- In the Scripted World of Diplomacy, a Burst of Tweets. Less filtered: State Department official’s “F*ck the EU” conversation released on YouTube.
- Don’t be surprised if your TV soon seems to know everything about your politics. Dish and DirecTV open up to voter targeting. C.f. The Addressable Election.
- Democrats Aim for a 2014 More Like 2012 and 2008, through data-driven targeting and grassroots outreach. Will it work?
- If you think Facebook will take over mobile, you’re not thinking big enough.
- Building a career in political technology: Advice for women who work at the crossroads of politics and tech.
- GOP defends tricky campaign contribution websites. In which they appear to support Democrats. Surprise! C.f. More on the GOP’s fake “Democratic” websites. But wait, there’s more: Conservative Leaders See Their Followers As Marks.
- Coca-Cola’s Multilingual Super Bowl Ad Inspired A Racist Meltdown Online. C.f. Boston bartender pissed Buzzfeed used his tweet out of context.
- Utah lawmakers back away from offensive ‘changing gender’ tweets, via PoliticalWire.
- J.C. Penney Planned Fake Drunk Super Bowl Tweets To “Create Own Narrative”. Meanwhile, Russian Response to Sochi Problems Goes Creepily Wrong.
- Let’s Be Honest About Twitter: It Doesn’t Represent the Real World.
- In defense of ‘click-bait’ headlines.
- How Democrats Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Super PACs.
- Q&A: The Effect of Social Media on Thai Politics, Social Media in Indian Politics and Politics meme watch: ‘Empowering’ Rahul Gandhi is the latest social media sensation.
- Costa Rica’s Youth Is Fighting Mainstream Politics With Social Media, but Azerbaijani authorities use social media to suppress dissent.
- Facebook Was Born 10 Years Ago. Here’s What It Looked Like. Plus, Facebook marks 10th birthday with personalized ‘Look Back’ videos.
- Here’s Delightful Evidence Facebook Was Around In 1902, and From the Walls of Pompeii to the Walls of Facebook: Ten Milestones in the History of Social Media.
- Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2013, 2013 Year-End Fundraising in Review, 5 Key Fundraising Trends from 2013 and Giving Up 4.9%, With Online Shrinking as a Percentage.
- Frictionless Charity: How the Internet is Disrupting the Way We Give, and Breaking Down Walls Between Donors and Doers.
- But Most Charities Fail at Online Fundraising Basics, Says Study.
- Top 10 Nonprofit Hashtags to Spark Social Good.
- 9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention.
- Top 5 Tips for Promoting Facebook Posts Like a Pro.
- Best Studies On How To Get More ReTweets.
- Media-Buying for Online Advocacy: Networks vs. Publications.
- Cost Per Acquisition & Your Advocacy Campaign.
- Innovator’s Dilemma: How SF’s Rajiv Bhatia Pioneered Open Health Data and Ruffled Feathers.
- Facebook Develops A Photoshop For Interaction Design, And It’s Free For Anyone To Use, as DARPA Opens Up Big Data Software to Public.
- U.S. Farmers “Grow” Wireless. But how do you harvest a router?
- Kronies! The latest Koch-backed project is a viral cartoon even the left can love.
- And finally, Paul Broun and the Trend of AR-15 Giveaways by Political Campaigns. Voter targeting, anyone?
– cpd
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