We've all read about the importance of databases and cell phones, email and text messaging to the Obama and Warren campaigns of 2012. The success of VAN and Narwhal and campaign media outreach were vital. But the next election will come; we … [Read more...]
Bloggers and FOIA
Hi, BMG! I haven't been posting much here recently, as my new blogging project has taken up the time I have to devote to the blogosphere. Those of you who have your own blogs might be interested in my recent FOIA experience. I submitted a … [Read more...]
SoapBlox Hack a Wake-Up
The MLK Day New Yorker has a long note on the SoapBlox hack that briefly brought down BMG and a host of other lefty bloggers for up to a couple of days. Staff writer Jeffrey Toobin doesn't mention this blog, but does cover the … [Read more...]
Regaining focus
People generally elect Democrats for certain reasons, and Republicans for different reasons. Very generally, if you prioritize protections from certain excesses of the free market, you vote Democratic; if you prioritize less government and … [Read more...]
The Dude Can Ride
OK, here's a small item that doesn't have the word 'Palin' in it (by the way, did you know that Sarah Palin is your new Segway?). So, apparently Senator John Kerry can ride a bike. Well enough to impress an apolitical former bike … [Read more...]
Are newspapers doomed?
And no one really seems to know what to do about it. Over the last year, I've had the chance to go to a couple of panel discussions about the future of the news business, and the dominant themes seemed to be:People don't want to read … [Read more...]
Associated Pric – I Mean Press
The AP's clamping down on writers using AP content on their blogs. Well, "clamping down" is putting it conservatively, I'd go as far as to say they're trying to stop blog quoting altogether. Basically, they're trying to bully blogs … [Read more...]
Chosen fables
Jay Tea at Wizbang has prompted me finally to do something I should have done a week-and-a-half ago -- to thank Wavemaker (former state rep Peter Morin) for having EaBoClipper, Jay Tea and myself to talk to his blogging/politics class at … [Read more...]
What are we supposed to do?
It's all terribly self-indulgent navel-gazing, but I suspect that a lot of us may be able to relate to this article explaining to Tom Friedman why young folks these days don't go out and protest and change the world, like they all did in … [Read more...]
Is it me, for a moment?
I wish. And it's not any of these poseurs, either.I have now seen the real Digby, though -- the mystery is solved, now I can die in peace. … [Read more...]
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