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Steve Rubel reports that BuzzMetrics and Intelliseek have been acquired by Nielsen.  This represents an interesting marriage between the old school media measurement (Nielsen) and the new world of blog measurement.  Previously, Nielsen has gotten into the web site measurement game generally. As companies begin to pay more attention to what is being said in…

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…

Brookings will be offering a talk on "The Impact of the New Media" tomorrow, which will be available via webcast.  Old and new media will be on hand to discuss the meaning of blogs and the like.

The BBC has an article on the rising use of the Internet in American politics, with a special focus on podcasts.

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…