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Quick Hits — February 12, 2008

February 12th, 2008

Potomac Primary special edition — special because for once, DC’s vote actually matters.

• Update: Over the Horizon: User-Centered Online Politics?
• Hillary’s Valentine Email to supporters. Tasty treat or sickly sweet? Also check out the viral email that’s helping her.
• Michelle Obama Robocalls DC Voters, as does DC mayor Adrian Fenty. C.f. Rep. Foxx pledges no more robocalls.
• Ron Paul Rallies Supporters via YouTube.
• Dueling Washington (State) GOP Web Sites. Huckabee die-hards launch online offensive.
• What, No Flowers? RNC Sends Valentine E-Cards. Mike Turk’s not in love.
• Moroccan Man Jailed For Fake Facebook Profile. It’s good to be the king, but don’t pretend to be his younger brother.
• How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free.
• Not every site needs to be a social network.
• Why Google keywords cost more but deliver less.
• A cellphone in every pocket.
• Putting Candidates Under the Videoscope.
• Predicting the return of predictive journalism.
• Georgia Perspective on the Evolution of Media and Politics. From an MTV voter turnout organizer.
• Catch-22: Communicating with Congress. Interesting — mass emails may actually be being heard.
• Nokia creates its own mobile advertising network.
• TSA Reads Blog Comments, Changes Policy.
• Google News Goes Local With Neighborhood Headlines.
• Super Tuesday’s Gadgets: Touch Screen Monitors, New Notebooks, and 3D Graphics Drive TV Coverage.
• A New Online Fundraising Record on the Horizon. C.f. Money, Money, Money.
• But do donations predict a state’s final vote?
• Despite Web success, Obama loses Silicon Valley.
• Wired’s Guide to Starting a Viral Political Campaign on YouTube.
• Start a Nonprofit and Join Election ‘08 YouTube Free-For-All. A new route for 527s and similar outside political groups.
• MoveOn delivers Obama $500,000, plus 500,000 messages to friends.
• Political Blogging Scholarship. Please don’t feed the animals.
• Video Games for Social Change.
• Matt Stoller Fails to Consolidate the Netroots. Food Fight!
• Presidential fundraising doubles in 2007.
• Lolcats meets Obama: Yes We Can Has (cheezburgers).
  I does haz no understanding of why this is as funny as it is. Via tPrez.

– cpd

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