Guest post by Alan Haburchak
The morning of day two here at the Personal Democracy Forum conference was all about online communities, what they mean, how they can be used and what they say about culture and global culture and society today. Randi Zuckerberg (the other Zuckerberg), Facebook's head of marketing was up first and talked a little bit about how communities have arisen on on Facebook that have lead to real-life movements like the anti-farc protests that occurred in Colombia last year....
Continue ReadingI'm kind of disgruntled right now with the Obama VP e-mail and text message campaign. It now seems like a bait and switch scheme to me....
Continue ReadingPeople that work in online politics know that a massive email list is the most valuable asset you can have. A big email list equals fundraising clout and influence.
Yesterday, the Barack Obama campaign announced that they would be revealing his pick for Vice President to supporters via email and text. ...
Continue ReadingAbout a week ago, I wrote a blog entry on my newfound paranoia and fear of cell phone spam. Fortunately, I have had time to relax, breathe, and find a totally new fear. "Vishing" is a term that is the combination of the words "voice" and "phishing." In case you are unfamiliar,...
Continue ReadingIt finally happened to me; I was hit with my first spam message via my cell phone. I was foolish enough to believe that spam stopped with email, but luckily I was prepared for this eventuality and deleted the message without opening it. This is my first word of advice for anyone who receives one of these dastardly messages. ...
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