links for 2005-09-28

Next New Networks Building Micro Television Networks (tags: media OnlineMedia onlinevideo) Newspapers, TV and the Net – Its Convergence Time (tags: media newspapers tv video onlinevideo) SF Chronicle Trims 25% of Newsroom Staff (tags: media Newspapers) Nielson Pees In The Social Media Kool-Aid With Their Recent Report (tags: socialmedia advertising) What’s Wrong With Ghost Blogging?…

My favorite restaurant in Washington, DC suffered a serious fire early yesterday morning while the place was empty. Check out the pictures from Tim Carman at the Washington City Paper to get a feel for the damage at Todd Gray’s Equinox. It certainly wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but there is clearly…

Steve Rubel should send a bottle of antacid to subscription services everywhere.  He raises the question of whether the Long Tail will diminish demand (and willingness to pay) for subscription services online.    I would argue that the Long Tail will not threaten creative and innovative providers.  In fact, it will probably create new opportunities. …

Web 2.0: Land of Opportunity, or Land of Absurdity? (tags: VC Web2.0) Beltway Blogroll: Patrick Ruffini Is Now Chillin’ For The RNC From blogger to RNC e-comms staffer (tags: Blogs OnlinePolitics)

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…

Henry Copeland of BlogAds, an advertising network for blogs, spoke to the current state of the market for ad spending in the blogosphere: After dropping 40-50% for the first couple of months after the election, it looks like we’ll be at new highs in March and April. I won’t call it a tipping point, because…