Matt Stoller of MyDD has an interesting post today that looks at why the Republicans appear to be falling behind Democrats in their use of the Internet. Here is how he closes the piece:
I’ve been digging into this question, of why the left is winning online, for years now....
Continue ReadingSo far this cycle, two candidates for President have fully embraced the concept of user-generated content: John Edwards and Barack Obama. Barack Obama has his own social network and allows users to create their own blogs hosted on his site. John Edwards hosts a DailyKos style blog network that allows any user to start their own diary/blog on his site....
Continue ReadingSometime in the last few weeks, Hillary Clinton launched a simplified, Spanish version of her campaign website. Unless I’m missing something, Hillary is the only candidate that has gone bilingual on the web so far.
As a note, Presidential campaign websites for the general election almost always have a Spanish version....
Continue ReadingSocial networks on the Internet like Facebook serve more than just as places where people can connect with friends (new and old), share gossip, and post pictures of them making a fool of themselves at a kegger last night or from their spring break trip on the beach. People can also use them to start or bolster a real world cause. ...
Continue ReadingJose Antonio Vargas from the Post has a good article up about the John Edwards campaign’s presence on a mind numbing 24 social networking sites. The experts quoted in the article are all complimentary of Edwards’ efforts in the social media space. I think the story is missing one thing: a strong statement of dissent....
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