Does Grassroots SEO Even Work?
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, October 19 2010
Photo credit: Stuck in Customs Writing for Politico, Sarah Lai Stirland covers Chris Bowers' "grassroots SEO&quo Read More
Oppo-Clicking
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, October 13 2010
A follow-up to that Daily Kos "grassroots SEO" campaign -- Chris Bowers tells progressives they can help determine the Google/Yahoo/Bing that other Americans see by clicking unflattering links: Read More
The Art of G(rassroots)SEO
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, October 12 2010
In the old days, we called it Google Bombing, but Daily Kos' Chris Bowers, who pioneered the practice, has re-branded the art of ideological repetative hyperlinking as the somewhat geekier and less aggressive ... Read More
Hillary Goes High Tech in Non-Concession Speech, Solicits Online Endgame Input; Did She Go Underground to Duck Barack's Call?
BY Dan Manatt | Tuesday, June 3 2008
In her non-concession speech, Hillary asks for input - but is it just to stall? Or a fundraising ploy? And did Peter Daou warn her about what Chris "Google Bomb" Bowers can do with an open invite like that? PLUS: Did ... Read More
Daily Digest: Netroots Gnaws on Itself
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, March 10 2008
Trippi warns about Obama's blue-collar support; Jerome Armstrong mocks Chris Bowers; will the "emerging church" go for Obama?; Lessig aims to Change-Congress; Blogger flophouses in DC make the front page; inside Obama's ... Read More
Daily Digest 8/8/07
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, August 8 2007
The open-sourcing of debate planning; the debate on the online Right; the demographics of the online Left; the ongoing decline of newspapers; another exploitative video; and whose website is winning the most attention... ... Read More
Daily Digest 8/6/07 [UPDATED]
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, August 6 2007
The bigfoots of the press were all in Chicago this past weekend for YearlyKos, and they churned out lots of coverage. So did the littlefoots of the web. Plus, Ron Paul beats Barack Obama on YouTube! Read More
YearlKos Liveblogging: On the Evolution of the Blogosphere
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, August 3 2007
With the top 50 political blogs getting 95% of the traffic, has a Blogosphere Establishment formed? Does the word blogger suffice to describe people who may be practicing journalism, activism or campaigning for a ... Read More