Enough good reading about internet politics and advocacy to keep us busy until the New Year’s hangovers fade. [Image: Deep Impact probe comet collision. Boom!]
- The Kochs eclipse the RNC: Meet the guys behind the right’s best data shop. Koch brothers create an alternate campaign structure, to the sincere concern of many on the Left.
- The year the GOP stepped up its digital game, and Meet the female consultants that taught the GOP how to talk to women. Plus, GOP boasts of improved ground game. But, Revenge of the Democratic techies?, in which CNN reports from Rootscamp.
- I love case studies: How Data Helped New Jersey’s First Black Congresswoman Win 61%, and Digital Advertising Had Significant Impact on Medical Marijuana Vote in Florida.
- What Really Worked in 2014.
- The year in politics, as told by the Internet. C.f. CNN: Best Vines in Politics 2014. Note: we may need a refresher course on what the word “best” means.
- Activists Try to Rile Up Christie, knowing that it’ll be amplified on YouTube.
- Jeb Bush Wants You to Read His Email, And that may be just the beginning of a very different presidential run. C.f. American Bridge denied ‘Gotcha’ in releasing Jeb Bush’s emails.
- Shop Talk: Is a Digital Obsession Handicapping Campaigns?
- Why campaigns won’t stop using our data: Because the data says we like it.
- Mover & Shakers: Andrew Bleeker.
- Social Advocacy and Politics: Facebook, the Gift that Keeps on Taking. Plus, Are You Getting a Return on Social Media?
- Tennessee town bans negative comments on social media. That’ll work. C.f. Ukip tells members: ‘Don’t go on Twitter’. What to do when your supporters are jerks.
- Brooklyn police shooter declared intentions on Instagram. Also note that the Baltimore cops tracked him via his cell phone.
- Facebook blocks Russian page supporting Navalny, Putin’s biggest critic. But wait: Facebook and Twitter ‘Won’t Block’ Navalny in Russia, As Kremlin Continues to Block Protest Mentions.
- Thais turn to social media to talk politics. But, Egypt’s social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook.
- Succeeding in Politics Depends on Social Media Savvy. Annoyingly sweeping headline masks good research into media outreach by Daniel Kreiss.
- Reaching Cord-cutting voters.
- Millennials and the Age of Tumblr Activism.
- Hope, Lies & The Internet: Social Media in Ukraine’s Maidan Movement.
- North Korea Blames U.S. for Recent Internet Access Cutoff, as Everyone Lost Their Minds Over North Korea’s Bullying. Meanwhile, Sony warns media outlets to destroy ‘stolen’ e-mails.
- Hashtags and Human Rights: Activism in the Age of Twitter.
- 2014: The year women joined forces online and the Internet listened.
- #HashtagActivismMatters: Some experts see online-to-IRL change in police protests.
- Drones Will Change the Way We Estimate [Protest] Crowd Sizes, and That’s a Big Deal.
- Mega political? Kim Dotcom to bring Internet Party to US. YMMV.
- The limits of hacker activism: if you really want to change the world, you need not to be Anonymous.
- Bad News Bots: How Civil Society Can Combat Automated Online Propaganda.
- Top 10 Social Activism Hashtags of 2014.
- Viewpoint: When Internet Activism Actually Matters.
- The power of mobile for civic engagement.
- Is Livestreaming the Future of Media, or the Future of Activism?
- Survey shows Internet’s broadening political role.
- 10 Digital Marketing Trends for 2015.
- 100 [Trade] Association Twitter Handles You Should Follow.
- How to Learn How to Campaign.
- Tactics even tech-savvy campaigns shouldn’t ignore. It’s not old, it’s vintage.
- 4 questions for your digital consultant. Short version: do you know what the hell you’re doing?
- The Unlucky Seven: Avoid these landing page traps.
- How to Live-Tweet a Conference.
- The pitfalls of launching your campaign’s website.
- The History Of Web Design Explained In 9 GIFs. Cool.
- Facebook to Page Admins: Create Call-to-Action Buttons.
- Facebook Search now lets you find specific posts, not just people.
- Facebook wants to use ‘deep learning’ artificial intelligence to prevent you from drunk posting. #TrueHeroes
- And finally, Hillary Clinton country song hits the Internet. ‘Cause nothing screams country like a Clinton.
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– cpd