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Mar 14 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Spitzer-Free Edition

-Who says journalism can't make a difference? Barry Diller says a scathing Wall Street Journal article soured his relationship with John Malone. [Portfolio]

-AOL is laying out $850 million to buy Bebo, an also-ran in the U.S. social networking market, but a big player in the U.K. [NYT]

-Remember when programming guru Michael Hirschorn left VH1, where he'd been responsible for the "Celebreality" franchise? Well, here's his next big project: a reality show about Paris Hilton. Plus ca change. [Variety]

-The mysterious figure behind sports blog The Big Lead has been unmasked. [SI]

-Sam Zell's dose of blunt, unwanted honesty for the day: He told employees of the Baltimore Sun that he might sell the paper. [Sun]. □

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