Quick Hits

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

Quick Hits — June 22, 2008

Obama Plans National Push on Ads and Turnout. Note particularly the use of consumer data/microtargeting with email and direct mail. C.f. Obama Campaign Dispatching Thousands Obama Drops Out of Public Financing; Announces By Email/YouTube. Apparently...

Quick Hits — June 9, 2008

The End of the Beginning! Mike Allen: “‘Thank you, Senator Clinton,’ says the home page of BarackObama.com, which harvests e-mail and text addresses with a form inviting: ‘Take a minute to thank her for her hard work and for...

Quick Hits — May 27, 2008

Back to work! Here’s what you’ve missed the past few days: Have a Peaceful Memorial Day Week-end, Undeclared Superdelegates! Love, Arianna. Keynote presentation: Russell Simmons on how hip-hop fans build brands. Note: we’re going...

Quick Hits — May 18, 2008

Update: News-starved Burmese snap up grim cyclone videos. McCain widens dialogue on blogs. Via tPrez. C.f. McCain Campaign Pioneers A First: Courting Lefty Bloggers. The Amazing Money Machine: How Silicon Valley made Barack Obama this year’s...

Quick Hits — May 13, 2008

Update: MoveOn Targets McCain Aides. Obama: Smear emails “not just a random sort of viral thing”. Racist Secret Service E-Mails. Oof. I mean really, oof. Stupid enough to think, even more stupider to email. How to spot Photoshop...

Quick Hits — May 7, 2008

Update: The Obama Camp Dials It Forward. Post-primary conference call plays it subtle, while all is well in ClintonLand. McCain Launches Spanish-Language Website. Wonder how the Minutemen (no, not THE Minutemen) will feel about THAT one? Bury bad...

Quick Hits — April 28, 2008

Adding Video to Turn Dead-End ‘Thank You’ Pages Into Viral Marketing Campaigns. The Obama campaign finds yet another sweet spot for online recruiting. The Post Is Having A Rough Day. Spam attack! Reluctantly, a Daily Stops Its Presses...

Quick Hits — April 24, 2008

Espionage Against Pro-Tibet Groups, Others, Spurred Microsoft Patches. New Freedom, and Peril, in Online Criticism of China. In every measure, Obama clobbers Clinton online. Also, Barack Obama Takes Lion’s Share of Online Video Viewerships...

Quick Hits — April 9, 2008

Update: Bloggers, DIY Filmmakers Capture S.F. Olympic Protest. F.B.I.: Lieberman 2006 Crashed Its Own Site. “Cyber-attack” was friendly fire episode. Queen Rania of Jordan opens communication with the West via Youtube. The Invisible...