links for 2006-05-25

• - Web 2.0 Central: Web2.0, Ajax, Beta, Alpha, Startup, Companies
  Web 2.0 Central profiles companies and startups building web based applications using technologies like Ajax, Ruby on Rails, Flash, RSS, Open API's and assorted web based application development tools.
  (tags: Web2.0 Ajax blogs rss RubyonRails)
• Video Consumption Up Heavily: comScore
  "The number of Internet users watching video online grew an impressive 18 percent between October 2005 and March 2006."
  (tags: video stats)
• The Internet’s Role in Political Campaigns » The Bivings Report
  A study that assesses the utilization of the Internet as a tool for 2006 political campaigns. Blogs, podcasts and RSS are all covered.
  (tags: politics blogs podcasts rss stats research)
• Google Watch : Video Search: YouTube Dominates, Google Video No. 5
  YouTube continues to dominate the Internet video search market, according to Hitwise.
  (tags: youtube video research stats)