Blogs Trusted More Than Search, Banner, and Text

Consumer-generated content is by far a more trusted form of advertising worldwide than search engine ads, banner ads, or text ads, according to Nielsen, and is trusted almost as much as physical word-of-mouth.

CNBC Dismisses Complaints Over Online Poll

Ron Paul fared a little too well in a post-Republican debate poll run by CNBC, prompting the news site's managing editor to believe astroturfing had taken place, forcing them to take down the poll.

Yahoo Newspaper Alliance Shaky?

As fresh members signed on, the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium helped a lot of companies achieve some impressive gains.  Yet there’s now a concern that nothing else will happen.

Facebook Bubble Cult Pushes Value To $100 Billion

Put your coffee down, you'll spit it. Facebook cheerleaders, from within what must be a social networking tunnel (or cave?), have transformed themselves into prostrate worshipers, transubstantiating reason to whatever the digital equivalent is of 72 virgins.