Hey kids, long time no see — whew, it’s been a time down here in the e.politics bunker the past three weeks, with major projects demanding serious attention at the day job, a little love for old clients at night, and a few thousands...
And if you follow this link and sign in via Facebook, you can see just how much: Veeeeeery clever, and a good extension of the personalized video idea that MoveOn.org (one of the sponsors of the site, along with Brave New Films and SEIU) used a few...
This just in from the newly-announced Republican candidate for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional seat (soon to be abandoned by Charlie Melancon), who clearly feels that a robust online presence is a selling point: [Jeff] Landry launched his...
More good stories than we could possibly deserve. RNC document mocks donors, plays on ‘fear’, which of course sparks a Democratic fundraising drive in response. But the Empire strikes back: RNC email raises money off of Rangel. In a...
Below are links to articles related to a social media presentation today at an American Psychological Association conference — enjoy. Reaching the “Network Influentials” Digital-Age Media Relations: Pitching Stories in a...
Be sure to catch this article from the February issue of Politics Magazine, particularly if you’re looking for examples of how even a relatively small online ad buy can reverberate across the media landscape. Late last year, longtime CNN host...
Here’s an idea from my NMS colleague Soren Dayton (R) — once you’ve built a core following for a Facebook Fan Page, try buying ads targeting the friends (and friends-of-friends) of your initial base. Since humans as a species tend...
All the online politics news that’s fit to link to. MoveOn backing challenger to Sen. Blanche Lincoln. C.f. A local take on the race. Searching for Saddam: A five-part series on how the U.S. military used social networking to capture the Iraqi...
New addition to the “Winning in 2010” discussion of website/CRM vendors — the Democratic Voter Activation Network (VAN) is now hosting campaign websites and providing CRM services to candidates, alongside such other Dem campaign...
As promised, a new version of the recently released guide to using the internet to win elections in 2010 is now available, so download it today — don’t wait for the rush. Changes since the initial e-book version include plenty of detail...