With the long weekend and a relative lull in the presidential primary season, the political world seems to be catching its breath for a moment (it must be quiet for a story like the Obama/Patrick “plagiarism” affair to get as much...
My old NET colleague John Anthony (who’s soon off to a new gig at the U.N. Foundation) writes in today to note an online aspect to the current Democratic “scandal” — to back up her claim that Barack Obama plagiarized...
If you’re trapped in the office on this pre-holiday-weekend Friday, check out the Obamafier from Slate. Not a translator, but clever way to show off some pretty painful Obama puns in the form of random definitions from the “Encyclopedia...
How the right explains the left’s online dominance. Via Salon’s Blog report. How the Web pushes politics further left, further right. Social Networking Becoming Old Technology In A Hurry. MoveOn to Superdelegates: Wait! GOP’s...
Guest article! First in a long time, too. In an online discussion a few days ago, friend-of-e.politics Riche Zamor posted a set of tips for getting the best results out of a pay-per-click advertising campaign. He was responding to a question about...
Hot damn, we’re gettin’ close to conference season and it’s time to warm up those mad panelist skillz before things get completely out of hand. Alan Rosenblatt’s Internet Advocacy Center discussion on online advertising next...
Read Scott Martin passes along a new site he’s running that tracks online advertising by the presidential candidates. The data and analysis both look good, and when I asked where the information came from, Read replied: The research I have...
Potomac Primary special edition — special because for once, DC’s vote actually matters. Update: Over the Horizon: User-Centered Online Politics? Hillary’s Valentine Email to supporters. Tasty treat or sickly sweet? Also check out...
Citizen media, yet another example of why I love thee: a genius parody of the Obama Yes We Can video, this one featuring John McCain. Call me emotionally stunted, but while the original sends a shiver down the spine in a couple of places, the...
The Post’s Jose Antonio Vargas is reporting on the Obama campaign’s election-day SMS strategy, clearly aimed at boosting voter turnout: Early this morning, Sen. Barack Obama sent the first of three text messages to supporters...