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I went last year, and learned a lot, so I’m planning to go back this year. From the site:

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FHK receives a lot of e-mail from start-up Web 2.0 businesses, and it would be impossible to research and post about all of them, but I received one from Brendan, at SaysMe TV, which included a link to The People’s Cube, one of my favorite political satirists, so I had to take a look.

This is a link to a video explanation of how the system works. Basically, you can either make your own ad, or choose from existing ads, and sponsor one in a TV viewing area. The list of TV viewing areas is small right now, but the company is growing.

Red Square, on The People’s Cube followed up with Brandan, regardling whether politically-conservative advertising would be welcome. Here’s what Brendan had to say:

Go nuts, have at it, we’re free speech junkies. I’m a pro-war rabid capitalist, my partner is a tree hugging nut job. We both agree though the barriers to entry for political advertising should drop to nothing.

As long as we can get your ads approved for broadcast (cable guys are the last word) and stuff has to be TV ready, its up to people to decide to what gets run and what doesn’t.

Not us. (more)

To find out more about SaysMe TV click here, or to purchase political TV ads, click here.

Mashable featured a great new site today, called LiveNewsCameras.com:

On the whole, LiveNewsCameras is a simple invention, but something that a number of news junkies will find appealing, particular when away from the television set. Furthermore, those interested in viewing news from time zones or regions unique from their own can make some use of the broad selection of channels delivered through the new site. In addition to a broad swath of US-bases news channels, LiveNewsCameras provides viewers with one-click access to videos streams, including regular weather reports as well as international broadcasters like BBC World, Sky News, France 24, Al Jazeera, and NHK Japan.

I checked it out, and it is incredible. There are over 200 feeds already. I watched live from the Pentagon, as Bush greeted the atheletes and fans at the Wounded Warriors Bike ride. There are news and weather channels all over the U.S., and about 16 abroad. This is a news junkie’s dream. Check it out.

The only thing that could make this better is a way to embed this on a blog.