Jon Stewart Has a Problem With Barack Obama’s Email

Argument: If you’re the most powerful man on earth, your subject lines needs more gravitas.
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More Media on Social Media: Slew of New Apps Hit Facebook’s Timeline

A few months ago, AllThingsD’s Liz Gannes questioned why it seemed as though all of her friends on Facebook were reading articles from the Washington Post online; turns out she, like many users, was seeing an aggregated list of activity from news apps through Facebook’s “open graph.” Today, Facebook announced that even more media apps were coming to Timeline through the social network’s open graph, including “The Daily Show,” MSNBC.com, Huffington Post, Mashable, MTV News and BuzzFeed.

Jon Stewart Thinks Newt Gingrich Should Stay Off Twitter

Apparently you have to be “cool” to be on the Internet. Who knew?

Jon Stewart Praises Verizon's Liberation of the iPhone

The Verizon iPhone announcement may have been a snore, but at least we got this out of it: An excellent Daily Show bit.

Jon Stewart's Media Critique: The Rally to Restore Sanity Speech

Jon Stewart’s problem with cable TV, brought to you by cable TV.

Viral Video: Jon Stewart Goes Sweet on Rick Sanchez (Sort Of)

As everyone knows, the back-and-forth between Rick Sanchez and “Daily Show” mocker-in-chief Jon Stewart turned serious after some controversial remarks from the CNN personality got him fired. Sanchez was taking aim at Stewart when he shot himself in the foot, which is why it is so compelling to see Stewart handle the situation with admirable restraint in this video.

R.I.P. Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens

The Internet likes to spoof on politicians who make digital faux pas, such as former Vice President Al “I invented the Internet” Gore and Internets-loving former President George W. Bush. And former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was tragically killed in a small airplane accident Monday, was no exception, never able to shake a speech in which he called the Web a “series of tubes.”

Hulu Loses Its Moment of Zen: What Will It Do Without Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert?

Two of Hulu’s biggest draws are leaving the Web site and retreating back to Viacom’s Comedy Central. That won’t have much practical effect in the near term. But it underscores Hulu’s long-term challenges.

Much Better! Bill Gates Visits “The Daily Show,” Version 2.0.

Bill Gates dropped by “The Daily Show” last night to chat up Jon Stewart. He did pretty well! And certainly much, much better than on his last trip, when he was peddling Windows Vista. Compare for yourself.