First POST: Brewing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, December 22 2014
How Democratic tech firms are jockeying for 2016 presidential roles; the FEC inches back into regulating the Internet; why Tumblr is a social justice movement hotbed; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Sad Reality
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, November 25 2014
How social media changed the course of the Ferguson story; Ready for Hillary's 3-million-member email list; why Mark Cuban opposes net neutrality rules; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Downplaying
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, November 6 2014
Debating what happened to the Democrats' vaunted tech-powered turnout machine in 2014; how Healthcare.gov hurt Democratic incumbents; understanding the participatory engine that is Wikipedia; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Big Bad Data
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, November 4 2014
Why big data is bad for political reporting and campaigns; tracking Facebook's voter megaphone; a progress report on the Loomio group decision-making platform; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: System-Gaming
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 30 2014
Why techies interested in political reform are facing challenges; the latest data on Democratic voter contacts in 2014; Hungary's anti-Internet tax demonstrations are getting huge; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Hot Spots
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 23 2014
How Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is making inroads in China; labor protests among Uber drivers spread to more cities; new data about the prevalence of online harassment; and much, much more. Read More
NGP-VAN Adds Bitcoin Donation Tool
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, June 18 2014
(NGP-VAN)
The Democratic campaign technology provider NGP-VAN has now integrated a Bitcoin contribution option to its fundraising platform. The company, which provides fundraising and digital organizing tools for Democratic organizations and campaigns including the DNC, the DSCC, the DCCC, the DGA, Organizing for Action, House and Senate candidates and others, announced the development in a blog post Tuesday. Read More
First POST: Dirty Socks
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 14 2014
The one thing you should read about Emma and Bill Keller's "cancer-shaming" columns; the privacy issues embedded in the "internet of things"; Josh Cohen's Open Supporter Data Initiative; and much, much more. Read More
NGP VAN Brings Obama Campaign Startup National Field Into The Fold
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Thursday, November 14 2013
NGP VAN significantly expanded its suite of offerings Thursday when it announced that it has acquired the political tech startup National Field, which was born out of President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. The ... Read More
Going Beyond the Boundaries of the Obama Digital Model in Virginia
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, November 11 2013
(McAuliffe Campaign/Facebook)
A key element in the Democratic win in Virginia this week was the ability to adapt Obama campaign capabilities to integrate historic voter file data and recent data from field organizers and partner groups with analytics capabilities to develop targeting models, representatives from NGP VAN, Blue Labs and the Virginia Democratic Party said in a press call Friday. Read More