Links for 18-12-2006

• CNW Group's media monitoring service broadens its reach to cover more than three million online sources
  "CNW Group has expanded the existing reach of MediaVantage, its online media monitoring service, to cover more than three million blogs. […] With the increasing corporate interest in social media and the influence of blogs, this expanded functionality will be welcomed by public relations professionals tasked with tracking media and online mentions on a daily basis. "
  
• Pentagon PR Blogger Explains Military’s New Media Challenge
  “[T]hat’s the problem for the military, when it comes to new media and bottom-up messaging: How can it join the communications revolution when it can’t organizationally grasp the democratization of media with blogs, online video and podcasting?”
  
• Time Magazine Person of the Year: You. Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world.