Remember that question about how Obama would use his online support after the elections? Here’s one answer: I just received an email from the president via the DNC list promoting house parties this weekend to help build national support for...
E.politics may only have earned about $40 total from Google Ads so far, but sometimes they yield something even more valuable — a story idea. In this case, check out the ad (screenshot below) that appeared on the site about 10 days ago: The ad...
Cross-posted on techPresident Sunday’s announcement from the Obama campaign confirmed it: whatever other political roles it may play, the internet is one hell of a way to fund a campaign. Obama raised more than $150 million in September...
Cross-posted on K Street Café Well, at least we’ve gotten ONE thing settled this political year: we now know what e.politics actually IS. At least according to (former) reader-via-email-signup K— S——, who sent this friendly...
Cross-posted on K Street Cafe Even in the Early Days of epolitics.com, back when we powered the servers with wood, coal and fuel-grade mummies, plenty of people were already predicting the demise of email as a marketing/communications tool. More...
Cross-posted on K Street Cafe Congress does not lack for citizen input — every year, hundreds of millions of emails, faxes, letters and calls crashland on the Hill, and some congressional offices are so overwhelmed that they’ve basically...
The peasants are revolting! The latest evidence comes in a quick email from Convio, one of the online advocacy providers: Please be advised that the House of Representatives is currently imposing limits on inbound communications from constituents...
Cross-posted on techPresident Way on back in 2007, we used to talk about how the internet fit into a presidential debate, that hallowed (and effective) tradition of the televison era. We even had two YouTube debates — remember them? Talking...
My friend Linda Tripp (no, not THAT Linda Tripp) just sent along this little piece of the zeitgeist:
Dear American:
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.
File this under creepy sales follow-up: a couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a company that sells client/contact management software for public affairs firms. I’d participated in a couple of events for one of their competitors, and...