Seven ways people search, user-generated blows up, tracking political ads, covergence & ways to make yourself a star

(Flickr fav of the day)

• The seven ways that people search the Web
  “The Pornhound. The Manhunter. The Shopper. The Obsessive. The Omnivore. The Newbie. The Basket Case.”
• Mixed Messages: Tracking Political Advertising (washingtonpost.com)
  Interesting database use for political ad tracking. Seems ripe for commentary of some sort (either poltical columnist or user… probably both). Top five issues in the ads: Integrity, corruption, healthcare, Iraq/Anti-incumbent (tied).
• User-Generated Content Drives Half of U.S. Top 10 Fastest Growing Web Brands, According to Nielsen//NetRatings
  News media, take note.
• Drop the idea of “convergence”?
  “…the model more widely accepted now is of a reporter who may specialize in one or two media types but is aware of the wide range of possibilities and the assets that may need to be gathered so that others in the newsroom can fulfill those possibilities.”
• 10 Ways to make yourself a YouTube Star (The Register)
  They’ve obviously missed the best way to be a YouTube star.