And so it continues…

The “Are Republicans Behind Online?” conversation produced another handful of posts today. David All started things back up with a column in the Politico. Mike Turk weighed in and then weighed in again with the thinking behind shutting down the RNC’s Team Leader program (which I helped build). Patrick Ruffini put in his two cents as did James Joyner (who coincidentally I watched on a panel today in LA.)

I think this topic is pretty well surrounded but have one miniscule point to make....

MediaPost: USAToday.com redesign pays off

MediaPost reports that USAToday.com's redesign to include many social networking features has paid off.  In article, Gavin O'Malley reports:

USA TODAY'S COMMUNITY-CENTRIC MAKEOVER LAST month appears to be paying off in dividends. Indeed, the site has seen a dramatic 380% increase in registrations since the re-launch, while its unique visitor rates have grown 21% from February,...

Republicans Lag Behind Democrats in Friendly Internet Networking Sites

Yesterday, seven major presidential hopefuls participated in an on-line town hall meeting about Iraq hosted by the left-leaning MoveOn organization where members of the site "gathered in over 1,000 living rooms, bars, libraries and back yards" all over the country.  Of the wide presidential field MoveOn members invited 12 candidates that represent both major parties,...

The Washington Post is Going Social

Fritz is one the Washington Post's hipsters who is tracking the social scene here in Washington, D.C.  In the Going Out Gurus blog, he reports the closure of the lounge at the Hotel Helix, which has amassed a following since its opening in 2002.  Sigh.  However, according to The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the paper will attempt to fill the gap created in the area's social scene by giving Washingtonians another place to meet up: ...

6 Ways to Market on Facebook

Marketing on social networks is not always that successful as Todd has pointed out, but there are sly ways to garner some success. Facebook has an interesting feature — the news feed. Depending upon members' privacy settings, it will chronicle their activities and broadcast them to their friends.

While some Facebook denizens loathe this feature,...