links for 2007-05-22

The Center for Media Research said in their email briefing today that there’s evidence that more young people are interested in Social Security in the wake of the ongoing debate over how to strengthen the system for the future.  CMR wrote: President Bush’s campaign for social security reform has moved the debate to center stage….

Having just returned from 10 days away from the office on business and vacation, I’m left to catch up on several thousand blog posts.  So here are my notes as I blaze through them at a blistering pace, no doubt missing some good stuff, but hopefully enjoying the foam on the cappuccino (OK, I don’t…

Yahoo-Backed Group To Digitize Library, Academic Content (tags: NewProducts Search) ABC, CBS and NBC Inch Closer VOD Launches (tags: OnlineMedia) Politics and Technology: Politics in a Match.com World (tags: OnlinePolitics SocialNetworking) Beyond Blogs and Social Networks: How Consumer Generated Media and the Virtual Handshake will Make or Break Your Business Conference to be held in…

Changes are coming to the bulk email market, according to DMNews, and it’s a mixed bag for advocacy email. The cost could be coming down, but the flexibility and effectiveness could be declining as well. E-mail list pricing could drop as much as 25 percent in the next three to six months because of changes…

Today’s recommended reading is a bit all over the map. There’s something here to please communicators, entrepreneurs, consumers, and probably a half dozen other demographics. Don’t get too used to it, though, because I’m just as likely to get hung up on a single topic tomorrow.

PR folks are quickly figuring out blogs and podcasts (tags: Blogs PR Podcasting)