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The whole point of being young, after all, is to do stupid things, and the whole point of Facebook is to record these acts for posterity. (Read More)
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Tomorrow is Election Day and it could turn out to be one of the largest voter turnouts in the history of our country. Officials have said that there are thousands of new voters leading up to the final election of the year and expect many residents who haven't voted in a long time to show up. We have a chance to beat the (Read More)
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Submitted by Brandensouth
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This application alone could revolutionize the way a municipal government communicates with it's citizens. (Read More)
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: Re-connecting with government is easier said than done. Over past decades there has been a world wide move to bring government to the people by empowering local government and doing more consultation with the public. The results have been mixed with suspicion of hidden agendas and consultation fatigue widespread. If this technology can re-create the two-way flow of communication, there may still be hope.
: I recently blogged about this, particularly on how Barack Obama has successfully leveraged social media for his campaign, and although it's not an in-depth analysis of how social media is changing politics (nor I believe this article), it's basically to point out how social media can be a game changer in politics today. I guess this will all the more be verified soon after the elections.
: My first comment would have been more accurate had I used the word "potential" in talking of social networking's impact on the 2008 election and beyond. I believe that we will see a filtering down of this phenomenon in the future to encompass all levels of campaigning. Our goal, specifically, is to provide a place for local, state, and national politicians, citizens, and political advocacy groups to come together in one central forum to exchange ideas, interests, and information on all things political, while providing a template for the campaigns themselves to have an online suite of campaign management tools at their disposal, making it easier for them to take advantage of this medium and its networks. I don't think we can ignore the fact that the Obama campaign has shown us the power of the internet in rallying a grassroots support base. As far as I know, there has not been an election in my lifetime where the machine backed candidate did not win their parties' nomination. That's exactly what Obama has done and he did it using the internet.
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While I usually cover only the mobile stuff for Personal Democracy and TechPresident I happened to be one of the few PDF/TechPresident bloggers at the TechCrunch 50 event in San Francisco last week. While I was there launching my own company, I came across Politics4All.com while walking around the Demo Pit area on day two (Read More)
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The unpleasantness of American life comes from the fact that we're always dealing with strangers -- that is what bureaucracy is: a mechanism for carrying on transactions between strangers. Agree?. (Read More)
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Politics4All is a social site created to provide a central network in which to exchange ideas and information about politics on the local, state and national levels. The site includes information about political candidates, political parties and political/social causes. (Read More)
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The Republican spin machine is up to its usual tricks of managing to take the most ridiculous positions with a straight face. The following Fwd is making the rounds on the internet. (Read More)
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Houston Texans middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans hears voices in his head, but not the same voice many diggers hear. The voices are actually coming from Houston Texans linebackers coach Johnny Holland, who is relaying signals during practice. Defensive coordinator Richard Smith will soon be doing the same in training camp & (Read More)
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Submitted by Brandensouth
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There have been a lot of tributes to George Carlin this week, but none have been like Stephen Colbert's. In honor of Carlin, last night's The Word was Bleep. (Read More)
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Our invitation validates our concept, our technology platform, and our staff’s dedication to developing a unique Website that will facilitate conversations about political and social issues, and encourage political activism. (Read More)