Relatively slow day. Some earnings news (IACI, CBS) but otherwise odds and ends:

• Comedian Harry Schearer and former CBS Radio Exec Rob Barnett have launched My Damn Channel which is more or less a Funny or Die Clone with a flashier UI.
• The NewsCorp Dow Jones deal is done. Again. But this time it’s official.
• Looks like the Republican CNN-YouTube Debate has been postponed. Candidates are claiming the date is too close to a fund raising reporting deadline. Equally likely that other GOP candidates, like Romney, “think the presidency ought to be held at a higher level than having to answer questions from a snowman.” Patrick Ruffini however is cautiously optimistic and I think pressure from Republican new media strategists will win out.
• Shira Toeplitz breaks down the millions campaigns are spending online. “One of the biggest trends to come out of these reports is the blurring line between an Internet team, a communications shop and the rest of the campaign.”
  
• iTunes announced they have sold more than 3 billion songs. All I can think about is the $30 million they missed out on by charging $.99 instead of a dollar.

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