First POST: Camera Obscura
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, October 11 2012
The Washington State Board of Elections goes local — to "Twilight," set in Forks, Wa. — to promote voter registration.
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The latest evidence that cellphone cameras are one of the most important tools in politics; online ads from an anti-immigration group that has had TV ads rejected in the past; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Big Bird Breaks Out of the Beltway
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, October 10 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The Obama campaign believes its Big Bird attacks are breaking out of the political insider bubble and reaching people outside of Beltway politics; mobile messaging in politics is dominated by social content, a new study shows; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Targeted Derision
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, October 9 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Another defense of online ad targeting from people in the industry; a video made by an Obama supporter with Hollywood connections has topped 1 million views in four days; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Digital Arguments
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, October 8 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Big Bird's ongoing tour as a campaign surrogate; an election-year first for online voting; and more in today's roundup of technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Big Bird Redux
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, October 5 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy subscribers: Big Bird became a potent symbol for both sides of the presidential campaign; a view of the presidential debates from abroad; social media played a significant role in the debates; Rio de Janeiro bans mobile phones from polling booths; the BBC wonders if Twitter is good for democracy; and more in techPresident's daily roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Whither Big Bird?
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, October 4 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy subscribers: The U.S. presidential debate dominated online news, with Romney's assertion that he loves Big Bird but would still cut funding for PBS spawning memes and satirical fake Twitter accounts; how did a 2007 video of Obama talking about race end up on cable news?; in Bangladesh, a photo posted on Facebook sparks internecine riots; and more in techPresident's daily roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Back to Ohio
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, October 3 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: How preparations for tonight's debates are playing on Twitter; how likely you are sway the election; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Mr. Medvedev, Post On My Wall
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, October 2 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The growing cybersecurity debate; Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Russia; Pandora's political ads on its own behalf and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Wired World
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, October 1 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Half of all Americans have Internet access through a mobile device and two-thirds of those people use it to check the news, according to a new study; thoughts on how small-dollar online fundraising retains relevance even amid a flood of large-dollar donations to Super PACs; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Bibi and the Bomb
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, September 28 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Bibi and the bomb; a disclosure proposal for bloggers paid by politicians; Mitt Romney and the Internet age; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More