Pre-RootsCamp, let’s clear the decks for action. Why Are Upworthy Headlines Suddenly Everywhere?. C.f. Why Everyone Will Totally Read This Column: A Gawker Editor Tells How He Picks ‘Viral’ Content Readers Can’t Resist...
Obama ‘12 vets to share some, not all, data with the rest of the Left. Also check out: Groups Mobilize to Aid Democrats in ’14 Data Arms Race. Politico’s Mike Allen, native advertising pioneer and Can K Street Buy Mike Allen? No wonder he...
Quick Hits returns! Get your fix of The Best Damn Internet Politics Reading List In The Known UniverseTM. UK Conservative party deletes archive of speeches from internet. Irony alert! “Decade’s worth of records is erased, including...
Guest article! This piece comes from Abe Greenhouse and is adapted from An Activist’s Guide to Live Tweeting, originally published on Middle East news and analysis site Electronic Intifada. Lots of great advice below — don’t miss...
Happy Friday! Quick Hits is still coming together for this week, but if you’re hungry for a digital politics reading fix, try the latest Campaigns & Elections magazine Technology Bytes column. Exploring the political potential of Facebook...
Hi folks, I’m traveling again — this week it’s off to San Francisco for the inaugural CampaignTech West conference, put on by Campaigns & Elections. Good stuff! But like last Friday’s Quick Hits, today’s top...
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...
A little more politics and a little less digital than usual this week, but a ton of good reading nonetheless. Enjoy. Healthcare.Gov’s Flaws Found, Fixes Eyed: Site’s Design Opened Door to Bottleneck That Persists. Architecture problems...
Now published on Fridays — the best damn digital politics and advocacy reading list around. Send article suggestions to cpd@epolitics.com. The Shutdown’s Data Blackout, as Federal Twitter accounts go dark. Democrats Mull Divulging Emails...
Just a few hours to go until the government shuts down! While some folks may be turning to random Craigslist hookups to pass their time at home, the political world has money on its mind, rather than sex. Much of the coverage of the defund-Obamacare...