links for 2006-10-26

What it says on the tin.

"If individuals can bypass traditional media and connect directly with a community of common interest, why can’t brands do the same with their customers?"

Mark Glaser says “the fact that media organizations such as Wired, CNET and Reuters have made a concerted marketing push into [Second Life] seems like a validation of the game as a business platform.”

Google and Yahoo executives both told American magazine publishers that they are interested in developing partnerships with print publications.

Contrary to some American newspaper reporters’ self-image, genuine investigative watchdog journalism is very rare, says Jack Shafer in Slate.

Why did ABC News use a blog post to break the story about Congressman Mark Foley’s suggestive e-mails to a congressional page?