Like many, I logged on to Facebook at midnight Friday night/Saturday morning to grab my chosen Facebook URL and to reserve some vanity URLs for clients as a way of protecting their brands. I wasn’t alone – within 24 hours of the launch more than 3 million vanity URLs had been claimed. ...
Continue ReadingPresident Obama made his way into office with a tech savvy campaign team and promises to use new technologies to change the way government gets its job done. With the campaign over and the administration under way, shifting rhetoric into action has happened in notable ways but also raised major concerns....
Continue ReadingEnergy advocates and online mobilization experts gathered at the Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington, DC, to talk about successes and challenges in gathering activists both on and offline.
Heather Lauer, director of online strategy for the Pickens Plan, talked about the process of gathering the Plan’s 1.5 million-plus participants and building a social network to connect members....
Continue ReadingI attended Drupalcon last week, which is a bi-annual Drupal conference for developers, themers and business development types like myself. I had a great time, so here are some quick thoughts on the conference.
(1) Drupal people are really nice. Conversations came easily and people are willing to share. ...
Continue ReadingBelow is a great segment from the Jon Stewart show on Twitter. In the clip he gently mocks the trend of politicians and media types jumping on the new media bandwagon in a search for relevance. Found on Venture Beat.
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