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Banned Military Blog Wins Prize
Two weeks ago, the world found out that the U.S. Army had placed extensive new restrictions on soldiers’ blogs. Now the book…
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TiVo Launches Search For Broadband Users
DVR innovator TiVo has announced a new Universal Swivel Search feature for its broadband users, which allows them to search broadband, cable, and broadcast programming.
AOL Takes Over Third Screen
I don’t know anything about numerology, but this seems like an odd coincidence: as announced on The Third World blog, Third Screen Media has been acquired by AOL, the company of three letters.
User Generated Content Popular Online
User-generated content remains popular as 49 percent of online users have actively created or consumed material posted by others in the last month. That is according to a study from JupiterReseach titled "User-Generated Content: Strategies for Media Sites". The study found that users under the age of 25 are notably active participants with three-quarters of 18 to 25 year olds reading or writing user-generated content…
Murdoch Would Bolster WSJ’s Digital Presence
The letter has it all - bold print, bullet points, and italics. It’s 1,200 words long. And it’s signed by billionaire Rupert Murdoch. That’s right - Murdoch’s most recent communication regarding a Dow Jones takeover has been published by The Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones property. Which may not have been what the billionaire intended. “We are disappointed, as I imagine you are, that…
Attorney General Shows Interest In Copyright Law
I have to wonder if Alberto Gonzales has been watching “Wag the Dog”; the attorney general lacks the power to start a military conflict, but he has put forth a proposal that attacks various forms of copyright infringement. Some onlookers see this as little more than an attempt to divert attention from Gonzales’s own problems.
