Micha Sifry is all over the Obama/MySpace story. Latest update is at techPresident — Obama's MySpace Mess: Enter the Shovel Brigade.
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Update 1: “Obama MySpace Discrepancy – Joe Rospars and TechPresident” http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/05/obama-myspace-discrepancy-joe-rospars.html
Update 2: “TechPresident: How to Value a MySpace Mega-Group” http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/05/techpresident-how-to-value-myspace-mega.html
Update 3: “Joe Anthony on his current MySpace page: “Perhaps it should just be deleted.”” http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/05/joe-anthony-on-his-current-myspace-page.html
Original: Obama, MySpace, Joe Anthony, Day 2 – Latest Coverage By Leading Media (New York Times, TechPresident, Washington Post, Huffington Post)
http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/05/obama-myspace-joe-anthony-day-2-latest.html