Quick Hits

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

Quick Hits — December 31, 2010

A last look at 2010 — deploy your rear-view mirrors before reading. Blue State Digital Bought by WPP. That’s the press release; see also the Sky News blog post that broke the story. Next, read Nancy Scola’s Interview: Jascha...

Quick Hits — September 28, 2010

Wrapping up September’s remaining stories in one elegant package. Update: How a handful of liberal bloggers are bringing down the Obama presidency. E.pol sez, if bloggers are that important, I want a raise. C.f. White House scorecard: MSNBC...

Quick Hits — September 1, 2010

Weed! Cats! Craigslist sex at the Beck rally! What could it be but A Very Special pre-holiday beach-reading edition of Quick Hits. Glenn Beck launches conservative news site TheBlaze.com, and With “The Blaze,” Beck Promises Journalism...

Quick Hits — August 24, 2010

E=mc2? Not on Conservapedia. How to raise funds for your nonprofit using social media. Note extensive E.pol quotes. New list of politicians’ social media channels. Social networking sites gain clout in campaigns, with politicians using social...

Quick Hits — August 13, 2010

Extra-large Friday the 13th edition. Why 2010 State Legislative Races are Key, and With 2012 (and redistricting) in Mind, Parties Focus on Governorships. “A Series Of Tubes” Pays Tribute To Former Senator Ted Stevens. C.f. Unfortunate...

Quick Hits — July 29, 2010

Update: Shirley Sherrod To Sue Blogger Andrew Breitbart Over Doctored Video. Update: The American Auto Industry: A Comeback Story, told with a map. Update: Rules of enragement: the filibuster and Senate reform (Grist creates an information center)...

Quick Hits — July 22, 2010

Special straight-outta-Netroots Nation edition, brought to you from Las Vegas — a land of sensory overload and curiously banal excess. How the Internet Organizes the Unemployed. Sarah Palin, Paper Grizzly. Who watched her video? People who...