In this issue, a post-#shutdown version of The Good, The Bad and the Stinky.
- From the Start, Signs of Trouble at Health Portal. Oof: The Obamacare Website Could Stay Broken for a While as Quixotic Queries Question Quality! (At healthcare.gov, the plot thickens) and Obamacare glitches scare off many Web site users. Never fear: CBS News: House Committee To Launch Investigation Into Obamacare Website.
- The Truth About the Obamacare Rollout: The feds botched the website. But the states are doing much better.
- New risks for Republicans in Congress as Donors’ frustration with GOP mounts.
- As Democrats Seethe over GOP Tactics, Video over Rules Change Goes Viral. C.f. Congressman Van Hollen ‘Had No Idea’ He’d Be a YouTube Hit.
- Did You ‘Drunk Dial’ Congress? Fun new calling tools.
- How Starbucks’ #ComeTogether Political Petition Could Have Been Better. Having a realistic goal would be a start.
- How to Keep Your Mug Out of Google’s New Ad Scheme.
- Millenials watch a ton of online video.
- Social Media, Campaigns, & CrossFit: How Social Media is Like the Gym.
- How the Internet Challenges Old Politics.
- Politico Executive Editor Jim VandeHei Now the Company’s CEO.
- NationBuilder Launches Its Version of an iOS for Movements and Campaigns.
- Why email newsletters still work — and how you can make yours better, via Miguel Wood.
- Don your steel helmets for The New War on Social Media Vanity Metrics.
- What you need to know about the new Facebook Insights.
- Study: Photos Generate More Retweets on Twitter.
- Eight ways to expand your Facebook page reach.
- Testimonials Are Great for Political Communications (Advocacy Too!).
- Democracy.com Hopes to Level Campaign Playing Field With Social Network For Politics.
- Tips to Mitigate Volunteer Flake Rate in Your Campaign.
- 25 Must-Follow NGO Resources on Twitter.
- Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries, plus Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries.
- Five Digital Strategies to Drive Holiday Donations.
- History lesson: The birth of pay-per-click ads.
- Krugman: bloggers vs. traditional authority; bloggers win.
- Clever Twitter Account Imagines Realistic, Bureaucracy-Filled Sci-Fi.
- Don’t do this: NY Comic Con Takes Over Attendees’ Twitter Accounts to Praise Itself.
- Former college compadre tweets about how Ted Cruz Was a Smelly, Terrible Roommate.
- And finally, Screaming Donkeys: the new video for Sharron Angle’s SuperPAC. Over-the-top, much?
– cpd