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Where Will Barack's E-Mail List End Up?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Twitter, President Obama, Opt In, Obama Administration, Facebook, Barack Obama, List, Thomas Gensemer, change.gov, Politics, David Plouffe, Obama Movement, mybarackobama.com, Email List, Dnc, Huffington Post, Obama Campaign, Fundraising, whitehouse.gov, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

It now seems possible that Barack's formidable organization might end up with a direct line into the White House.

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Stirring The Pot With The Women's Food Movement

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Women, Slow Food, Michael Pollan, The Women's Food Movement, Carlo Petrini, Food, Omnivore's Dilemma, Twitter, Obama, Community Organizing, Alice Waters, Organics, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

(cross-post from La Marguerite blog) One casual comment made by a girlfriend during a recent dinner at my house, got me thinking, deep, about women, ...

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GM lets Tiger go: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 25, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Twitter, Mets, Case, Gm, Spam, Tiger Woods, Facebook, Mediabytes, Layoffs, Greys Anatomy, Barack Obama, Shelly Palmer, Boston Legal, Citibank, Eric Schmidt, Media News, Media News
Shelly Palmer

General Motors ended its seven year relationship with Tiger Woods yesterday. GM, who is trying to drastically cut costs, ended the contact with the...

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Here to Stay?

Jimmy Leach | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Politics Media, Obama Media, Twitter, Internet Politics, Digital Politics, Obama Youtube, Obama Internet, Youtube, Technology, Barack Obama, Obama Technology, Media News
Jimmy Leach

During my short stint as head of digital communications for the Prime Minister, there wasn't a lack of will to try new ways of directly interacting with the citizens of the UK, but it didn't necessarily lead to a higher quality of debate or better outcomes.

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Redstone Assures Investors, Can Cover $1.6B Debt: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 14, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Local Tv News, Twitter, Voice Recognition, Microsoft, Sumner Redstone, Mediabytes, Cbs, Steve Ballmer, Iphone, Windows Live, Application, Shelly Palmer, Social Networks, Media News, Fox, Viacom, Nbc, Redmond, Flickr, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Sumner Redstone repeated his promise that he will not sell anymore stock in either CBS or Viacom. Redstone assured investors he has more than enough...

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Timothy Ferriss vs. Gary Vaynerchuk

Tim Ferriss | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Problogger.net, Gary Vaynerchuk, Timothy Ferriss, Technology, Darren Rowse, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Bloggers, Digital Age, Blogging, Media News
Tim Ferriss

Is it better to be socially connected online but spend the majority of your life on it, or is it better to be a digital recluse and perhaps suffer the consequences? I would be an example of the latter.

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Elephant in the Room: When Will the GOP Join the Blogosphere?

Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 11.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Blogosphere, Twitter, Republican Party Internet Outreach, The Huffington Post, Political Talk Radio, Political Blogging, Barack Obama Internet, Bipartisanship 2008, Republican Party Blogosphere, Arianna Huffington, Daily Kos, 2008 Presidential Election, Keith Olbermann Bill O'Reilly, Liberal Media Bias, Conservative Talk Radio, New Media Campaigning, Drudge Report, Barack Obama Internet Campaign, Republican Party Problems, Bipartisanship, Media News
Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney

Liberals may be ecstatic about the influence the blogosphere has had on the election results, but thoughtful citizens should have reservations about the absence of conservative dialogue.

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Situation Wanted: White Woman, 40s, Seeks New Obsession Following 2008 Election

Ann Handley | Posted 11.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking Sites, President Obama, Email, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Living News
Ann Handley

Obama is in the House, which was the goal. But what happens to us now - those who are part of his massive database of names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and Twitter accounts?

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Twitter Proves Its Worth On Election Day: Voter Problems Addressed With 'Votereport'

Silicon Alley Insider | Eric Krangel | Posted 11.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Twitter Votereport, Election Problems, Twitter, Votereport, Voting Problems, Business News

The hottest trend on Twitter today was tagging your tweets "#votereport." The idea (full description here) was to provide a real-time commentary on vo...

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Global Twitterati React to Passing of Obama's Grandmother

Jillian York | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama and Madelyn Dunham, Madelyn Dunham Dead, Twitter, Obama, Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama Twitter, Obama Twitter, Barack Obama, Home News
Jillian York

Before the blogosphere had a chance to react, the Twittersphere jumped on the story. A Kenyan wrote: "Pole sana Obama. Condolences to your fam. RIP 'toot' (his granny)."

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The Twitter Your Vote Project Seeks to Monitor Polls across the Nation in Realtime

Off The Bus | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Twitter Polling Places, Twitter, Twitter Election Poll, Twitter Vote Monitor, Twitter Vote Report, Home News
Off The Bus

Twitter Vote Report is a non-partisan, all-volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators who have teamed up with the a...

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Protecting your vote using Net technolgies

Craig Newmark | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Twitter, Voter Protection, Voting, Home News
Craig Newmark

It's better to prevent voting problems than to try to fix them after the fact. I'm not talking about "voter fraud," like where nonexistent humans are...

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Mobile Technology Will Change the Election Day Experience

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Sms, Qik, Twitter, Vote, Mobile Technology, Mobile Phone, 2008 Elections, Cell Phones, 2008 Election, Text Messaging, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

On Tuesday, November 4, Americans will go to the polls to cast their votes on Election Day. However, with high voter interest, millions of new voters,...

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Insuring Voting Works, One Tweet At A Time: Interview With Allison Fine, Co-Creator

Kristin Gorski | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Twitter, 2008 Elections, Voting Problems, Twitter Vote Report, Election, Election Protions, Allison Fine, Home News
Kristin Gorski

Throughout this election season, social media like blogs and Twitter have helped people observing the political horse race and watching debates talk w...

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Google May Walk Away From Yahoo Deal: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 31, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Twitter, Daily Show, Ads Deal, Sprint, Electronic Arts, Union Square Ventures, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Fred Wilson, Nextel, Feedburner, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Colbert Report, Jon Stewart, Estelle Reiner, Silicon Alley, Media News, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Google may back out of its proposed search ads deal with Yahoo. The deal, which has been held up in regulatory scrutiny for months, has faced increa...

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Social Media Must-Haves for the Recently Laid Off

Susan Mernit | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Linkedin, Twitter, Social Networking, New Media, Technology, Facebook, Wordpress, Flickr, Media News
Susan Mernit

I'd like to share some tips for surviving and going on to your next thing, assuming you're someone who gets the ax.

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Heavy Twitter Fire

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Twitter, James Harris, Cnn, John McCain, Media News
Eric Alterman

During his rally appearance, James Harris did say that he's gotten an "ass-whooping" for supporting McCain, but of course that's a potentially self-serving political narrative that CNN doesn't check.

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WATCH: My 3 Latest Reasons I'm Voting For Barack Obama

Lee Stranahan | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Youtube, Twitter, Bob Cesca, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

Every day from now until election, I'm posting an ultra-short film to YouTube listing a different reason why I'm voting for Barack Obama - it's a proj...

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Tweet Revenge: A 140-Character Response To The Weekly Standard's Andrew Ferguson on Twitter

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Trust Me You'll Get Addicted Soon Enough, What People Used to Say About Blogs, Twitter, Weekly Standard Twitter, Some People Just Aren't Very Good at Being Pithy, I Happen to Like the Fix, In Defense of Twitter, Please Stop Blaming the Rest of Us for That Ezra Klein Thing, Media News

Twits on Parade* [Weekly Standard] (via The Daily Beast) @TVNewser, @FishbowlNY, @jdickerson, @anamariecox, @mikemadden, @fimoculous, @jessicacoen,...

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"That Won": Twitter's Wit on the Second Presidential Debate

Nick Douglas | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Twitter, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, That One, Nashville Debate, Town Hall Debate, Obama Mccain Town Hall, 2nd Debate, Town Hall Debate Reaction, Debate Reaction, 2008 Election, Nashville Town Hall, Presidential Debate Reaction, Obama Mccain Tuesday Debate, Obama Mccain Debate, Belmont Debate, Tennessee Town Hall, Obama Mccain Debate Tennessee, Politics News
Nick Douglas

My God, does he realize how much gas it will take to drive to the moon?! — michael

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Bonnie Fuller Will Totally Twitter That

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Bonnie Fuller, Media News

The latest media luminary to bare all in 140 characters or less: Bonnie Fuller! The former AMI editorial director, Star revamper and Usbring-back-to-l...

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Bloggers Lead Media to Report McCain/Palin's Campaign "Lies"

Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira | Posted 10.02.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, E-Government, Myspace, Bloggers, Politics, Blog Journalism, Twitter, Political Process, Digital Democracy, Presidential Election 2008, Facebook, 2008 Election, Local Power, Ralph J. Shapira, GW Bush, Political Social Networking, Social Networking, Alan W. Silberberg, Participatory Politics, You2gov, Media News
Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira

While traditional media have disparaged blogs as being unreliable, that chaotic, unmediated world known as "the blogosphere" has led the way in ferreting truth from falsehood.

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New Media Forms Boost Youth Participation In Debates

Kristin Gorski | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Presidential Debates, John McCain, Twitter, Democracy, Mccain, Obama, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Biden, Tweets, Two-Screen Media, Social Media, Palin, Sarah Palin, Microblogging, Currenttv, Hack the Debate, Home News
Kristin Gorski

By adding an interactive edge to the traditional, communal experience of television, there is bound to be social impact, though it is still to be determined because this media is so new.

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Antisocial Web Marketing: Why McCain Is Losing

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, John McCain, Twitter, Social Networking, Internet Strategy, barackobama.com, Youtube, Websites, johnmccain.com, Facebook, Flickr, Ellen Degeneres, Media News
Andrew Cherwenka

The McCain web strategists are combining an outdated strategy of tight control with a woeful neglect of Web 2.0 tools.

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The Debate Conversation -- Twitter Style

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 09.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Presidential Debates, Twitter, Interactive Tv, Media News
Steve Rosenbaum

My 10 year-old was announcing the debate in real time -- reading twitter comments like a side show barker. It was infinitely entertaining.

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