Giving credit to Obama for the uptick in youth voting, and dissing Rock the Vote; the Internet is making it easier than ever to find information about the candidates; Paul Begala revives the art of the faux-Blackberry email; an Avaaz.org co-founder runs for Congress; Stephen Colbert encourages Hillary and Obama supporters to donate to PA schools; Frank Rich hammers Clinton; 10 Downing Street is Twittering, but Congress forgot about their accounts; and two NC gubernatorial candidates engage in an online debate.

Frank Rich and the "macaca moment"; "Gays for Giuliani" and accusations of gay-baiting; the National Journal on the candidates' tech platforms; and Chris Dodd's Talk Clock makes a comeback.

What do William Gibson, George Orwell, Karl Rove, Chris Shays, Wikipedia and the rise of YouTube have to do with each other? Browsing today's news offerings, I find a connection.