Amazonia
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, March 9 2007
It's Friday afternoon, and time to ask the burning questions that don't get asked at any other time of the week... Why is it that one out of a hundred people who go to Amazon to check out Barack Obama's bestselling book ... Read More
On PdF's Consumer Guide: CompleteCampaigns Chimes In
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, March 7 2007
We just received this letter from Benjamin Katz, founder of CompleteCampaigns.com, responding to our posting of a lengthy letter from Aristotle about our Consumer Guide to Software-as-a-Service. (We will reporting the ... Read More
Who is "ParkRidge47"?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, March 7 2007
The first piece of voter-generated video to make a splash in Campaign 2008 has hit, and with it comes a mystery. Is "Vote Different" really the work of an amateur, a civilian if you will? Or is it a shrewd move by ... Read More
Who is "ParkRidge47"?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, March 7 2007
The first piece of voter-generated video to make a splash in Campaign 2008 has hit, and with it comes a mystery. Is "Vote Different" really the work of an amateur, a civilian if you will? Or is it a shrewd move by ... Read More
What YouTube Election?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, March 2 2007
Jeff Jarvis has started a terrific new blog called PrezVid, where he is documenting and analyzing "The YouTube Campaign 2008." I'm a big fan of Jeff's work; he's one of the sharpest thinkers in the new media world and ... Read More
On PdF's Consumer Guide: Aristotle Complains; We Respond
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, March 2 2007
We recently received an email from the general counsel of Aristotle, one of the software-as-a-service companies featured in our online guide, complaining about our efforts, that arrived just as we sent out an email to ... Read More
Oblastoff! Barocket on Eventful.com!
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, March 2 2007
It took just a few hours, but at the moment it looks like the same grass-roots army that has been showing up online and on the streets for Barack Obama has also swung into gear on Eventful.com's new Politics page. Read More
Who's Really in Demand? It's Hillary (on Eventful)!
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, March 1 2007
Barack Obama may have more friends than Hillary Clinton on MySpace, but right now the Senator from New York has 30 times more people demanding that she do a political appearance in their city than the Senator from ... Read More
Who's Really in Demand? It's Hillary (on Eventful)!
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, March 1 2007
Barack Obama may have more friends than Hillary Clinton on MySpace, but right now the Senator from New York has 30 times more people demanding that she do a political appearance in their city than the Senator from ... Read More
Announcing Technorati Tracks: Blog Posts Mentioning Each Candidate
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, February 21 2007
We're pleased to announce our newest feature: Technorati tracks, a series of dynamic charts that show how often bloggers are mentioning the presidential candidates over the last 30 and 90 days. The charts are broken ... Read More