A fascinating online ad popped up for me* for the first time this weekend: the “Fast Terry” piece to the right. At first I thought it was produced by Republican Ken Cuccinelli’s campaign, since it takes on Democrat Terry McAuliffe...
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...
Another useful bit of information from the Salsa Community Conference: according to ActionSprout’s Drew Bernard, groups that are running “Tell Congress to Reopen the Government” actions through his company’s service are...
If your group is thinking about participating in Giving Tuesday, the effort first organized last year to create a national day of philanthropy on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, you really need to know one thing: are these NEW donations or just...
Howdy folks, I’ll be spending most of Wednesday and Thursday this week at Salsa’s 2013 Community Conference, where this afternoon I’m participating in a panel discussion we’re calling: “Getting Them to Come to You:...
Click image for full-sized version. If you went to the front page of the WashingtonPost.com on Tuesday, you might have seen something like the screenshot to the right: note the broad expanses of red, a color that just happens to raise human blood...
Check out last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts, from the (roughly) 500 progressive groups followed by CrowdTangle. Of note this week: Desmond Tutu, the shutdown blues, Republican “cruelty”, poop on your plate, and the...
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...
The health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act came online Tuesday, and judging by most accounts, their main problem was a good one: popularity. Some of the exchange sites saw so much traffic from people interested in signing up...
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...