The latest essential reading for online politicos and advocates.
- After historic ruling on gay marriage, social media gets colorful.
- Hillary Clinton’s digital director: Social media is now ‘ubiquitous’. C.f. How Hillary Clinton Got Her Social Media Groove On.
- Only Hillary Trumps Donald in Facebook Social Conversation on Declaration Day, and Hillary Clinton Is Trouncing Everyone in the Facebook Primary (But Senator Bernie Sanders is gaining ground in New Hampshire).
- Hillary Clinton campaign adds ‘Genius’ to growing digital and social media portfolio. [New platform.]
- What down-ballot campaigns can learn from Hillary Clinton.
- How the Presidential Primary Is a Proxy War Between the Kochs and the Republican Establishment. On the data war between the Kochs and the Party.
- Walmart, Amazon, Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise, as Etsy Bans Confederate Flags.
- No Matter What Reddit Does, It’s Going to Alienate People.
- Sean Parker unveils social network for politics. Brigade debuts.
- President Obama: The Fast Company Interview. “In an exclusive and wide-ranging conversation, the President explains his take on Washington’s technology problems—and his solutions.” C.f. Inside Obama’s Stealth Startup. “President Obama has quietly recruited top tech talent from the likes of Google and Facebook. Their mission: to reboot how government works.”
- Attention Local TV: Facebook Is Coming for Your Political Ads.
- US Online and Traditional Media Advertising Outlook, 2015-2019. Online advertising to overtake TV advertising in size in 2019?
- This Ad Network Says Mobile Growth Is Over for Now: Fluent sees smartphone and tablet activity level out. Still, 60% mobile, 40% desktop.
- A Gay Couple Bought JebBushForPresident.com in 2008 and They’re Not Giving it Back.
- Man and Superman and Silicon Valley.
- Introducing the Open Supporter Data Interface (OSDI).
- KC tech firms respond to ‘bleak’ millennial voter turnout.
- What Facebook’s Algorithm Change Means for Brands, Publishers, and the Future of Media.
- U.S. Government prioritizes digital engagement .
- 5 Ways to Turn Social Media Followers into Activists.
- Five Low-Cost Engagement Tricks You Can Use Right Now, and Survey Results: We All Struggle With [Supporter] Engagement.
- The Biggest Social Media Mistakes to Avoid During Your Next Nonprofit Campaign, Part 1 and Part 2.
- What’s Caused the Polling Crisis?. Cellphones, in part. C.f. Study tells pollsters: Call more cellphones.
- A list of nonprofit fundraising ideas.
- Marketers Will Drool Over Facebook’s New Signup Ads That Auto-Fill Your Email Or Number.
- An in-house digital staff or outside consultants?
- How Your Nonprofit Can Rock Instagram.
- The Digital Think Tank: Over a year after the New York Times Digital Innovation Report, think tanks need to re-evaluate their publishing strategies — and their vision.
- The power of live-streaming apps for campaigns.
- Building A Virtual Volunteer Army.
- Can Apps and Social Media Help Fight Injustice?
- What Advocacy Pros Can Learn From Marketing Automation.
- FBI chief: We can’t limit ISIS on social media.
- Trump Pinata a Hit in Mexico.
- N.H. Teen House candidate apologizes for social media posts.
- Heinz forced to apologise after QR code on ketchup bottle linked to hardcore porn site.
- And finally, a Leaked E-mail Between Jeb Bush and his Graphic Designer.
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– cpd