The New York Times reported yesterday that in the wake of the bombings in Mumbai, the Indian government has effectively ordered ISPs to block a number of domains, including “*.blogspot.com” (Blogger),”*.typepad.com”(Typepad) and “geocities.com/*” (Yahoo! Geocities), citing that terrorists might use blogs to coordinate attacks. Yahoo! Groups has also been blocked....
Continue ReadingTechcrunch has a report today on MoveDigital, a site that gives organization a quick and easy way to distribute their videos in a variety of digital formats. I gave it a go and the site is very simple to use. The first step is to create an account and upload your video to the MoveDigital site....
Continue ReadingHere are some quick takes on a few items I’ve come across in the news the last few days:
(1) The average online news story receives half of its page views within the first 36 hours of being posted, according to a new study by the University of Notre Dame....
Continue ReadingToday on WashingtonPost.com I caught an article about YouTube’s emergence on the political scene entitled, “In YouTube Clips, a Political Edge” by Howard Kurtz. While it is no secret that YouTube has evolved into a hotbed for political commentary by the masses, it appears that “official” content is being repurposed as well....
Continue ReadingI exchanged a few emails with Mark Glaser from Mediashift a while back when he put together a story on our campaign study. One of the questions he asked is how I advise candidates and campaigns who are thinking about blogging. It’s a question I’m asked pretty often and something I address in the pitches I put together....
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