- The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it. So much for an informed electorate. Update: A post-referendum “Remain” petition apparently crashed the British Parliament’s petition site. Collective second thoughts?
- Hillary Clinton Launches Digital Campaign to Win Over Millennial Voters. Plus, Hillary Clinton’s 50-state strategy. A long-term boost for Democrats? And, Democrats Have High Expectations For 2016 As Their Tech And Data Advantage Widens.
- Hillary Clinton’s social media manager to NRA: ‘F*** off’.
- Trump campaign says it raised an astounding $3 million since Tuesday. Skepticism abounds, though. C.f. Missing the Small Donor Boat Shows Trump’s Failure as a Businessman.
- High spam rate hampers first Trump fundraising email.
- Trump campaign has paid $2 million to San Antonio web designer, who’s now his digital director.
- The Kochs’ powerful operation isn’t aimed at helping Trump – but it might anyway.
- Clinton bans guests from tweeting at fundraising event.
- Trump’s secret plan to quash a ‘Dump Trump’ convention plot. Note the personal-information database angle. C.f. Trump Campaign Not Big on Data — Except When It Can Help Track Donald’s Enemies.
- Here’s How Twitter Responded to CNN Hiring Corey Lewandowski.
- House Democrats’ Sit-In on Gun Control Is Blacked Out, But You Can Still Watch. Don’t miss Epolitics.com’s own perspective, Periscoping the House Gun-Control Sit-In: A Political Technology Turning Point? Plus, Kim Kardashin weighs in on the House gun-control sit-in, via Twitter of course. Finally, 7 big moments from House Democrats’ overnight gun control sit-in.
- Right [Online] Responses to Orlando Tragedy (Case Study).
- I Told the Truth About a Donald Trump Rally. Then the Trolls Threatened My Life. C.f. ‘Shoot And Stab Nigel Farage’: Hundreds Of Social Media Messages Urging Attacks On UKIP Leader Revealed.
- Trump’s meme brigade took over Reddit. Now Reddit is trying to stop them.
- Donald Trump Is No Troll: He’s Much, Much Worse.
- Trial by e-mob.
- How the US is working to defeat ISIS online.
- Update: For the first time, an alleged terrorist has broadcast a confession in real time on Facebook Live.
- Russian Hackers Hit DNC, Stole Trump Oppo, as DNC Breach Highlights Need to Keep Hackers at Bay.
- Campaign Cybersecurity: Seven Questions with Ari Schwartz.
- ‘If Mark Zuckerberg Wanted to Tilt This Election, He Could’: Peter Rojas on the Future of Media.
- The truth behind your Orlando shooting hoaxes, theories and conspiracies.
- Internet activists are finding ways around China’s Great Firewall.
- Using Google Tools For Advocacy and Political Research.
- Money In Politics: Bernie Sanders’ $200 Million Campaign Boosted Left-Wing Consultants Who Helped Barack Obama, Howard Dean.
- Bernie Sanders Campaign Showed How to Turn Viral Moments Into Money. Basically, all of his fundraising was online. C.f. Bernie Sanders Clearly In Pocket Of High-Rolling Teacher Who Donated $300 To His Campaign (oldie but goodie).
- Sanders’ Online Army Prepares For A Revolution Without Him.
- Here’s Why Taylor Swift Let the Paparazzi Catch Her Kissing Tom Hiddleston. Hint: “flooding the zone” to push down negative content.
- 7 moments that defined Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook.
- Twitter Still in Celebratory Mood After Hillary’s Triumph.
- Donald Trump’s political suicide mission. Good overview of a non-campaign’s shortcomings. And, From cash woes to digital #fails, Trump’s campaign is ‘worst of all possible worlds’.
- After Orlando, Senate rejects plan to allow FBI Web searches without court order.
- Update: Glitch believed to be based in mobile app erases some D.C. voters’ party affiliation.
- How These 7 Organizations Grew Their Membership, Advocacy, or Donor Lists by up to 2400%.
- How Should I Budget For My Digital Campaign Advertising? C.f. New Report Forecasts Substantial Growth In Ad Blocking.
- Don’t Forget the Alt-Text!
- See How They Stack Up: 6 Popular Online Engagement Tools for Advocacy and Fundraising.
- How Can My Nonprofit Get Started with Measurable Advocacy?
- Trump trumps Clinton on Chinese social media.
- The backdrop for Lockheed’s F-35 rollout in Israel looks like a romance novel about fucking an airplane. Yep.
- And finally, please treat yourself: You Will Never Unsee This Wondrously Strange Fake Japanese Advertisement for Donald Trump.
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– cpd