Darren at ProBlogger has a must-read post up for any business thinking about getting a blog. Here's the highlights of his advice:

• Get Objectives Clear
• Beware of the Propaganda Trap
• Blogs as Interactive Spaces
• Blogging Takes Time
• Advertising on Business Blogs
• Basic Blogging Principles Apply

Head on over to the link above to view all the juicy details. Of course, if you're thinking about getting a blog for your business, Blogzerk is the natural choice.

We've had reports of a few Firefox users getting authentication prompts when viewing Blogzerk (and other Blogware) blogs even though they aren't trying to view restricted categories. It looks like there is a bug in the Google Toolbar that causes it to prefetch the authenticated RSS URL that are part of all Blogware blogs. Google is aware of the bug and working on a fix. If you are using Firefox and Google Toolbar and get a login box when viewing Blogzerk/Blogware blogs, try disabling the Google Toolbar.

Currently, Blogzerk blogs are undergoing emergency maintenance to fix performance issues. Also, the following bugs will be fixed:

• Comment / Trackback notifications not being sent out to multiple addresses.
• Template Handling for Sub-Categories will be fixed.
• Site Stats will be fixed to reflect correct numbers which have been off since Squid caching was added.
• Approve Selected button missing in Publisher Control Panel.

This should be complete by 10:00 AM ET.

UPDATED -12:10 PM ET: The process was completed a bit before 10:00 AM ET.