Quick Hits

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

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...

Quick Hits — July 24, 2008

Update: The Commentocracy rises online. Road Trip! Young Republicans Blog and Twitter Their Way Across the U.S. The internet changes a small town in North Carolina. Multiply by an entire planet. McCain’s Web Site Traffic Surges, But Obama...

Quick Hits — July 18, 2008

Monster mid-summer catch-up edition, straight from Austin, Texas. Update: Microtargeting: Myth vs. Fact? Update: Questions About McCain’s Tech Savvy Worry Bloggers on the Right. Update: Should Government Employees Blog? Vocus Webinar Explores...

Quick Hits — June 30, 2008

In which e.politics awakens from a short summer nap. Update: Auto-replace as a political tool — with blowback. Did Google use its network of online services to silence critics of Barack Obama? Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying...