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On Wikipedia, Bush More Popular Than Jesus

You may have heard already that Wikipedia hit a milestone recently with its two-millionth English article, which was, ironically, about a Spanish TV show called El Hormiguero. As interesting as that is, it's also interesting to note that George W. Bush is officially more popular than Jesus.

Unique Content Sources in Saturated Markets

Hamlet Batista commented on my last post that a problem with blogging is that many people look to the same sources for inspiration and information to blog about. Even in the most saturated markets there are a wide array of unique data sources. Here are some of my favorites: 

Search News Flash: People Like Free

Close to four percent of all search queries last week contained the word "free." Is this an indicator of a plummeting economy? Hitwise's Bill Tancer says it's just how people work.

U.S. Broadband To Reach 86 Million Households

Around 86 million U.S. households will have broadband Internet access by 2012 according to a new report from JupiterResearch.

Google's Love Affair with Wikipedia

Much has been said about Google algorithmic favoritism for Wikipedia. I was working on a project this weekend about celebrities, and wikipedia’s dominance in the SERP’s was nothing less than astounding.

EBay Lets Britney's Hair Down

The phrase "only in America" has never been more apropos. And the phrase "Britney shaved" has never had such an ironic connotation. And eBay has never been quicker to remove a listing (can't really back up that last part).

Bush No Longer A Miserable Google Failure

The practice of people creating a multitude of links to President George Bush's WhiteHouse.gov profile with the words 'miserable failure' as anchor text has been known as Google bombing. Now Google has made a change rendering that Google Bomb a dud.

Bush: Use Blogs Spread the Good Word

According to Wizbang President Bush during an audience Q&A encouraged supporters of the war to use blogs and word of mouth to spread good news about Iraq...

Bush Recommends Blogs

Dropping in on Wheeling, West Virginia yesterday to rally support for the Iraqi War, President Bush also dropped a word that maybe even surprised himself: blogs. The armchair warriors at home whispered among themselves, "did he just say blogs?'"

President Bush Hails Alternative Media

The various blogs, websites, and radio shows supportive of the President and his Administration's agenda have given George W. Bush an edge against a frequently hostile mainstream media.