The Rise of the Geek Lobby: Can Google, Facebook, tech wonks, and Web activists kill the Stop Online Piracy Act? Apparently, yes: Digital mutiny sinks piracy bill. Perry Looks to Lasso Cain Supporters with Facebook Ads, while Newt Gingrich’s...
Hey kids! Sorry for the sparse publishing lately — Epolitics.com has had to take a back seat lately as the pre-holiday frenzy starts to crank up. Never fear, though, we’ll have fresh edition of fan-favorite Quick Hits tomorrow. In the...
The Quick Hits of Autumn are the sweetest, tinged with the quiet regret of a dying year. Video: DNC Attacks Mitt Romney in Hollywood-Style Ad, heavily promoting MittvMitt.com (an earlier version of which was reviewed here). C.f. Did We Just Get A...
Here’s a little something to check out: a few days back, the Obama campaign published a very clever infographic that lays out information they’d like you to know about the 1,000,000 people who’ve donated to the President’s...
New guest author! Jon Wheeler is an old friend who’s recently relocated below the equator and sends this update on how online tools are playing out in a very different political environment than we’re used to in the States. The Internet...
The latest from regular contributor Beth Becker (@spedwybabs). Overview: Social Media and 2012 Political Campaigns By Beth Becker We’re deep into the 2011 cycle and campaigns all across the country are starting to gear up for 2012. Many of...
Hey kids, I hope you fellow East Coasters survived our recent back-to-back disasters, but don’t forget, an earthquake followed by a hurricane means only one thing — be ready for a rain of blood and toads soon. But if that or any other...
With final assembly taking place to Houses of the Holy and then some Muddy Waters, sitting at a table on the front porch of Dos Gringos on Mt Pleasant Street as afternoon thunder and lightning rolled through…DC in the late, slow summertime...
More-frequent Quick Hits publishing = portion control. Perry announces for president at a conservative blogger gathering. Meanwhile, Texas Democrats Suit Up to counter him online, and Googlers wonder if he’s gay. Finally, will he be an...
Toward the end of a Dave Weigel piece in Slate on Michele Bachmann’s current campaign speech (you’ll be shocked to hear that she says she was right to vote against a debt ceiling-increase), we get a quick look at one way tablet computers...