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The Politics of YouTube

Today 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....

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Nintendo Wii Vs. PS3

Update: As of 11/28/06, the BBC reports that Wii has sold more than 600,000 units in the US and Canada, compared to 400,000 for PS3. Nintendo plans to ship a total of 4 million units to North America by the end of the year, while Sony has set a target of 1 million PS3s....

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When Should Political Campaigns Blog?

I 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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Nanotechnology: The Science of the Really Really Little

Apparently in Texas, you need a high-tech microscope in order to see patriotism at work. CNN News reported yesterday that electrical engineering graduate students Jang-Bae Jeon and Carlo Foresca at the University of Texas at Dallas succeeded in building a mini-American flag. This flag isn’t just any mini-flag, however, it’s a nanoflag....

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Competing in the RSS Feed Monetization Business

Business 2.0 ran an interesting article entitled, “Redefining the RSS feed” regarding FeedBurner. The article is based largely on an interview with the company’s CEO, Dick Costolo, and it explores the company’s business model, and discusses how it integrates advertisements into publishers’ feeds and reports back on the size and scope of their audience....

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