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Team Switzerland

Blogs can be a great source of entertainment for those looking for opinionated writing on lots of little topics. But, this same reason for loving them is often their downfall when looking for hard news: Blogs are, by nature, web logs (hence the name) and not held to the same standards as other news sites. But, if you know where to look, blogs can get you bleeding-edge info that even some news sources don't have yet.

My most recent example of a blog beating the news: Author Stephenie Meyer's blog reported late Friday that the coveted Thanksgiving weekend opening for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was bumped to Summer '09, has been filled with the first film adaptation of her 'lion loves the lamb' vampire novels known to millions of women as the Twilight Saga. Edward and Bella will open 3 weeks earlier than the scheduled Dec. 12 date -- and you read it here first.

Other blogs known for scooping the media:

PerezHilton.com, my favorite source for celeb gossip. Perez is weeks ahead of other sources on his scoops and always has the most on-topic info. It must be fun to draw on celeb faces.

Science Fair, a USAToday blog, has great newsy info on the latest science news. It's a bit verbose for me, but contributor Angela Gunn has a great voice and explanations. Plus, I love their Coffee Breaks.

Crave, a CNet.com blog, is a cool gadget site with the latest news on the most wanted tech tools, plus a free MP3 each day.

Lime.com, a environmental site made up of almost entirely contributor-based blogs. My favorite writers are Su Avasthi, who always has interesting things to add to national water-cooler discussions, and Belinda Miller tells fun stories in her Green-Eyed Momster blog about how she makes her family more environmentally friendly.

Any Captivate Network blog: beauty secrets in Indulge, staying up with the environment in Green Among Gray, the best books and reviews in Book Break, wine tips in The Quaffer and movie reviews in People Tell Me I Look Like Han Solo. Always good reads for some great info, and always very trusted sources.

Not all blogs are reliable, so choose your sources wisely, and always double-check with other sources before you call everyone in your Rolodex to tell them Google's gPhone is due for Christmas. Note: This is not true, I'm kidding. Some sources that are user-contributed and best taken with a grain of salt: Wikipedia.com, IMDB.com and anything posted on a message board.

Happy reading, and please, my dear readers, be assured that Byte-Sized is a very reliable and trusted source of the latest geek news -- I've always said, the real story is always so much better than the fabricated one.

PS -- What's with the headline of this blog? If you don't know, you don't know. Go out and get the Twilight saga before it hits theatres 3 weeks early -- you'll thank me for it, trust me.

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