A quick roundup of stories related to digital politics and online advocacy.
The latest digital politics news and perspective, including a few highlights from late 2017. Send in good stories as you see them! Just email me or send a tweet. Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share. C.f. Facebook...
Happy 4th! When Quick Hits returns from a long vacation, you KNOW it’s a day to celebrate. Jon Ossoff, The Congressional Candidate Social Media Built. C.f. How the Democrats’ Online Strategy Went Haywire. On Ossoff and emails, via Shaun...
The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it. So much for an informed electorate. Update: A post-referendum “Remain” petition apparently crashed the British Parliament’s petition site...
Update: Orlando shooter inspired by Islamic extremist information shared online, President Barack Obama says. Update: Orlando shooting exposes Donald Trump’s biggest weakness: A total lack of empathy. Tweets from the Id. Update: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan...
Clinton rules Twitter during Republican debate with these epic trolls of her rivals. ‘How to move to Canada’ trending after Trump win on Super Tuesday, via Laura Packard. Even as He Rises, Donald Trump Entertains Conspiracy Theories that...
Quick Hits is back! Let’s clear the queue and try to do these more regularly. Marco Rubio would like to sell you this broken watch. Note that that this went up during the Thursday debate, as he was launching his “selling watches”...
The latest essential reading for online politicos and advocates. After historic ruling on gay marriage, social media gets colorful. Hillary Clinton’s digital director: Social media is now ‘ubiquitous’. C.f. How Hillary Clinton Got...
Quick Hits is back! Let’s clear the queue with a campaign-heavy (and social media-focused) catch-up edition. Enjoy. N.Y. Times blocks access to homepage for staff, to highlight importance of mobile. Hillary Clinton just ceded her Twitter...
Consulting work has conquered the e.politics bunker of late, but let’s kickstart the publishing schedule with the best digital politics reading list on Earth. The Permanent Campaign’s Desperate, Hungry, and Uncouth Hunt for Cash. Can...
How a Ragtag Band of Activists Won the Battle for Net Neutrality . Jeb Bush’s new web chief scrambles to erase embarrassing tweets about gays and women. Also, hateful, rude, etc., and c.f. Jeb Bush’s New Chief Of Tech Has Female Trouble:...