First POST: A Dying Netroots?
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, October 25 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Questions and more questions in today's roundup of technology in politics from around the web — should progressives feel betrayed when their colleagues who build technology decide to become nonpartisan? Should campaigns sign on to the current means of collecting donations via text message? And are the netroots losing political clout? Read More
First POST: Nothing In Here About the iPad Mini
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, October 24 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: New looks at data mining, the campaigns' online push in the run-up to election day and Facebook's lobbying expenses, all in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Horses and Bayonets
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, October 23 2012
Around the web: How President Barack Obama's cavalry charge on Mitt Romney at last night's debate played out online; Change.org is poised to become nonpartisan, making it a traditionally progressive company shifting to accept Republican clients, according to a report; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Momentum
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, October 22 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Democrats use social media to post calls to action while Republicans are more likely to share political content; prominent progressive technology firm Salsa Labs has its customers concerned by a leadership shakeup; and more in today's roundup of technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Mining for Voters
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, October 19 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Revisiting Themis, the voter database for Koch-allied outside political groups; taking a closer look at a Republican online push that may have missed its audience; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Colophon
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, October 18 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus: How the general focus of civic software has changed over time; a step forward for digital government in the UK; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Binders Full of Laughter
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, October 17 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The three-ring circus of the Internet plays with Romney's "binders full of women" line; when tech policy emerged at last night's debate; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Follow-On Questions
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, October 16 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The growing controversy over tonight's presidential debate; exploring of Google is creating a political "filter bubble;" the Library of Congress follows up on the relaunch of congress.gov; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Voter "Shaming"
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, October 15 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Revisiting the things campaigns know — or think they know — about potential voters; political technology companies as partisan adversaries rather than platform providers; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Malarkey
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, October 12 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: How "malarkey" played online; growing cybersecurity concerns; fact-checking about fact-checking and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More