Read Scott Martin has already picked up on the first Obama/Biden online display ad, which started running on Time.com at 5 Eastern this morning — only two hours after the veep announcement went out over text. Read cheekily describes it as...
Want to see how rapid response works in a modern political setting? Take a look at this front-page article in today’s Post, because the Obama campaign’s reply to John McCain’s inability to remember how many houses he owns is a...
Q: How do you get two million people to donate to your campaign? A: Start with 1,999,999…. (Related joke: what’s the easiest way to get a small fortune? Start with a big one.). Seriously, last week the Obama campaign employed a classic...
Yep, he wants me to know so much that he finally broke down my resistance and forced me to give him my cell number. Dammit! I hate falling for an obvious list-building ploy. Yes, the idea of alerting supporters at the same time as the media fits the...
Summer slow-time, where did you go — this August has been BUSY. The latest project? Assist Paula Brantner at Workplace Fairness as she rebrands and relaunches the organization’s blog, which she’s overseen in one way or another...
Here’s an interesting approach to contacting voters by email, via Charles Lenchner of DemocracyInAction, who thought of it while doing volunteer work for a city council candidate in NYC. Several companies will take a database of voter names...
Below are resources for the Craigslist Foundation 2008 Nonprofit Boot Camp in NYC. The topic? Online Communications On A Shoestring. The presenters? E.politics (hey kids!) and Laura S. Quinn of Idealware. Questions? Drop me a line. Update:...
It’s been a little crazy here in the e.politics bunker the past couple of days, with heavy incoming fire (i.e., clients) requiring the sternest of all possible responses (i.e., large invoices), but we can’t possibly let Wednesday’s...
Hey kids, don’t forget tomorrow’s lunchtime discussion of Online Politics 101 at IPDI — the room is apparently full-up, but a couple of folks usually flake at the last minute, so contact Julie Germany if you’re not on The...
Veep alert = cash call. Team Obama uses the Veepstakes to drive fundraising. C.f. Obama Plans Novel VP Announcement TXT. Update: Now he has online ads centering around it. Liberals Ask Justice to Probe McCain Bundler. MoveOn has a multi-front...