There’s a new WhiteHouse.gov in DC and they take their tech seriously.

Five Things You Should Know About the media business for the week of 2/16/09 including the newest reality series “Three’s Not Company With Mel, John and Charlie”

Why should Ronald Reagan have all of the fun?

An atheist advertising campaign, in response to a religious group’s previous pro-God bus ads, has spawned several several anti-godless advertising efforts. The MediaBuyerPlanner website reports “Atheist Bus Ads Spawn Multiple ‘God Does So Exist’ Campaigns.” This may not prove anything except that competition is good for the media business.
The story notes

The no-god advertising is represented [...]

Broadcast used to own bragging rights as stations routinely trashed cable’s smallish ratings. But things are different in the downturn. At least on the balance sheet.

Woolworth’s, a symbol of simpler times in the US, has closed its UK stores, too.