Great observation from Shannon Chatlos at CampaignTech: mobile devices are like your toothbrush, in that they’re deeply personal. She was talking in the context of political targeting, since reaching someone on a cellphone is far more...
“Big Data” is a popular buzz-phrase in the online world these days, tossed around in settings ranging from brand marketing to web analytics to grassroots field organizing. Much of the time, it’s being used as a sales hook — i...
DC votes today for a new at-large city councilmember — hooray for voting! And hooray for sophisticated digital tactics, which are moving down-ballot fast, judging from this race, at least. First, advertising — around the time that early...
First fruits of the CampaignTech conference: according to Benny Johnson from BuzzFeed, who spoke on a panel this morning and who covered the digital video side of campaign 2012, Obama 2012’s YouTube channel recorded 300 MILLION individual...
Howdy folks, things have been a bit hectic down here in the e.politics bunker lately, but let’s get rolling again on the editorial side. Also rolling: the new consulting business, which officially started just over a week ago. Business is...
Inspired by an amusing autocorrect moment on a listserv last week (“hashtags” converted to “hostages,” in the context of a discussion of online activism around marriage equality and the Supreme Court) it’s a serious...
During last week’s Supreme Court arguments over California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, the internet exploded with support for marriage equality. Social media provided a particularly public venue, and as a Facebook...
Hi folks, along with the consulting business launch, I’m considering a new tagline for the site. It’s been “dissecting the craft of online political advocacy” since Epolitics.com went live in its current incarnation in 2006...
Since I started spreading the word a few weeks back that I was launching a digital strategy business, plenty of people have come to me with a single question: just what IS digital strategy? A simple question, for sure, but one with an answer...
Hi folks, we’re conducting some potentially lethal technology experiments down here in the e.politics bunker, and if all goes well, the site will be the beneficiary. Last night I upgraded the Epolitics.com WordPress installation, along with...