Now that the election is over and we have an understanding of the numbers that were put up by both campaigns, I think we can safely say that the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill both killed the McCain campaign and reinforced social media at the helm of communications for the future. Let me explain. There […]
November 4, 2008
Congratulations, President Obama
The 44th President of the United States of America Photo by jmtimages
November 4, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Tropicana Covers Election Day Twittering
There are a couple of election related Twitter projects going on including Twitter Vote Report, which we covered the other day. Not on our radar at the time, however, was an interesting project from Tropicana that will take the expected high velocity Twitter coverage of the election all day and present it in a unique […]
November 3, 2008
Blueprint for Change: Technology
If I have not made it clear enough so far, this is why I have voted for Barack Obama. The internet industry is certainly affected by the economy, but it is one of the last sectors that still shows signs of growth and stability. During a down economy, it is important to capitalize in the […]
August 14, 2008
Will I See you in Boston? Or in San Francisco? Or in Boulder? Or in Vegas?
Just a quick note as I’m getting ready for a meetup in my honor tonight in Boston. If you’re in the Boston area and don’t have any plans for tonight, would love to see you at Boston Beer Works across from Fenway Park. Michelle Wolverton gets all the credit for organizing and pulling the event […]
August 1, 2008
Relevant Conservatism in the Internet Era
As a conservative who is also supporting Barack Obama (Yes We Can) this fall, I’m fascinated watching the efforts both campaigns are making to reach out to an internet savvy Generation Y. With mixed results, mind you. John McCain has been flogged for his gaffes surrounding the internet. Phrases likes, “I’m aware of the internet” […]