Greetings from New Orleans and the Nonprofit Technology Conference, where e.politics is bearing up nobly under the strain of going to fantastic cities and hanging out with bright and interesting people. Rough life, I know As a takeaway for the...
Are big-name political bloggers just another endangered intermediary? That basic question came up in the Politics Online Conference session on Web 2.0 and politics, soon after the mention of the role of comments on news organization sites in helping...
Plenty of people have tried to start nonpartisan political discussion sites over the years, but most have dried up and blown away for reasons covered on e.politics before. But this election cycle has seen something new — now that many news...
For those of you unable to attend our SXSW panel, you poor benighted souls, here are a few photos courtesy of Michael Bassik, Tanya Tarr and Josh Skidmore. For details about the discussion, see coverage by the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram and Capitol...
Overheard on the roofdeck of Maggie Mae’s: from a bartender, directed at a couple of miscreant tokers after an inopportune shift in the wind. “Hey, could you guys try not to smoke out up here, okay?” Ah, Austin. A most civilized...
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Post-Politics Online/pre-SXSW Quick Hits extravaganza. Does Good Design Matter? Todd Zeigler’s excellent follow-on to our Politics Online panel. C.f. lots of POLC coverage at Capitol Valley and Tech Daily Dose. Trusting Politics 2.0 Can be...
Cross-posted on techPresident Update from the Politics Online Conference: some quick numbers from Patrick Quinn of PQMedia on how candidates are expected to spend their money online in 2008. First, online spending should total roughly $73 million at...
Hi y’all, e.politics spent all weekend struggling with a nagging cold and a big pile of client work, trying to get both knocked out before the next few weeks’ conference frenzy takes hold. First off, Politics Online starts tomorrow, and...
Politics Online (our yearly gathering of the online political tribe) is next week, and you’d sure as hell better be there or you’re going to miss out on good schmoozing and a chance to learn from real pros. Move fast, though: since...