The Conclusion of a six-part series As the presidential race heated up, the internet grew from being the medium of a core group of political junkies to a gateway for millions of ordinary Americans to participate in the political process, donating...
You’d think I’d have learned my lesson after the last couple of Twitter frenzies, but what the heck — let’s dive right back into those shark-infested intellectual waters. So here’s the scoop: the opinion editors at the...
With all the Twitter-versy going on these days it’s hard to know which 140-character summary to read, but two pieces currently on Slate are a great place to start. First, try Farhad Manjoo’s very measured take on why you should not feel...
This in from friend and e.politics contributor Burt Edwards a few days back: OK, so it’s a slow Sunday morning and I’m doing my version of reading the morning paper (which for me is checking my regular papers online as well as a couple...
Home for the holidays? Here’s some light reading to distract you from your “beloved” kinfolk. The Revolution of the Online Commentariat. Will bloggers eventually dominate the campaign power structure? Hmmmm, let’s hear a...
Clearing the decks — the results of several weeks of random browsing. How Hulu is Like Obama, via Andrew Golisg. Dear President Obama: There are a couple of embarrassing e-mails from my past that I think you should know about. What Next for...
Cross-posted on techPresident Barack Obama elected president in 2008? Inconceivable without the internet — and that’s not just a web-guy’s brag. Sarah Lai Stirland has already wrapped up online technology’s critical role in...
Katie Couric on Sarah Palin and David Letterman on John McCain. Note the tone of the (extended) discussion on the Politico/Palin article. I’m sorry to our Republican readers, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to take John McCain...
Update: Barack Obama Uses Google to Combat Vicious Rumors. Via Dan Lipman. Update: Palin Attuned More to Public Will, Less to Job’s Details. Note her questionable(?) use of email advocacy as governor. New viral email: Sarah Palin is annointed...
Perhaps the biggest-name speaker at Personal Democracy Forum this year was to be Elizabeth Edwards, blogger and wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards. Weather intervened, however, since a storm system interrupted flights and trapped her...