Conservatives and liberals alike are now relentlessly trying to satisfy their curiosity online with the relatively unknown Governor from Alaska.

Liberal powerhouse DailyKos offers details on Palin's background and policies dug up on the Net saying, “Here's a recap of what we learned about the person John McCain thinks should be a 72-year-old heartbeat away from the presidency.”

Bloggers over at the redstate are having a field day with Palin’s nomination and have been doing a phenomenal job of covering the RNC.

The media has been scrutinized for its portrayal of Palin.  A commenter on The Christian Science Monitor wrote, “What is disturbing is the attacks on the media. We count on the media to ask the questions we can’t ask but we want to know about. The Republican tactics against the media are McCarthyism.”

Palin said she had a “little news flash for those reporters and commentators”.  She is not seeking the media's good opinions or approval, but as the Politico reports, the media is still swooning over her speech from last night.

Wired reports, “Even members of Palin's own party were trashing John McCain's choice of a running mate just hours before Palin's speech: Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and Republican strategist Mike Murphy were accidentally recorded on MSNBC Wednesday calling McCain's choice "cynical," and "political bullshit."  The video, which immediately hit YouTube, has been viewed 779,000 times:

Palin-mania has hit the social networking sites as well, from groups such as “I’d Totally Do Sarah Palin” to “Sarah Palin is Hot – But I’m Still Voting For Barack Obama" turning up on Facebook.  One of the most popular groups is “I have more Foreign Policy Experience than Sarah Palin” which has over 15,000 members. There are 5,360 YouTube videos already surfacing of Sarah Palin, who is taking up the first eight spots on, Digg’s top Election ’08 news stories.

Palin’s Speech: