Barack Obama will announce his candidacy for President later today and in advance of that he launched a full version of his campaign website very early this morning.
Here are my initial thoughts:
(1) This site is all about social networking. I mean all about it. ...
Continue ReadingPart one of my review of the top presidential campaign sites starts with Hillary Clinton's (exploratory committee) site .
As I've mentioned in a past post, this site impresses me with its lack of fluff and solid design. The red, white and blue palette is toned down for a less giddy experience....
Continue ReadingYesterday David All live blogged a conference call John McCain's campaign staff had with conservative bloggers. Captain Ed from the conservative blog, Captain's Quarters, posted his insights as well.
I think there are a couple of key points about campaigns and blogs in general that can be drawn from reading these posts,...
Continue ReadingCommon sense tells you that friends, co-workers and family members have a huge impact on the decisions you make. Edelman's Trust Barometer has put numbers to this, finding that people trust their peers more than they trust the clergy, corporations, politicians and the government.
So it should come as no surprise that politicians have figured this out and have actively been using the web for the last few years to increase peer-to-peer contacts around their campaigns/issues. The idea is to give volunteers tools they can use to spread the message on your behalf. ...
Continue ReadingMicah Sifry over at Personal Democracy has an interesting post looking at how well Democratic Presidential candidates are doing on MySpace and at generating blog links.
All of this should be taking with a huge grain of salt, as online buzz/support doesn’t always translate that well. Although I would argue is is more meaningful for primary elections than general. ...
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