http://www.epolitics.com/2007/03/27/either-mccains-myspace-page-has-been-hacked-or-hes-taking-straight-talk-to-a-new-level/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/03/27/either-mccains-myspace-page-has-been-hacked-or-hes-taking-straight-talk-to-a-new-level/#comment-643514 e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Learning from Obama’s Online Outreach: How To Find and Build Support on the Internet Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:04:59 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/03/27/either-mccains-myspace-page-has-been-hacked-or-hes-taking-straight-talk-to-a-new-level/#comment-643514 [...] And as the campaign worked in other social networks such as Black Planet, they adapted their approach to meet the particular rules, requirements and customs of that site — every network is different and requires a different approach. Of course, it didn’t always work smoothly, as when the professional staff took over a volunteer’s MySpace page early in the campaign and encountered a sharp backlash. But that stumble and any others were only minor hurdles — and unlike John McCain, at least Obama didn’t have his MySpace profile hacked. [...] [...] And as the campaign worked in other social networks such as Black Planet, they adapted their approach to meet the particular rules, requirements and customs of that site — every network is different and requires a different approach. Of course, it didn’t always work smoothly, as when the professional staff took over a volunteer’s MySpace page early in the campaign and encountered a sharp backlash. But that stumble and any others were only minor hurdles — and unlike John McCain, at least Obama didn’t have his MySpace profile hacked. [...]

]]> http://www.epolitics.com/2007/03/27/either-mccains-myspace-page-has-been-hacked-or-hes-taking-straight-talk-to-a-new-level/#comment-578625 K Street Cafe » Blog Archive » Learning from Obama’s Online Outreach: How To Find and Build Support on the Internet Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:57:59 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/03/27/either-mccains-myspace-page-has-been-hacked-or-hes-taking-straight-talk-to-a-new-level/#comment-578625 [...] And as the campaign worked in other social networks such as Black Planet, they adapted their approach to meet the particular rules, requirements and customs of that site — every network is different and requires a different approach. Of course, it didn’t always work smoothly, as when the professional staff took over a volunteer’s MySpace page early in the campaign and encountered a sharp backlash. But that stumble and any others were only minor hurdles — and unlike John McCain, at least Obama didn’t have his MySpace profile hacked. [...] [...] And as the campaign worked in other social networks such as Black Planet, they adapted their approach to meet the particular rules, requirements and customs of that site — every network is different and requires a different approach. Of course, it didn’t always work smoothly, as when the professional staff took over a volunteer’s MySpace page early in the campaign and encountered a sharp backlash. But that stumble and any others were only minor hurdles — and unlike John McCain, at least Obama didn’t have his MySpace profile hacked. [...]

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