C-SPAN to Podcast

The Washington Post reports that new rules on internet campaigning are likely. "We are almost certainly going to move from an environment in which the Internet was per se not regulated to where it is going to be regulated in some part," said FEC Commissioner David M. Mason, a Republican. "That shift has huge significance…

Church of the Customer has an interesting item pointing out that Cooking Light magazine has the right theology: Encourage readers to meet one another via magazine-sponsored "supper clubs." A New York Times article explains how they make money off of the events: McCormick, as a co-sponsor of the magazine-sponsored supper clubs, pays an undisclosed fee…

I’m experimenting with a new way of sharing some of the interesting articles I’m reading from around the web. These links will show up in real time (or nearly so) in the sidebar of Pardon the Disruption at ChipGriffin.com, but I also plan to batch them up and post them here for those of you who may not constantly check my web site.

Hollywood Reporter looks for Google’s next move.  The item mentions potential acquisition targets: Infospace, AOL, and TiVO.  In addition: Other analysts proposed a combination of public and private firms Google might be eyeing, including emerging search companies like Blinkx, TVEyes and Convera Corp. I’m not an expert on all of these, though I do recall…

AdAge reports on that the Washington Post has become an early adopter of RSS ads.  I’ve seen them in the feeds I subscribe to from the Post and they are done well — easily seen but not obnoxious.

MarketingVOX: Time Warner Cable is offering an interactive TV element to subscribers in the NYC market, Mediaweek reports (via MediaBuyerPlanner). During the Democratic mayoral primary today, viewers of Time Warner Cable’s NY1 News network can participate in a "snap poll" by using specially marked keys on their digital remotes, and will be tracked and reported…