MySpace, MTV team up on candidate dialogues
by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor for the Boston Globe

The presidential campaign continues apace in the online world of the young.

MySpace and MTV announced today that they will team up on a series of dialogues on college campuses with candidates that will be broadcast on television and on the web.

Students on site and viewers will be able to submit questions, and live online polling will gauge reaction, the companies said.

The first hour-long dialogue will feature Democrat John Edwards and is to take place in New Hampshire on Sept. 27. In the Democratic field, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson have agreed to take part. Among Republicans, Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney have committed. More here.

From Voice of America News:
Voters will be able to instant-message, e-mail or text message their questions during the discussions, which will also include online viewers' responses to candidates' answers. College students attending the forums will also be able to ask questions.

For those of you who don't frequent the New York Times, I found this article from today's NY Times in an e-mail that was forwarded to me.

MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings

By BRAD STONE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 — Two years ago, millions of MySpace users began adding video clips to their profile pages, helping to give rise to YouTube, which Google bought last October for $1.65 billion.

This week, MySpace, a division of the News Corporation, will show that it is serious about challenging YouTube in the booming world of online video.

On Thursday, MySpace plans to rename and refurbish the video-sharing service on its popular social network. The new service, called MySpace TV, will be set up as an independent Web site (www.myspacetv.com) that people can visit to share and watch video, even if they have not signed up for MySpace. The site will also offer some new ways for members of MySpace, which attracts 110 million users a month, to more easily integrate the videos they create and watch into their personal profiles.

Complete article posted here.

You do need an account with the NY Times to read the entire article.