We’ve seen candidates tout their social media bona fides as a plus, but I can’t remember a candidate who’s used his Twitter presence as the hook for a TV commercial: Cute intro! And a good fit for the candidate’s folksy style...
Howdy folks, we’re back from a short vacation from the publicly written word, with some cool developments on the horizon (more on that soon) and of course midterm elections just a few short weeks away. With that in mind, check out what must be...
Weed! Cats! Craigslist sex at the Beck rally! What could it be but A Very Special pre-holiday beach-reading edition of Quick Hits. Glenn Beck launches conservative news site TheBlaze.com, and With “The Blaze,” Beck Promises Journalism...
It’s an old idea on Epolitics.com, but a good one still — email and social networks work well together, no matter how many people try to predict (for instance) that Facebook dooms email to irrelevance. Two good examples popped up today...
The elements themselves may have ganged up against us the last time we tried this, but let’s see if we can get together and whoop it up WITHOUT provoking the wrath of water, wind and fire. Come kick off your Labor Day weekend a day early at...
Finally! A much-needed revision of the legendary Online Politics 101 is under way, a little over two years since its last substantive rewrite. The new version will have an entirely new chapter on Twitter, for a start, and will also see plenty of...
Also published on techPresident Update: See also Kate Kaye’s earlier coverage at ClickZ. Politico’s Morning Tech column has highlighted a clever use of mobile advertising in last week’s Florida primaries: As the Sunshine State...
Time to git us some learnin’! First up, the Women Who Tech Telesummit, taking place September 15th on a computer or phone near you: Women Who Tech brings together talented women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy to...
The folks over at Ranker.com have done us a solid by gathering their ten favorite instances of Jon Stewart absolutely destroying Fox News, typically with its own anchors’ own words. My only complaint? They link to the clips and describe them...
Also published on The Huffington Post Check out Kate Zernike’s piece in the Times today for a glimpse of how the Republican establishment is “shaping tea party passion into [a] campaign force” — or at least, how they’re...