Quick announcement — after two years sailing the fickle waves of capitalism all on my own, I accepted a full-time job at New Media Strategies last week and started today. I’m now a Strategic Manager in their Public Affairs Practice and...
Hi y’all, here’s a nice Friday afternoon distraction — the folks at Sum of Change have posted video of Charles Lenchner and my animated discussion about online politics and local campaigns at December’s Organizing 2.0...
This article originally appeared on September 20th of last year but is even more relevant following today’s announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the doors to direct political contributions by corporations and labor unions. The...
Republican Scott Brown didn’t have much when he started running for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, but he did have himself and the internet: The fundamental dynamic of the race fell in place months ago, when Brown set off in a pickup truck...
Have a cell phone and want to help Haiti? It’s easy — just Text HAITI to the short-code 90999 and $10 will go to Red Cross and be billed to your account. Within 30 hours of launching the campaign, the Red Cross had already raised over $3...
Step back, this is gonna be a big one — with some amazing articles. Haiti Quake LiveBlog: LiveStream key news source; World Vision grabs Google Ad; PicFog live images. C.f. Red Cross Utilizes Text Messaging for Aid After Haiti Quake, Red...
Here’s a quick update on the recent How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010 guide: since it came out on December 9th of last year, readers have downloaded it directly from this site over 1000 times, and I’ve heard anecdotal...
If you’re reading this via Epolitics.com rather than through your favorite RSS reader, you might notice a slight change: we’re now about 25% wider. In the 3.5 years since E.pol’s initial launch, the proliferation of big flat-screen...
Clearing a cache very full of stories — we’ll catch up with the online advocacy blogs next time around. Conservative blogger wishes death on Bobby Byrd, joins Sen. Coburn in keeping it classy. Repubs, Dems scrub YouTube of online ads...
Quick plug: last week’s discussion based on About Face turned out to be both fun and illuminating, and tomorrow’s promises to be as well. You still have time to sign up! This episode’s speakers include Ben Katz, Glenn Kessler, Dan...