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Hey kids! We’re back on the virtual airwaves tonight with Rick Morris and his FDH Lounge crew at 9 pm, so you be sure to listen on in at the appointed time. As always, Rick has a wildly mixed itinerary for the evening, and he and I should have...
Be sure to check out this excellent piece from Associated Press reporter Phillip Rawls, who looks at the gap between an online political video’s popularity and its effectiveness. I get a nice quote up toward the front about how videos too...
My favorite overheard comment at Netroots Nation, said in reference to Roxanne Conlin, a Democrat challenging Chuck Grassley…a senator with a habit of shooting his mouth off online. Taking on an incumbent is rarely easy, particularly when...
Special straight-outta-Netroots Nation edition, brought to you from Las Vegas — a land of sensory overload and curiously banal excess. How the Internet Organizes the Unemployed. Sarah Palin, Paper Grizzly. Who watched her video? People who...
Outside Links: New federal gov web 2.0 policies Digital Diplomacy Government Use of Social Media — “In Addition to,” Not “In Lieu of” GovTwit: A guide to government officials on Twitter 12 Social Media for Government...
It’s an excellent day down here in the e.politics bunker, and not just because of the exquisite combination of heat and humidity that makes DC so joyously wilt-inducing in the summer. Here’s the scoop: Politics Online and the World E...
“Never reinforce failure” — an old military adage that’s equally applicable in the world of Facebook advertising. Why? Because Facebook wants it that way. Here’s the deal: Facebook charges for advertising on a sliding...
Parts of the online communications community have been abuzz the last couple of days over reports that Ben & Jerry’s ice crean is dropping its email marketing program in favor of Facebook and Twitter. Turns out, the change only affects...
Thought that headline might get your attention — and that’s no doubt what the House Democrats were hoping for when they put out the widget below (thanks to the legendary Alan Rosenblatt for sending over the link). My only critique? The...