A quick reminder: Art of Political Campaigning two-day training event is coming up next week Put on by our friends at Campaigns & Elections magazine, it’s an in-depth exploration of practical political topics, with sessions delivered by...
Check out my cool new toy! The time was early 2010: the iPad had just debuted, Glee was soon to hit TV screens for the first time, and the universe reeled from the knowledge that Michael Jackson was still dead. In the political world, Scott Brown...
What are the big developments to watch in online advocacy? That question is very much on my mind: Monday I’ll have the privilege of leading a digital strategy training for public affairs professionals, and I’ve been pulling slides...
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...