'Hollywood's biggest worry about Kagan might be her philosophy on intellectual property matters. As dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009, she was instrumental in beefing up the school's Berkman Center for Internet & Society by recruiting Lawrence Lessig and others who take a strongly liberal position on "fair use" in copyright disputes.'

'A recent batch of new research may provide some fresh hope for those who've been discouraged about news video. While the news is best, by far, for broadcast outlets, growth in audience should be good news for all video producers. New numbers from online measurement company comScore suggest that nearly 80 percent of all Internet users now view video on a regular basis.'

'For me, Newsweek was like an upside-down journalism school, where I learned an astonishing number of bad habits, e.g., having someone else check your facts. We poached material constantly, from newspapers, from other publications — even from Time.'

'Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be at the receiving end of Rupert Murdoch's wrath, to be cast into the role of Enemy of News Corporation and to be hit with all the firepower of the tycoon's empire? Michael Wolff, the media columnist for Vanity Fair and Murdoch's biographer, thinks he knows exactly how it feels.'

'Everyday objects with their own IP addresses may soon be the norm. This communication of objects with the Web is the latest version of a still-idyllic new vision of technology that claims it will improve our lives. Yet we're at such an early stage of development of the Internet of Things that finding the best blogs to follow is a moving target.'