links for 2007-05-24
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grandstanding or honest attempt at compromise?
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are the days of vertical search numbered?
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interesting comment from biz reporter that private equity firms are a threat to journalism
For many, the ability to drive represents a key milestone of freedom in America. The ability to grab the steering wheel and take your car across town or even across the country has been idealized as part of our society for more than three quarters of a century. Dan Neil of he Wall Street Journal explores…
The Washington Post covers the ongoing saga between bloggers and the FEC.
Online News Squared: “Knight Ridder revives the name of a former afternoon paper and uses it for the latest effort at citizen journalism at TheColumbiaRecord.com.” And MicroPersuasion reports on another major newspaper chain getting into the CJ game: "MediaPost: ‘Cox-owned Austin American-Statesman today plans to launch a free community blogging service on its group of…
An interesting article in the Washington Post identifies a growing issue for the interesection of technology and advocacy: email overload in Congress. If you think you’re swamped by Internet spam, pity the poor Congress. According to a new study, electronic messages to the House of Representatives doubled to 99 million from 2000 to 2004. In…
I took most of the day off yesterday to spend time with my family – and was I surprised to see my inbox when I got back to it! As a fellow blogger, I understand the importance of a fast, accurate response to issues raised in the blogs. Unfortunately, in a case of the cobbler’s…
Stephen Baker over at Business Week’s Blogspotting reports: Look for Yahoo! to unveil a response to Google’s blog search early next week. This from Bradley Horowitz, director of tech development in the company’s search group. He wouldn’t provide details in advance. It will be interesting to see how the two products compare — will Yahoo…