Pope TV

Veni, vidi, vici

“Benedict in a Box: Pope Launching YouTube Channel”

“The initiative will involve Google, the Vatican Television Center and Vatican Radio. What happens when a group that commands respect meets an audience that doesn’t give it readily?” Written by Peter Cashmore.

from Mashable

 

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DB notes: Amazing but true: Vatican television is gripping and addictive.

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From Sputnik to Facebook

An oral history.

“How the Web Was Won”

“Fifty years ago, in response to the surprise Soviet launch of Sputnik, the U.S. military set up the Advanced Research Projects Agency. It would become the cradle of connectivity, spawning the era of Google and YouTube, of Amazon and Facebook, of the Drudge Report and the Obama campaign.” Written by Keenan Mayo and Peter Newcomb.

from Vanity Fair