Hi folks, just a quick update on everybody’s favorite ebook, “How to Use the Internet to Win in 2014”. The short version? Sales continue apace! In fact, depending on how many books have leapt off the shelves in the past day or so...
Check out last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts, from the (roughly) 500 progressive groups followed by our friends at CrowdTangle. Of note this week: Upworthy hits the Number One spot with a very un-Upworthy post. If you’re...
Update: see this Washington Post article for more analysis and a response from Facebook. Also, see this critique of the critique, via Shaun Dakin. Hi folks, sorry for the relative paucity of posts this week — your Loyal Editor is a bit under...
In the Scripted World of Diplomacy, a Burst of Tweets. Less filtered: State Department official’s “F*ck the EU” conversation released on YouTube. Don’t be surprised if your TV soon seems to know everything about your politics...
If I have one piece of advice for digital advocacy newbies, it’s this: learn HTML. You wouldn’t believe how many times it’s saved my ass. Every year, a new crop of aspiring digital communicators hits the street, many of them right...
Here’s something folks may want to keep close at hand: a straightforward guide to your (current) Facebook advertising options. A friend was looking for one recently, and Fb’s Katie Harbath was happy to provide. The basic options...
Multiple GOP SOTU responses: a canny “narrowcasting” technique? Key quote: “a YouTube response sent directly to people who already support Paul is mainly about energizing and expanding his list.” Also note: “a good list...
First Quick Hits of 2014! Now that a long queue is cleared, these roundups will move to Fridays again. ElectionMall’s Ravi Singh is Probably Going to Jail. An online petition and a Twitter campaign break up a beautiful friendship between...
A quick follow-up to today’s earlier post about Facebook’s increasingly “pay-to-play” environment for Page owners: let’s put Facebook “engagement” (in raw form, the number of Likes, Shares, Comments and...
Busy week here in the e.politics bunker! Let’s end it with a fine set of Quick Hits. Facebook rolls out Donate button. “Gee thanks,†sigh charities. C.f. details about the program and Facebook’s New Donate Button: Good or Bad for...