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Newspapers have been declining in prominence and relevance for decades, well before the Internet and bloggers came along. Many newspaper titles have disappeared altogether, or have been merged, in response to the growth of radio and television. The emergence of the Internet simply reduces the market for newspapers even further. Newspapers will not disappear altogether, [...]

As widely reported, but over-shadowed by other scandals and fiascos, was Stephen Conroy’s decision to censor the internet more extensively than previously thought. This decision is likely to alienate a large swag of voters who are otherwise favourable to Labor. Inquisitr: “The Australian Minister for Censorship has today confirmed what I’ve been reporting for nearly [...]

Dotcom doom is back says the Economist: Internet companies are again laying people off, scaling back, shutting down, trying to sell themselves to deep-pocketed industry giants, or talking of charging for their content or services. Some Web 2.0 darlings (MySpace, YouTube) managed to find buyers before the bubble burst, thus passing the problem of finding [...]

The problem seems to be endemic: ‘Peeeeyoooook!” Or “barf” if you prefer. Or “almost tossed my breakfast.” Schoolyard taunts that my children gave up around Grade 6, when they learned how much more devastating real grown-up wit could be, have found a new life on the Internet through reader posts on various media websites. Puerile [...]

This was a lecture given by Stephen Coleman, professor of political communication at Leeds University at the RSA in London at the end of last year. It includes discussion of the Obama campaign and a very good Q&A session. Here is the blurb from the Princeton site: Coleman believes there is a disconnect between government and the [...]

Very funny.

According to new research by Britain’s Ofcom: one big shock to come out of the detailed research is that the peak rush hour, when average web speeds slow to a crawl, is in fact Sunday between 5pm and 6pm.

Once again a presidential election seems to have been a boost for the Internet, but it’s not clear from this report how much of that Internet coverage that attracts people is actually newspapers and other traditional media moved to the web: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has [...]

Perhaps, we need a government agency to vet these claims and prosecute a few for false and misleading advertising: While looking at bios on Twitter and on several blogs, I’ve noticed one common theme: everyone is an expert. (link)

Australian businesses invested more than AUD$17.9 billion dollars on digital services in 2008, a survey by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), IBM and Hyro has found. According to the first annual AIMIA Digital Services Index™, to be announced on Wednesday,, revenue generated through digital services as a proportion of total revenue jumped by [...]