Daily Digest: 9/6/07
BY Joshua Levy | Thursday, September 6 2007
Fred Thompson has officially announced, and we take a look at the buzz and commentary surrounding his announcement video, his web site, his new campaign ad, and his appearance on the Tonight Show. If you decide to watch ... Read More
On Fred's Announcement
BY Patrick Ruffini | Saturday, September 1 2007
Allen Fuller has a great post up discussing Fred's online announcement on September 6th. For whatever reason, people's antennae seem to go up whenever there's an inkling of Fred running a video-based campaign, and this ... Read More
Daily Digest: 8/31/07
BY Joshua Levy | Friday, August 31 2007
Fred Thompson will officially announce he's running via webcast next week; Thompson's use of multiple media and times to make the announcement points to a "multiplier effect" strategy; Mitt Romney's create-your-own ad ... Read More
Candidates' Blogs: Glorified Public Relations?
BY Editors | Thursday, August 23 2007
Did you read the blog post on the candidate Web site where the blogger gushed over the candidate and outlined the talking points of the campaign? So did I, over and over and over again. I have to be honest, I follow a ... Read More
Daily Digest: 8/21/07
BY Joshua Levy | Tuesday, August 21 2007
The New York Times needs to look a lot harder for questionable Wikipedia edits; Fred Thompson is hit with an FEC complaint; Mike Huckabee is gaining traction in website views; and Judy Feder produces a video that should ... Read More
Foley-Busting Blogger Now Has Fred Thompson in His Sights
BY Colin Delany | Tuesday, August 21 2007
Remember Mark Foley, the congressmember with the bad habit of indulging in salacious IM sessions with underage House pages? Lane Hudson, the guy who helped bring Foley's political career to an end last Fall by posting ... Read More
Daily Digest: 8/15/07
BY Joshua Levy | Wednesday, August 15 2007
Jason Rosenberg on bloggers and the Democratic convention; the GOP works to find a challenger to the Dems' Act Blue; crowdsourcing to find news in Mitt Romney's financial disclosure; Mitt Romney was blogged about more ... Read More
Daily Digest 8/10/07
BY Patrick Ruffini | Friday, August 10 2007
An in-depth look at the online warfare preceding the Ames Straw Poll tomorrow, including the return of mini-Mitt, the ultimate test for Ron Paul's online movement, and digital dirty tricks. Plus, an exclusive look at ... Read More
Daily Digest 8/7/07
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, August 7 2007
Caroline Giuliani likes Barack Obama; Fred Thompson goes 2.0; Huffington Post exposes the money chase; vote-trading gets legalized; bloggers debate diversity issues; Mitt Romney defends his religion on YouTube; and ... Read More
Message vs. Tactics Online
BY Patrick Ruffini | Friday, July 13 2007
The New York Times has a story on the online fundraising disparity between Democrats and Republicans online. I'm quoted in it, to the effect that the environment stinks for Republicans right now, and we have an ... Read More