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The Pope Goes YouTube
The Vatican has launched its own YouTube Channel. Now the site is the destination of choice for both the President of the…
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Washington Post Launches Political Database
The Washington Post has launched a new site called WhoRunsGov.com that consists of comprehensive profiles of people in politics and the government.Currently the site is focused on people involved in the government and politics on a national level but plans are in the works to expand it to include state officials, experts at think tanks and interest groups.
Google Beats Analysts’ Expectations Yet Again
Google was one of few successful companies on the stock market today; it provided a little bit of green within big lists of numbers that were otherwise mostly red. This trend continued as the search giant released its fourth quarter financial results.
Britannica Goes 2.0, Prez Slams Wikipedia/Google
Encyclopedia Britannica is finally giving in to user-generated crowd wisdom—to an extent but not without some harsh fightin’ words aimed toward Google and Wikipedia.
AOL Sites Saw Solid Growth In 2008
AOL has announced that its sites saw significant growth in 2008 with page views increasing to 71 billion from 48 billion, up 47 percent for the year.Unique visitors grew from a monthly average of 70.4 million to 73.4 million, and total minutes increased from 40 billion to 47 billion year-over-year, up 17 percent, according to comScore.
Digg CEO Talks Future Plans
Digg CEO Jay Adelson announced some plans for Digg in 2009 today. They involve reducing workers in certain areas and adding workers in others.
