Following in the footsteps of the likes of Bono and as part of her "conversational" Presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton posted a question to Yahoo! Answers two days ago. I'm not a big fan of Yahoo! Answers, but this seems like a pretty good idea.
Here's her question: "Based on your own family's experience,...
Continue ReadingWe are seeing a definite emphasis on words like "conversation" and "interaction" in the 2008 presidential campaign sites so far. While the 2006 Senate cycle saw a persistence of the top-down form of US politics, it seems that 2008 might be the year of politics "2.0". It's obvious that the Internet is affecting politics in the US,...
Continue ReadingWhen I saw Senator Barack Obama’s annoucement video yesterday, I was impressed by the Flash video player the campaign is using. I’ve looked into this before, and the Flash player Obama is using has the critical features I look for: (1) subtle design, (2) the ability to email the video, (3) permalink and (3) embeddable HTML code. ...
Continue ReadingAfter the fifth book of the Harry Potter series was published, Francisca Solar decided JK Rowling's version of the story wasn't good enough. She was so dissatisfied with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that the then 21 year-old Chilean journalism student decided to write her own "fanfiction"...
Continue ReadingRepublican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched the first iteration of his campaign website recently and it is underwhelming.
I am certain that the Romney campaign has big plans for the site. But as someone who develops websites for a living I can tell you that the features you choose to include (and exclude) on launch say a lot about where you are headed....
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