Mmmmmm, delicious brains…tonight I’m heading over to Georgetown to talk with one of Alan Rosenblatt’s grad classes on digital politics. These discussions are usually great, and I typically learn at least as much from the students...
Hi folks, the other day I started wondering just how many people had contributed content to Epolitics.com since the site launched, so I decided to go diggin’. It turns out that sizable bunch of kick-ass experts have shared their wisdom with us...
Ah, Next Media Animation, thank you for brightening our lives with your utterly inappropriate and completely bizarre depictions of the news of the day. Tiger suits rule! As do floating hot dogs. Also note Wu’s epic birth, and his apparent...
Last night’s dueling Obama/Boehner speeches settled at least one matter: when the President asks people to contact Congress, Congress can’t handle it: Monday night and Tuesday morning checks of the websites of House Speaker John Boehner...
How can Romney, Bachmann, Cain, Pawlenty, Paul, et al, use digital channels to find supporters and put them to work? Get three expert perspectives in the video discussion below, which features friends-of-Epolitics Julie Germany, Mike Turk and Katie...
Guess what: people tend to give money when they’re all riled up. This week’s example? When Republican Rep. Allen West blew up via email at Democratic colleague Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Tuesday, saying, “You are the most vile...
Newt Gingrich spent close to $800,000 on a website and mass-email system? According to the Post, that jewelry from Tiffany’s isn’t the only gold-plated part of his campaign: Gingrich also spent nearly $800,000 on Internet and software...
Time for a quick catch-up story — it may seem like ancient history now, with the debt ceiling battle completely dominating domestic politics, but a couple of weeks ago President Obama held a “Twitter Town Hall,” using a live video...
Here’s a number that won’t shock anyone who’s been buying Facebook Ads consistently for the past year or two: Facebook’s cost-per-click jumped 22% in the second quarter of 2011, after a 40% rise in the previous quarter...
Hi folks, be sure to check out Kate Kaye’s ClickZ article on internet politics in the Wisconsin recall elections. First, because it’s a good piece with plenty of detail on what DFA and the PCCC did to mobilize their online supporters...