Posted at 3:42 PM on October 23, 2006
by Bob Collins
I don't know if the Washington Post is trying to out-YouTube YouTube, but they've set up a "political ad databse," with access to, well, political ads, oddly enough.
It's a nice start, but there's only 6 ads in the Minnesota listings and with Google acquiring YouTube, it's hard to image the WashPo being a significant player in this arena.
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