Quick Hits — June 30, 2008
In which e.politics awakens from a short summer nap.
- Update: Auto-replace as a political tool — with blowback.
- Did Google use its network of online services to silence critics of Barack Obama?
- Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying. Via Make Something Happen. C.f. When your organizers organize you and Telecom Amnesty Foes Lobby Obama Using Obama Tech.
- How Obama can lessen the intensity of the opposition.
- On the Web, Supporters of McCain Wage An Uphill Battle.
- McCain’s ‘Dr. No’ Web Video Meets With A Collective Shrug.
- Freedom’s Watch Hits Obama for Delay on MoveOn Statement.
- Canadian military defends the planet! At least someone’s learned from Tunguska.
- Scholar Looks for First Link in E-Mail Chain About Obama. Complete with an Obama E-Mail Timeline. C.f. In Flag City USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying.
- Republicans Offer Online Lunchtime Chats To Answer Convention Questions.
- Netroots Nation Organizer Says McCain Welcome to Attend.
- Nonprofits Look for New Ways to Shape Campaign.
- Advocating for Obama on a Second Life community site. When I saw the site, there was a McCain ad on it — contextual advertising strikes again.
- In 2008 election, the Internet goes local, local, local.
- Fundraising is for the birds, let’s see some real action.
- Note this observation in a long piece on demographic changes and the political parties: “The trend generally bodes well for Democrats. Major metro areas are growing faster than the country as a whole, the party’s strength with young voters promises a lasting edge, and well-off, highly educated urban voters are valuable campaign contributors in the Internet age.”
- Army’s History of Iraq After Hussein Faults Pentagon. Released early on the website, natch.
- Looking at the Future of ‘E-Politics’. Let’s hope it involves tons of booze. But first, ePolitics: What’s happening right now?
- 10 SEO myths debunked.
- 9 widget myths debunked.
- Down to the Sea in Ships, and Then Some. You think YOU have an interesting life?
- Political Freelancers Use Web to Join the Attack. Via TechRepublican.
- Three Keys to Successful Online Campaigns.
- The Web Is Where It’s At for Youth Vote. Via PoliticsOnline.
- How to get Web 2.0 resourced at your organization.
- A look at Al-Qaeda’s Growing Online Offensive, while While Extremists in Tribal Areas Use Gory DVDs to Celebrate, and Exaggerate, Their Exploits.
- MySpace Teams With NBC To Continue Citizen Journalist Craze.
- CBS Finishes Acquisition Of CNET.
- Camping out in space. ISS crew gets a new tent and a cool soundtrack.
- Boss Hu avoids tricky questions in online chat. Via PoliticsOnline.
- ‘We don’t want to go to another friend’s funeral.’ Citizen activism — the kids get off my lawn for once, form local anti-drunk-driving Facebook Group.
- Learning from YouTube Masters. YouTube’s Steve Grove goes through online video Shao-Lin training.
- On luxury bottled water and the madness of crowds.
- Now, a REAL energy crisis: Fuel Prices Hurt Brothel Business.
– cpd
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