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Quick Hits — June 5, 2007

June 5th, 2007

• What Kills a Social Media Campaign. Case studies of bitter failure.
• Amateur charge infuriates blogosphere. “Millions and millions of exuberant monkeys … are creating an endless digital forest of mediocrity” (e.politics is proud to be doing its part).
• Growing Internet role in election. An interview with techPresident’s Andrew Rasiej.
• RNC fires phone-bank staffers. The dark side of technological change.
• Dark Side, Part Two: The internet is destroying porn!
• Dark Side, Part Three: Google Earth works for terrorists too. That’s the hassle with tools — they don’t care who uses them.
• Dark Side, Part Four: Teen Tests Internet’s Lewd Track Record. On the downsides of Internet “fame.” Via Adrants.
• And now, the Bright Side: YouTube Serves as Venezuelan Anti-Censorship Tool. Video’s not just for cute kittens.
• A Little Bit Quieter Now. Blogosphere loses a couple of voices.
• Which would be just fine with the Chinese government: Chinese online reporter arrested.
• Building Your Brand In Facebook.
• Howard Kurtz is building his personal Facebook brand, much to his daughter’s dismay.
• Twitterizing Blogs. I just think it’s fun to say “twitter.”
• San Leandro politics move to Web. A look at the influence of local bloggers.
• Fred Goes “Tech Heavy.” What we might expect if Thompson dives in.
• Clinton on CNN Only, McCain on Conservative Sites and Networks in April. A look at the candidates’ early online advertising, via Eric Frenchman.
• Looking under the hood at Google. Go behind the scenes as Googlers tweak the search algorithm. Seth Godin sez, don’t try to game Google — stick to organic search growth.
• Google and Salesforce Team Up, but Donna Bogatin’s skeptical.
• Obama’s Annoying New Ring Tone. Ruby Sinreich answers the call.
• Joe Biden Gives Lousy YouTube.
• White House Director of Internet Communications heads to the PR world. Note to self: get high-paying corporate job one of these days, shoot self in head shortly thereafter.
• I might need more bullets: Mike Tyson Goes to Bollywood. Thanks to Burt Edwards for making my afternoon complete.

– cpd

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