C-SPAN, the usually dull television network that made the Democratic and Republican National Conventions worth watching, is at it again. This time around, it’s due to the Debate Hub. Not only does the Hub allow you to embed video from the debate, you’ll also be able to edit that video as well. Just need a thirty second clip to prove an argument on MySpace? Edit it down and away you go. As with the Conventions, C-SPAN will be providing specialized Twitter feeds, as well and a point by point search, letting you bring up the opinions of each candidate with ease. The C-SPAN debate hub will cover both the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.

In other online video news, Amazon released it’s own online video service. Similar to Hulu, it lets you just click and play online videos instantly. Unlike Hulu, you won’t find any commercials gracing these videos. Even though some of the content is pay to view, there are quite a few freebies, letting you taste how good the service is before you use it.

It seems as if Americans are more nervous than ever when it comes to their online security. According to a new poll conducted by Consumer Reports, 82% are worried that their credit card numbers will be stolen online. In addition, 72% of those surveyed believe that their web use is being tracked by a variety of online companies. When asked about what should be done to prevent the uneasiness, a whopping 93% stated that Internet companies should always ask for permission before taking data. Furthermore, 73% also added that consumers should have the right to “opt out” of any such service.

Continuing our fun with numbers for a moment, TNS Media Intelligence is reporting that Internet advertising campaign spending has risen 8% in 2008. In contrast, the money spent on newspaper and radio advertising has went down 7.4% and 6.5%, respectively. Many analysts believe the shift is due to many companies switching their focus from “traditional” media to the Internet. Despite the rise in Internet spending, the overall spending for advertising has dropped by 1.6%.

And to finish off the week, we have a great article about dragging more traffic to your website. In An Easy Way to Bring More Traffic to Your Website and Discover What Your Customers Want, Jennifer Haubein runs down some pretty snappy and simple ways of driving more traffic to your website. Most of it is pretty much common sense, but the way she combines the different aspects make for some interesting ideas.