Capitol Hill’s Constituent E-mail Culture and Future

I was on Capitol Hill Monday morning attending the "Ready-Made Constituent Relationships: A Look at How Technology Empowers and Enables Effective Constituent Relationship Management" presentation hosted by George Washington University's Institute for Politics & The Internet (IPDI).

While the presentation covered a broad range of constituent services, the main focus was e-mail,...

Bobby Jindal for Governor Goes Live

Working with our partners at iWeb Strategies and episode49, we launched a new website for Bobby Jindal (R-LA) for Governor yesterday (blog here). Along with the website, the Jindal campaign also launched profiles on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. Brian Lyle has the details over on the iWeb Strategies blog....

2008 Presidential Campaign Event Tracker

I noticed a nifty new feature on The Washington Post's website this afternoon.  Campaign Tracker uses information from a variety of sources, including campaigns and media to compile a database that stores information about events where the 2008 presidential candidates will be making appearances.

This feature uses a variety of techniques to keep things organized. ...

Top 6 Political YouTube Videos so far the Cycle

I’ve been saving interesting political videos in my YouTube account in preparation for a cheap “list” post.  I’m pulling the trigger today.  So here are the six most interesting political videos I’ve come accross in the first part of this year.

(6) John McCain sings “bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran”.....

Campaign Site Design Review: John McCain Version 2

Launch Flash Review

When I was 7, my father finally broke down and bought our first color TV and I wouldn’t stop screaming for days, I’m told. Well, that feeling was nothing compared to the crazy joy we all felt over here when the McCain for President web team presented us with a new colorized version of their campaign site yesterday....