CongressTwitterer John Culberson (R-TX) Live on FISA bill vote
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, June 20 2008
The Twittering congressman is now the Qik-ing congressman: Texas Republican Rep. John Culberson is doing live video streaming of interviews with his fellow members of the House during today's vote on the Foreign ... Read More
Daily Digest: Campaigns, Congress Get Experimental
BY Nancy Scola | Friday, June 13 2008
Is John McCain's right-left-and-center blogger outreach strategy savvy or just too contrived?; the Obama campaign gives Google juice to rumors about their candidate; McCain's "virtual town hall" looks a great deal like a ... Read More
CongressTwitters [UPDATED]
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, June 12 2008
Have we spotted (or started) a trend? Now, after my story on Rep. John Culberson's Twittering from the House floor, "CrackBerry Addicts vs Twittering Sunlighters," Rep. Tim Ryan has just tweeted that he is "getting ready ... Read More
Daily Digest: Obama Finds Politics' Tiny Lobster Forks
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, June 12 2008
Barack Obama's Silicon Valley fundraisers demonstrate how to extract small sums from many different pockets; the McCain Report earns praise; a new "I Only Sleep with Democrats" video is getting attention; the Obama ... Read More
CrackBerry Addicts vs Twittering Sunlighters on the Floor of Congress
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, June 11 2008
Here's a tale of two radically different uses of technology on Capitol Hill: the first to keep all but the most-connected people out, and the second to let the rest of us in. In the first case, we have Members of ... Read More