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MySpace Blogger busted by city council

I'm always on the lookout for stories about bloggers who get into trouble with official government agencies, because I think that the freewheeling and fairly tolerant blogging community is one that's hard to understand when you're a government official. When we add MySpace to the mix, you know the result is going to be even more volatile because people who haven't been exposed to MySpace and its social networking ilk imagine a sort of prim and proper social chat community rather than the chaos, immaturity and just plain weirdness that is pervasive.

So when is a slightly sexually suggestive comment on MySpace grounds for an investigation from the City Council? When you're a volunteer committee member? Read on:

Boulder City Official in Hot Water over MySpace Blog