links for 2005-10-01

Interesting tidbit from PaidContent: The Virginian-Pilot–the largest daily metropolitan newspaper in the state of Virginia, has launched a standalone video site called HamptonRoads.tv. The site has local (both professional editorial and user-generated video) and national video (AP video feeds) and will funnel video to its local websites, HamptonRoads.com and PilotOnline.com.

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An intriguing press release crossed the wire recently: Next Generation Advertising, LLC, a new, non-traditional advertising company, has opened its doors.  The company, based in the nation’s capital, will be one of the first to produce online "virtual" public policy campaigns.  The firm is founded by former ABC and Fox News Producer Richard Pollock ……

Feld Thoughts – My Favorite Christopher Wool Picture that picture will go for how much??? (tags: comments)

Microsoft’s Robert Scoble frequently offers good insight and great links.  But I’m afraid today his wife may be right.  When he blogged today about "the world" I can only hope he intended to say "my world." RSS has totally changed how I work and how I get my information. In that sense, RSS has changed…

This news is a month old, but it has been sitting in my "to post" file and since I’ve done a lot with success and failure in paid subscriptions lately, here’s a success story from MediaPost: THE NEWLY FORMED INTERNET DIVISION of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. acquired Scout Media Inc., a Seattle-based online sports company…