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The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics: Barack Obama is the Google of modern American politics. MyBarackObama and Google share strengths and, perhaps, weaknesses. I just described Google's problem with the ASP loophole. By supporting the loophole Google maintains its proprietary advantage but risks losing friends in the open source community....; Tags: Movement, Google Inc., Barack Obama, Stoller, Open Source, Blogging, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Technology Voters' Guide: Barack Obama: Technology Voters' Guide: Barack ObamaBetterMore straight forward than Hillary, but still good at dodging. Typical politician. As to those who declined the interview, idiots.Do my eyes deceive me?Or, did a politician actually give a simple, one word answer to a question?Excuse me. I must stumble outside to insure the...; Tags: Barack Obama, Technology Voters; Discussion threads 2008-01-02
Technology Voters' Guide: Hillary Clinton: Technology Voters' Guide: Hillary ClintonHmmmm....I only see Clinton responding! But the questions are mostly the same spew on the major media coverage. I'd like to see some critical questions answered. Such as... 1) Since you know that the Bush Administration has lied about the war, tortured prisoners,...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Clintons, Hillary Clinton, Technology Voters, Barack Obama; Discussion threads 2008-01-02
Obama outlines federal CTO position; Where's the power?: Barack Obama unveiled plans for a chief technology officer, support for Net neutrality, improving education, next-generation broadband networks and more research spending. Oh yeah, and there will be more open government and feds using wikis and blogs. This agenda, outlined in this PDF, makes for good fodder....; Tags: CIO, Agency, Information Technology, Chief Technology Officer, News, Reality, Barack Obama, Government, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-14
Hillary Clinton trumps Barack Obama, on eBay!: Hillary Clinton trumps Barack Obama, on eBay!Re: Obamahttp://www.analogstereo.comRe: Hillary Clintonhttp://www.analogstereo.com; Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, eBay Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-16

Will MySpace show Barack Obama the money?: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling "User Generated Politics"Barack Obama on MySpace, the REAL Barack Obama on MySpace, is closing in on 100,000 friends.(SEE MySpace to 175 million friends: It's OUR Space, not yours!)Hillary Clinton officially has 83,715 MySpace friends; Obama bests the front runner...; Tags: User Generated Politics, Social Web, Social Networking, Presidential Race, MySpace, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-06-02
Dems finally have an advantage - the chaotic back-and-forth that is the Net: Republicans may sit in the White House but they haven't won over the Internet. The Washington Post reportsthat when it comes to Web penetration, Republicans aren't keeping up with Democrats.According to Nielson/NetRatings and other measurements, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, leads the pack on sites such as YouTube, MySpace and...; Tags: Elections; Blog posts 2007-05-21
Reagan, Schwarzenegger win big in Republican debate campaign 2008: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”The Republican 2008 presidential campaign field blew its first chance to engage with the American public, big time.Who DID the slate of ten Republican hopefuls engage with at the party’s first debate held at the...; Tags: User Generated Politics, Presidential Race, President Clinton, Politics, Political Campaign, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Government, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-05-06
MySpace to 175 million friends: It's OUR Space, not yours!: “Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you if you’re young at heart,” so croons Frank Sinatra. Maybe, but the very young are getting their hearts broken at MySpace!It apparently is not an easy task to maintain over 175 million friendships, even if Friend in Chief is founding...; Tags: Social Web, Social Software, Social Networking, Social Media, Social Capital, Self-Promotion, Political Campaign, MySpace, Marketing, Facebook, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-05-03
Obama campaign in cyberspat over supporter's MySpace page: In the latest development in the MySpace wars, Mr. Clean, Barack Obama, has been a litle dirtied over his campaigns handling of a pro-Obama blogger looking for a little support. TechPresident reportson what happened when an Obama devotees MySpace page soared beyond his wildest dreams and sadly spun out of...; Tags: Government technology; Blog posts 2007-05-02
Hillary Clinton in command for 'when' President: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”An in command Hillary Clinton sought to assure the American public last evening that she is ready and able to command the U.S. armed forces in decisive action if needed, “when” she is President...; Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Political Campaign, Politics, President Clinton, Presidential Race, User Generated Politics; Blog posts 2007-04-27
Eight Democrats lock horns (online): So what?: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”AER YOU READY? The first debate of the 2008 presidential race is set for tonight!The Democrat field of eight will battle for air, and Internet time, in a 90-minute face-off to be broadcast on MSNBC...; Tags: User Generated Politics, Presidential Race, President Clinton, Politics, Political Campaign, John Edwards, Citizen Journalism, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-04-26
For sale: Giuliani, Obama, Dodd: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Want to show your support for your favorite presidential candidate, but dont have the big political bucks for a donation? How about flying a Rudy Giuliani pennant instead, or sporting a green for the enviornment...; Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Political Campaign, Politics, President Clinton, Presidential Race, User Generated Politics; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Hillary Clinton: Throw me a party, Thursday!: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Are you a fan of Super Bowl parties? Are you the star at Oscar parties? Well, now is your chance to shine on the party circuit, in Hillary Clinton’s eyes!But hurry, this Thursday is...; Tags: Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, User Generated Politics, President Clinton, Politics, Political Campaign, John Edwards, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-04-23
Obama and Clinton tussle over women: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Is the United States ready for its first woman president? Not if Barack Obama has anything to do with it! Hillary Clinton has been aggressively playing the gender card, and Obama is following suit,...; Tags: User Generated Politics, Presidential Race, President Clinton, Politics, Political Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-04-16
Barack Obama celebrates 'User Generated Politics' victory: Barack Obama celebrates 'User Generated Politics' victoryRepublicansforObama.OrgJust wanted to mention here that the Republicans for Obama Meetup is organized by the folks at RepublicansforObama.org which is a national grassroots group of Republicans. The site has forums, articles, a blog, etc.Check it out.; Tags: User-Generated Politics, Barack Obama; Discussion threads 2007-04-11
Barack Obama celebrates 'User Generated Politics' victory: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Barack Obama raised $6.9 million online, but that is not all that Obama for America is touting as his “User Generated Politics” victory in first quarter 2007. My.Barack.Obama is social networking up a grassroots...; Tags: User Generated Politics, Barack Obama, Social Web, Presidential Race, Politics, Political Campaign, Government; Blog posts 2007-04-10
Obama trounces Clinton in online campaign money grab: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Barack Obama is spoiling Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign fundraising celebration, big time.Hillary Clinton snags $4.2 million online in first quarter 2007, I reported Monday. Obama for America, however, now announces its campaign raised $6.9 million...; Tags: President Clinton, User Generated Politics, Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama; Blog posts 2007-04-04
'Vote Different' vid may turn out to hurt Obama: Philip de Vellis, who wanted to help Barack Obama with his "Vote Different" ad on YouTube (its now been viewed more than 2 million times) has actually done the campaign damage, analysts now say, according to the Washington Post. "If I were a traditional media strategist,...; Tags: Barack Obama, Vellis; Blog posts 2007-03-23
Creativity trumps money in open source politics: The open source process is transforming politics before our eyes.The latest example is the Macintosh 1984 mash-up produced against Hillary Clinton by an anonymous supporter of Barack Obama. At last count it had been viewed over 1.3 million times, making it far more popular than any ad produced so far...; Tags: Barack Obama, advertisement, Hillary Clinton, open source; Blog posts 2007-03-20