Howdy folks, the AMP Summit kicks off in earnest tomorrow (Friday, September 24), and I hope to see you there (our panel is 2:30 Saturday, BTW, so mark your calendars). But if you can’t make it, you can take in the events from the comfort of your own couch courtesy of NextGenWeb, which will be live-streaming the conference. I’m not sure how they’ll handle the simultaneous breakout sessions, but you should be able to catch at least the keynotes and other general sessions (note: my boss at NMS, Pete Snyder, will be giving one of the keynote presentations at 9 am on the first day). Check out the NextGenWeb site starting Friday morning for more.
– cpd
September 23rd, 2010
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Here’s one of the more interesting applications that’s come across the e.politics desktop this week — a company called AktNow.com is promoting technology that allows people to donate their Facebook status and Twitter feed to a political campaign. Of course, plenty of people have been “donating” their social media accounts for years, in that they’ve used them to promote campaigns they support (we certainly saw plenty of that in the 2008 race, and not just from Obama supporters). The kicker in this case, according to the company’s press release: “Once a user gives permission, the application automatically posts updates to their profiles on their behalf during the course of the campaign.” The cost? Just a hair under $500 per campaign.
Of course, it requires people to trust a campaign with what amounts to their public face — not something I’d do, thanks. But plenty of people might, so perhaps its worth a look.
– cpd
September 23rd, 2010
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