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MediaPost Publications – Cymfony Meshes Blog, MSM Monitoring (tags: Blogs MediaMonitoring NewProducts) Mobile Media Measurement Firm M:Metrics Measures Gets $7 Million Invesment (tags: MediaMeasurement VC) AOL to take Blogs’ Pulse via Intelliseek (tags: Aggregation Blogs) Data Mining: SonicHealth is Yoogli Another blog monitoring tool to launch (tags: Blogs BlogMonitoring)

MarketingVox: Advertisers will flock to TiVo as it gains more subscribers, said TiVO CEO Tom Rogers during the company’s Q2 earnings conference call, writes Adweek (via MediaBuyerPlanner) … TiVo has introduced an ad-tagging feature that allows sponsors to embed an interactive tag into their commercials, allowing viewers to interact with their spots. Ameriquest, E*Trade and…

The good news: 36 million Americans use text messaging.  The understandable caveat: most are 18-27. Shel Holtz discusses implications for the PR industry broadly, but does text messaging have a future in politics?  Could it be a way to engage younger voters with issue alerts?  Or is it an Inside-the-Beltway pro tool that might work…

I’m looking for someone who will be at the DEMO conference next week to file some stories for Start Rocket. It could be a nice way to pick up a few extra bucks and participate in the launch week for the new publication. If you’re interested, email me.

Townhall.com has announced they are ditching MeetUp.com and building their own service.  As one of the largest conservative grassroots groups working with MeetUp, it is a major tangible sign the new billing policy may not be working. Effective this Thursday, Townhall.com will officially end its relationship with Meetup.com.  In place of Meetup, Townhall will begin…

I have decided to coin a new phrase today.  "Blackberry brevity."  I have realized that when I type emails on my Blackberry-esque device (it is actually a Palm Treo 700w), I often abbreviate — not only words, but I curb the length of my message to avoid having to do more thumb typing than absolutely…