Catching Saddam Hussein in His Own Social Web
BY Nancy Scola | Monday, February 22 2010
Slate's Chris Wilson lays out underreported story of the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003, mapped against what Wilson calls "the same theories that underpin Facebook." The implicit lesson is that organization ... Read More
Iraqi Government Cracks a Window onto Its Workings, via YouTube
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, November 25 2009
Defense Department Launches Web Campaign for "Real Warriors" Dealing with Psychological Wounds
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, May 27 2009
Via NextGov, the Department of Defense has launched a new online campaign aimed at destigmatizing the mental health struggles for active duty and reservist soldiers. Read More
On the Absence of Women from the U.S. Tech Delegation to Iraq
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, May 26 2009
As our Ari Melber noted below, we and other commentators have taken note that Secretary Hillary Clinton's State Department embraced the Internet with gusto -- taking to the web not only as a work tool, but as a potential ... Read More
Why State's New Media Delegation Went to Iraq
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, April 23 2009
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Road Trip! Social Tech Execs Make State Department Visit to Iraq
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, April 21 2009
This Week's Favorite Political Videos
BY Editors | Friday, October 5 2007
It's Friday, which means it's time for our weekly list of our favorite online political videos. Some of these videos have begun to go viral and spread around the web; others are here because we think they're ... Read More
Obama "New Hampshire at War" Video
BY Spencer Overton | Wednesday, October 3 2007
Increasingly, new tools are empowering local "amateur" campaign staffers to produce quality content centered around local people. Read More