FEC Hears Bloggers’ Bid to Share Media Exemption

The sixth episode of the Disruptive Dialogue podcast is now available.  This one was recorded in Bow, NH and is 28:51.  You can download this podcast as an MP3 or subscribe to the RSS feed to make sure you never miss an episode. Topics: 00:34 – Opening & Introduction 02:47 – wealthy people read blogs…

It turns out that relying on the masses to help you pick your NCAA bracket can work.  As I explained before, I made my picks for March Madness this year based on what the majority of CBS Sportsline users had done.  Since I generally stink at this stuff, I figured I had nothing to lose….

Over in the UK, text messaging is taking on new importance as a way to communicate with the parents of school children.  From LeedsToday.net: FOR 27,000 parents, a reminder of an upcoming teacher training day, or a message that a school trip is returning late, could soon arrive instantly by text message thanks to Leeds-based…

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Forbes: “Every era has its prized commodity, cherished for its value and utility–gold in the 1850s, oil in the 1870s, water out West in the 1940s. Ours is data … we present the Masters of Information–those entrepreneurs and companies figuring out how to separate the gold from the gravel on the Web.” [via PaidContent.org]

Google Talk debuted today.  It allows instant messaging using its own client software, or can be used with third party products like Trillian that allow you to centralize all of your IM communications.  In addition, it has a voice component that sort of makes it like a light version of Skype.