Members Of Congress Embrace YouTube

It looks like some politicians are starting to get the hang of this Internet thing.  Two new YouTube channels have been established, and certain members of the House and Senate intend to use them as communications and outreach tools.

AOL Launches MediaGlow

AOL announced today the creation of a new business unit, MediaGlow that will centralize the company's publishing efforts, with the goal of expanding its global reach in 2009.MediaGlow joins AOL's advertising platform, Platform-A along with its social media effort, Peoples Networks to become the third core business of the company.AOL says over the past year its page views have increased 40 percent, engagement increased 20…

How Much Energy is Consumed by a Google Search?

Times Online ran an article citing several studies about Internet use and the consumption of energy. Information used for this report suggested that Google searches are responsible for a large amount of CO2 emissions.  The article reads:

Bloggers Erase Lines Between Traditional and New Media

There’s little difference between a gadfly and a real journalist, and three New York City gadflies just proved there’s no difference between a blogger and a real journalist. The New York Times’ City Room blog chronicles the victories of three local news bloggers who had been repeatedly denied press credentials by the NYPD because they worked online or for “nontraditional” news outlets.