Quick Hits

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

Quick Hits — October 9, 2008

Update: MoveOn Grows Up. Bloggers Fact-Check Prez Candidates. C.f. High-Tech Analysis Obscures Presidential Debate and Public Submitted Thousands of Debate Questions Online, Not Millions (more on the debates here shortly, Lord willin’ and the...

Quick Hits — October 6, 2008

New Obama site ties McCain to Keating with video and text. What was that you were saying about Ayers? Note that an overnight email previewed the video for supporters and encouraged them to spread it around. C.f. Obama Campaign Uses Micro-site To...

Quick Hits — October 1, 2008

The weirdest/most intense political year just won’t slow down. Finance Industry Giving Visualized. “Wonder just how Wall Street has become so influential on Capitol Hill that it can command the attention of the federal government from...

Quick Hits — September 29, 2008

Crazy day, eh? No worries — still plenty of careers available in the fast-growing fields of post-apocalyptic looting and rampaging. Update: DNC running ads on Drudge Report and Beliefnet focusing on McCain gambling ties, via Mike Allen...

Quick Hits — September 10, 2008

Update: CBS yanks McCain/Palin “lipstick on a pig” online ad. Update: Boomers Get Hip to This Crazy ‘Internet Video’ Stuff. Update: DNC launches Sarah Palin: The Next Cheney. Also, Talking Points Memo Embraces The Pig (via...

Quick Hits — August 26, 2008

In which we look through the results of a couple of weeks’ worth of email discussions, Google Alerts and suggestions from friends and readers, plus some random browsing. Update: Blogger + NokiaN95 + Qik = New, Critical Journalism? Or, More of...

Quick Hits — August 11, 2008

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...