Our good friend (and recent Pinterest enthusiast) Beth Becker reports in with this tidbit from the trail: campaigns are turning to “protected” Twitter feeds to organize volunteers. Since the account owner of a protected feed has to...
Our good friends over at Campaigns & Elections are busily prepping the next issue for print, but they took a quick break a few days back to post the previous issue’s “Technology Bytes” column. The focus? Campaign websites, a...
*To the tune of All the Single Ladies A quick public service announcement from your friends here at Epolitics.com: as you’re cruising around the web, you’ll no doubt occasionally find stories you like. And I bet you even have a few web...
This morning I had the privilege of chatting with the folks at NPR/PRI’s “The Takeaway” for a bit. The subject? Political ad microtargeting, which handily was one of the subjects of a recent Campaigns and Elections...
South By Southwest is coming up fast and I can’t hardly wait to get there, I tell you what. One highlight SXSW-goers shouldn’t miss: our very own panl on the Occupy Movement and citizen journalism: Occupying Media: 24-Hour Protest People...
Last night’s GIF Party hosted by the Tech Ladymafia was more than just a chance to enjoy happy hour prices at the Science Club — it was also a true celebration of the humble .gif, the web’s workhorse graphic format since way back...
This weekend’s RootsCamp has sold out — not as in “sold out to The Man,” but actually sold out of tickets! Very cool for New Organizing Institute and the whole RootsCamp crew, but a bummer for you if you haven’t gotten...
Howdy folks, sorry for the brief publishing hiatus, but things been a little crazy down in the e.politics bunker. One bit of fun: today’s Pennsylvania Progressive Summit panel, “Smart Digital Strategies for the Real World,” where...
Latest video from my discussion with Meltwater‘s Kimling Lam and Ashley Hillis! When you’re done, also check out the first two installments.
– cpd
Breaking news as I write this: in the face of a massive backlash, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. What happened? Komen ran into the power of citizen-activism, for one thing. Did the...