Ten years ago, internet politics invaded South by Southwest — and I was there to see it. I’d been going to SXSW Interactive since 2003, back when it was a tiny little thing compared with the behemoth it is today. The DC internet politics crowd began to infiltrate the festival in 2006...
Read More »Ah, 2007: today’s robust social web was a gleam in Zuckerberg’s eye, and blogging still had the allure of a new and mysterious technology. Also in that year, Mitt Romney first ran for president, dogged as always by accusations that he was more robot than human. What to do? Unleash the...
Read More »Howdy folks, some news on the ebook front: “How to Use the Internet to Win in 2016” is on the reading list for classes at at least three universities in the U.S. this semester. Good choice, friends in academia! It’s still the most comprehensive guide to how digital politics is...
Read More »Breaking news: Wellstone Action will take over the role of the New Organizing Institute. More on this development as we learn the implications, but at least Rootscamp will happen in time to help train people for the 2016 election cycle. I’m sad to see NOI will be going away, though this...
Read More »Regular Epolitics.com readers will know all about Technology Bytes, the regular internet politics-focused column I write for Campaigns & Elections magazine. I’m proud to know that it’s become a popular feature for C&E readers, and it’s opened many doors for me...
Read More »Howdy folks, Epolitics.com is back in business after some annoying technical problems here in the bunker. Basically, my laptop gave up the ghost, leaving me to rely on an iPad (fine for text, bad for files such as new images for the site) and an ancient Thinkpad that would wheeze for 45 minutes...
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