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...
Well, a Victory Award is, anyway — Epolitics.com won at the Poli Conference in the category, “Blog PolÃtico del Año, Otra Lengua Aparte del Español.” I.e., political blog of the year, in a language other than Spanish. Very cool...
Guest article! Let’s take a trip to the Big House with our friends from PowerThru Consulting, who’ve been kind enough to contribute several previous articles on email advocacy and list-building in the past. If you’re in email jail...
Howdy folks, as you can imagine I’ve been scrambling around the past week, wrapping up my time at NWLC and building the foundation for the new digital strategy consulting business. One piece of neglected news in the meantime: Epolitics.com...