Mashable comprised a list of five big trends in the Twitterverse: @anywhere platform.  The @anywhere platform has not been rolled out yet but it will allow for a smooth integration of Twitter features with publishers’ websites. The demise of tape-delayed television. Twitter has become the place for people to reveal spoilers about previously taped television [...]

According to an email from a Republican official, the Republican National Committee plans to review their Young Eagles program.  The RNC and the Young Eagles have come under scrutiny because of the strip club visit on the RNC dime.  While the RNC reviews the program they have canceled events to opening Day with the Phillies, [...]

From Breitbart.tv

David All penned an article for Pajamas Media about the future of traditional media.  He concludes that newspapers are making a huge mistake by forcing people to pay for their online news, “only 19 percent of Internet users are willing to pay for news online. And that number includes those who already pay for online [...]

From the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell RICHMOND- President Barack Obama announced this morning that Virginia will be the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce natural gas and oil offshore.  Governor Bob McDonnell has been a longtime proponent of this important policy since the federal moratorium on Atlantic drilling ended [...]

From Sysomos

Fresh off the strip club reimbursement scandal, The Daily Caller is reporting that many of the RNC’s top donors are sending their money to the NRSC, NRCC and individual campaigns rather than the RNC.  Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus gave the RNC $25,000 in 2008 but nothing since.  In that time he has given $70,000 [...]

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-AR) became the first politician to use Foursquare.  Foursquare is a location based service, which allows users to tell their friends where they are.  This new service could provide increased access and accountability to politicians, especially for campaigns. Read more from Eric Kuhn at CNN

President Obama will lift a long-standing ban on oil drilling off of Virginia’s coast. The move is being billed by the White House as a way to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and to create jobs.  This is the first step in Governor Bob McDonnell’s plan to have proceeds from offshore drilling pay for [...]

Insurer Prudential Financial Inc. has announced they will take a $100 million charge in their first quarter because of the health care bill.  Prudential joins AT&T, AK Steel Corp, 3M Co., Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Co., and Valero Energy in publicly stating that they will take significant charges due to a reduction in the tax [...]