Quick Hits

A quick roundup of stories related to digital politics and online advocacy.

Quick Hits — March 30, 2009

Am waaaaay behind on catching up with the online politics-specific sites, but here are a few stories that stood out over the past few weeks. Update: When an Obama email matters more than an Obama TV ad in the Murphy/Tedisco race, plus the new GOP...

Quick Hits — March 3, 2009

The Daily Show takes on Twitter, plus Tired of Twitter? You ain’t alone and Congress on Twitter: Getting Between the 435 and the 140. Also note a couple of examples of when Congressmembers should think before they Tweet. If you haven’t...

Quick Hits — February 17, 2009

Bipartisanship as a political weapon, and the Republican counter-“strategy.” The eternal role of the personal in politics. At Obama’s first prime-time press conference, a blogger gets a nod, while Biden’s Office Holds...

Quick Hits — January 26, 2009

Ginormous post-Inauguration catch-up edition — fruits of a month of random browsing, obsessive clicking and a ton of Google Alerts. Obama Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages. Lots of talk about the new Whitehouse.gov: New...

Quick Hits — December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas! The turkey’s still in the oven, but these links are ready to serve. Ari Melber: Obama for America 2.0?. Plane Crash Kills GOP Internet Consultant. A cell-phone modification for on-the-spot disease detection and monitoring, via...

Quick Hits — December 21, 2008

Home for the holidays? Here’s some light reading to distract you from your “beloved” kinfolk. The Revolution of the Online Commentariat. Will bloggers eventually dominate the campaign power structure? Hmmmm, let’s hear a...

Quick Hits — December 10, 2008

Clearing the decks — the results of several weeks of random browsing. How Hulu is Like Obama, via Andrew Golisg. Dear President Obama: There are a couple of embarrassing e-mails from my past that I think you should know about. What Next for...