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Quick Hits — June 30, 2008

June 30th, 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