Cross-posted on techPresident What matters at the polls? The candidate, the message, and the moment: everything else just sets the stage. You can have every endorsement in the state, tons of money in the bank, a flashy online volunteer-mobilization...
Working on a presentation for tomorrow’s Vocus user conference, I’m stuck by how often I keep coming back to a simple model for online organizing: the tripod. The basic idea (which I stole from Josh McConaha a while back) is that most...
Pull out your earbuds and listen, DC — that distant rumble you hear is the sound of Rock and Roll, still echoing around Foggy Bottom and its environs after Friday night’s Burning Sensation show. Only one thing could put out a fire like...
Update: As Obama’s speech looms, “Security agencies in Egypt ‘do not know what to do with connectivity’ — the ability of bloggers, Twitterers and Facebook users to share information and quickly assemble a crowd.”...
Advocacy campaign sites are a distinct breed — whether about human rights or business taxes, they generally do the same things and even usually LOOK quite similar. Why? For one thing, hard experience: online organizers have now had enough...
Okay, I’m a sucker for pitches like these, I admit it: “In response to Sonia Sotomayor’s appointment to the Supreme Court, mobile music site mSpot.com has pulled together a list of five (and certainly there are many more) ringtones...
Hmmmm, whatever WordPress function that handles URLs on this site seems to be broken — none of the article links are working right now. I’m trying to figure out what’s going on, but for now it’s a bit hard to read anything...
Cross-posted on techPresident Update: Check out Henri Makembe’s related piece for a different angle on the topic. Fascinating experience a few days ago — I got to do a presentation/discussion about online fundraising with a group of...
Hi y’all, today’s discussion with Karen Jagoda is now online — listen directly [mp3], or check out previous editions of the Digital Politics Show. Our official topic was voter engagement over the ‘net, but Karen and I covered...
STILL haven’t caught up on the online politics and advocacy blogs, but let’s clear the proverbial cache and make room for some fresh links. Congratulations to Adam Conner and Tanya Tarr! 6 in 10 Twitter Users Jump Ship Within a Month...