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Blogs You Probably Aren’t Reading But Should: Future Perfect
If you’re like me, chances are you’ve got a big list of blogs in your RSS reader and don’t venture out beyond that to regularly read other blogs as much as you should. You get comfortable with the same authors and the same ideas. We’ve done posts here before where the BlogCampaigning authors update their [...]
Posted in Blogs You Probably Aren't Reading But Should Also tagged Jan Chipchase, Tokyo Leave a comment
Honda Gets It
Cheers to Honda for strapping on some waders and stepping into the social media stream by sponsoring a few sections on BoingBoing.
Despite all the haters (read the comments), I support the move by Doctorow et. al. to allow a big corporate sponsor like that on their site. These people spend hours and hours of their [...]
The German Greens, Innovation and Blogs (or Lack thereof)
I came across an interesting article by German political scientist Franz Walter who makes an interesting observation about the German Greens and their lack of innovation and the accompanying reluctancy to use technology to further their cause on the website of the German newsmagazine the Spiegel.
As Walter explains, the German Greens currently have nothing to [...]
Posted in germany Also tagged Andri Snaer Magnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, environmentalism, Giuseppe Grillo, grassroots, Greens, Nicolas Hulot 3 Comments
Ron Paul’s fundraising success
One of my favorite Norwegian bloggers, Jill/txt, led me to an interesting post over at TechPresident today about Ron Paul’s recent successful fundraising campaign organized through blogs and social networks. Paul’s supporters raised over 4 million dollar in one day, and according to TechPresident, “this is the first successful application of a fundraising tactic that [...]
Online Campaigning 2008: Blogs and Information mobility
Last spring, two hours after he used his Des Moines Register blog to ridicule a suggestion by a Hillary Clinton aide that she skip the Iowa caucuses, David Yepsen’s phone rang.”Senator, why are you calling me?” the veteran political reporter asked.
It was the former first lady.
“I read your blog,” said Clinton, who quoted from his [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Information mobility, Online Campaigning, Political blogging 1 Comment
ESA Gives Video Game Voters Network Website Overhaul, Could Use Some Humanizing
The Entertainment Software Association, representing the interests of of U.S. video game publishers, launched an updated website for its Video Games Voters Network in order to “increase the recruitment, education, and mobilization of video game players across the country.” The press release (via gamepolitics.com) explains:
The response to the VGVN is overwhelming and dramatic―over 100,000 members, [...]
Subject: Greetings from New Zealand
From: Jens Schroeder
Subject: Greetings from New Zealand
To: Espen, Parker
Hi guys,greetings from New Zealand. I’m having an awesome time here – despite freezing my a** off. Coming from Germany I should actually be able to withstand minus five degrees but I guess living in tropical conditions for the last two years kind of affected my ability [...]
Posted in Social Media Also tagged blog, espen skoland, espen's thesis, Et cetera, John Howard, New Zealand, Politics Leave a comment
Two New Blogs
Two great blogs that I’ve come across in the past few days:
My friend Jim has just launched his first blog, T Zero, and it’s all about Toronto.
And I’ve also just checked out Katie’s blog, The Al Party. I’m not really into politics, but this is some good reading.
-Parker
Low-tech Campaigning in Japan – Use Second Life Break the Law
If someone asked you to freely associate things with Japan you’d probably think of futuristic high-tech, bullet trains, cyberpunk, anime and all the fancy gadgets we always seem to get years later. But of all countries it’s Japan that campaign wise is still stuck in the middle-ages:
It’s a first for Japanese politicians — and perhaps [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Japan, Official Party Blogs, Political Commentary Blogs, Politics, Second Life 1 Comment
Blogs You Probably Aren’t Reading But Should: TorrentFreak