John Edwards is on 24 social networking sites

After Tom posted his review earlier today I went back and took a closer look at the John Edwards site.  I immediately noticed that Edwards' has dramatically expanded his presence on the social networking sites (see icon on the right). 

Upon close inspection it turns out that the Edwards'...

ESPN Allows Commenting on Every Article

Steve Rubel over at Micro Persuasion has the news that ESPN.com is now allowing readers to comment on every single story posted on their website, including wire stories.  Here is a controversial story about Tim Hardaway that has attracted over a 1,000 comments thusfar.  ESPN also has added a nice feature where they list out the most commented on stories (see right)....

Experimenting with MyBlogLog

MyBlogLog is a tool that allows for social networking around blogs.  Basically, bloggers and blog readers sign up for a MyBlogLog account and upload a picture, claim their blog and create a profile. 

If you run a blog, you can insert the MyBlogLog widget (see right) on your site and you can see a list of your recent visitors. ...

Techcrunch Finds Obama Site Bug

Want to know why some campaign websites are so restrictive, often taking days to approve user generated content?  Check out this post on Techcrunch about a very disturbing hiccup Arrington found on the new Obama website.  Yikes.

I've seen lots of hiccups like this in my time.  I remember doing some political work a few years back and a volunteer complained about an auto-generated password we sent him. ...

Peer-to-Peer Campaigning

Common 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. ...