Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising. Full Article at The Washington Post

Guest post: Frédéric Filloux explains why death reports of paid-for models on the Internet have been greatly exaggerated, and how Facebook might need subscription fees to survive in the current economic climate. Full Article at CNET

Give It Up: White Hat Edition - This session has SEOs sharing favorite, little-known and powerful techniques that wont get you banned in search engines from trying. This post is under embargo until November 7, 2008, at 9AM PST. Full Article at Search Engine Roundtable