstan’s IA Novosti reports based on a statement by Madina Dzharbusynova, a special emissary of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

This LiveJournal-er is a former Mormon and analyzes all the LDS symbolism and motifs in the series. Full Article at Andymatic

The WordPress blog platform, which services most of the Kaznet, is inaccessible in several Almaty offices. This blockade has been the result of internal rules and electronic filters. Since it began, several Kazakh language bloggers have migrated to . Full Article at Kazakhstan Blog

Forbes is obviously a well-known international brand for all the business-related news, analytics, interviews, and just about everything a business person may need to stay up to date with the market. Full Article at Profy.com

Brad Fitzpatrick, born in 1980, started to learn programming at the age of 5. Full Article at Blogoscoped

Mark Ruppert: We know that making Uzbekistan pay is impossible. If, however, the guilt of Karimov and his regime is established, then the court might arrest Uzbek property abroad. I mean real estate, transport means, etc. Full Article at Ferghana

Internet privacy is an issue that is often bandied about, but no one realizes the extent to which it matters until it has a direct impact. Full Article at The Daily Campus