December 2008
39 posts
Five Change.gov Clues to Obama's Approach to... →
Dec 30th
techPresident – David Plouffe: The Obama Campaign... →
Dec 30th
“The whole premise of the campaign was grassroots organizing, that was the value...”
– techPresident – Liveblogging the Harvard Internet & Politics conference part 6: the Obama Campaign
Dec 30th
techPresident – Web Video & the Obama Presidency:... →
Dec 30th
“Houdini was one of the new technological tricks up Obama’s sleeve on...”
– National Journal Online - Obama’s ‘Project Houdini’ Revealed
Dec 30th
“Things are looking really good for the Swedish Pirate Party. Running up to the...”
– Pirate Party Gets Massive Support in Sweden | TorrentFreak
Dec 28th
“the United States is ill-equipped to cope with a major attack against computer...”
– Cyber War Games Confirm Flaws in US Security - ReadWriteWeb
Dec 23rd
“Like the drunk in the old joke, searching for his lost keys under the streetlamp...”
– Mapping the blogosphere with spinning brain of colored dots
Dec 23rd
“Instead of counting dollars, the new paradigm invites us to count heads —...”
– techPresident – Counting Heads, Not Dollars: A New Campaign Finance Context
Dec 22nd
“Manuel Castell describes how mobile phones have changed the landscape of...”
– Mobile Phones in Mass Organizing: A MobileActive White Paper | MobileActive.org
Dec 20th
Coups vs. connected citizens
“Coup and attempted coups are going out of fashion” according to The Economist. Fine. This is great news. More important - it might be related - is the fact that democratic and bloodless insurrections powered by connected, leaderless and swarming citizens seem to be on the rise. For lack of a chart (there might be one that I have not found… any idea?), consider...
Dec 20th
“Un groupe Facebook… Où est la révolution ? On est en droit d’attendre...”
– Obama ou le simulacre de la démocratie participative sur le web
Dec 18th
“Open for Questions” Returns Cut-and-Paste Answers: As the Nation’s...”
– Personal Democracy Forum – Daily Digest: The “Obama Internet” Moment?
Dec 17th
“The “Obama Internet” Moment?: The New York Times editorial board is...”
– Personal Democracy Forum – Daily Digest: The “Obama Internet” Moment?
Dec 17th
“I’d like to present Flip4.org, a website devoted to two fairly straightforward...”
– Flip4.org - The front lines of American Politics | The Next Right
Dec 17th
How Will the "Internet in 2020" Affect Campaigns... →
Dec 17th
“Mr. Obama will need to work with Congress — and fight against corporate...”
– Editorial - Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda - NYTimes.com
Dec 17th
“Every day, it seems, some new element appears on Change.gov: -Discussion forums...”
– techPresident – Kudos to the Change.gov New Media Team
Dec 16th
“Open government web wonks and digital politics geeks (and really, why else would...”
– techPresident – Where Change.gov Meets USA.gov
Dec 16th
Personal Democracy Forum – How Political... →
Dec 16th
Change.gov iPhone App Now Available - ReadWriteWeb →
Dec 16th
Seen on Craigslist: The Online Market for Senate... →
Dec 15th
Does Obama Need a Department of Innovation? - Dot... →
Dec 15th
“Following Mr. Obama’s victory in the presidential election, it was...”
– What Obama’s Appointment of a U.S. CTO Means - NYTimes.com
Dec 15th
“Now that the reason that this database was amassed has been realized, just what...”
– The Obama List: Breathing New Life Into Campaign Resources
Dec 14th
Sunlight Foundation →
Dec 14th
“The Obama transition team released two new policies this week, a Creative...”
– Sunlight Foundation » Obama and Affirmative Disclosure
Dec 14th
Internet for Everyone | Help define the future of... →
Dec 14th
“A 2007 study by the Brookings Institution and MIT found that a one-digit...”
– Timothy Karr: Obama’s Broadband Roadmap
Dec 14th
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“The mobile-voting system, which has already been tested, requires that voters...”
– The Associated Press: Estonia to vote by mobile phone in 2011
Dec 14th
“The real challenge for the Obama team will be the government restrictions, rules...”
– Obama team shifts from online campaigning to more accessible government - San Jose Mercury News
Dec 14th
“Obama’s inaugural committee Friday touted its “new standard for...”
– Obama team shifts from online campaigning to more accessible government - San Jose Mercury News
Dec 14th
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“The Obama online campaign had three main engagement components: MyBarack (its...”
– The Obama Campaign’s Levels of Engagement
Dec 11th
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“the Obama transition team has just rolled out an innovative new feature on its...”
– TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Team Rolls Out New Web Site That Takes Questions From Public
Dec 11th
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“The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has supplied its political wish...”
– What the MPAA wants from Obama: 3 strikes, Canada crackdown
Dec 11th
“It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband...”
– Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale - NYTimes.com
Dec 9th
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“We need to move away from passwords,” said Tom Kellermann, vice president for...”
– Panel Offers Ways to Strengthen Cyberspace Security - NYTimes.com
Dec 9th
“Barack Obama’s incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech...”
– On Health Care, Obama Policymakers Tap Campaign’s Network of Supporters - washingtonpost.com
Dec 9th
“If Team Obama were truly concerned about something, David Plouffe would probably...”
– The Washington Left Asserts Itself - Marc Ambinder
Dec 8th