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Build a community online--as well as a campaign The Independent Weekly Jan-03-2007 If there has been anything that has marked a difference between John and Elizabeth Edwards and others testing the presidential waters, it's their grasp of the Web as a tool for action—particularly as a way to build networks...
Gaming the Search Engine, in a Political Season A GOOGLE bomb — which some Web gurus have suggested is perhaps better called a link bomb, in that it affects most search engines — has typically been thought of as something between a prank and a form of protest. The idea is to select a certain search term or phrase ...
Running for office? Better run from Colbert Lawmakers are wary of his Comedy Central show, which often gives them enough cable to hang themselves. Most politicians are as likely to
pass up free TV face time before an election as they would be to refuse a
campaign check.
Candidates Duel Over Online Records In a time of rampant identity theft, what candidates are telling you about themselves may be less important to voters than what incumbents are telling the rest of the world about their constituents. . . Read Candidates Duel Companies Facilitate Grassroots Political Exchange through User-Generated Videos for the More than 170 Million Americans OnlineBy BusinessWire
'Netroots' campaign gaining popularity among young votersPosted Thursday, September 14 2006 12:37:07 am By Matthew O\'Rourke, Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. - Since the 1960s, college campuses have typically been farming grounds for Democrats, looking to turn out new voters. However, in recent elections, Republicans have been far more successful in mobilizing the electorate. In a midterm election year where control of the U.S. Congress is on the line, a new form of grassroots campaigning has emerged, aptly named "netroots" - Internet-based campaigning - which Democrats hope will help them turn the tide. . .
Candidates reach out to voters on
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DA files harassment suit against sheriff The first woman district attorney in Sherman County has filed a workplace harassment lawsuit against the sheriff she once investigated in a fatal shooting. Tara Lawrence, 34, who lost her bid for re-election this spring . . . continue reading
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program by Dave S. Clark The organization is holding “Promises, promises -- Developing and Running a Successful Campaign.” This is its first ever session that is open to the public and it will offer many tips on what needs to be done to get into public office. . . continue reading Smile, Politicians! You're on YouTubeThe video-sharing website gives candidates a new audience for their campaign ads -- but also for the footage they'd rather voters forget.
Focus on the Internet for tools, not media. Marketing expert Dave Morgan offers some tips for taking political campaigns online.
"Political campaigns are learning to love the Internet, but not for its advertising placement opportunities. . . .
Voto Latino Launches First Cell Phone Voter Drive Voto Latino, a nonprofit organization founded by actor Rosario Dawson, announced today that it is rolling out the first U.S. cell phone-based voter registration drive to register an ambitious number of young American Latinos for the November 2006 elections. The nonpartisan campaign will be powered by Mobile Voter’s TxtVoter , a free nationwide text messaging voter registration service that any organization can use anytime and anywhere. Find out how you can use this service in your campaign.
Innovations give candidates new avenues to voters Political candidates this year have a lot of brand new toys at their disposal to help reach voters.
"Broadcast media brought us broadcast politics," Jimmy Wales, Founder of Campaigns Wikia said. "And let's be simple and bluntly honest about it: Left or right, conservative or liberal, broadcast politics are dumb, dumb, dumb. . .
Read the article to learn more about social-networking sites, online encyclopedias, Facebook, MySpace, Web log authors, and Campaigns Wikia and how some campaigners are using these new tools.
Unregulated blogs promote wild political rumors Unlike other
campaign vehicles, such as mail pieces or TV ads, blogs aren't covered by
campaign finance laws and regulations because they are considered media.
Bloggers can spend what they want and get money from wherever they please
without disclosing its origins. As more voters tune out TV and turn to the
Internet for news, information and entertainment, these campaigns will
become far more influential. No longer a fad, many people running for office now offer a presence online. Most common: websites filled with pictures, endorsements, qualifications, and background... providing voters an uncensored look into the candidate . . .
Republican candidate’s wife sues political rival
Internet Injects Sweeping Change Into U.S. Politics Officials in both parties say the extent to which the parties have now recognized and rely on the Internet has increased at a staggering rate over the past two years. If you want to get your message out, the old way of paying someone to make a TV ad is insufficient: You need your message out through the Internet, through e-mail, through talk radio.
Republican candidate’s wife sues political rival
Published Sunday, August 6, 2006
Mehlman: Democrats willing to surrender tools in terror fight BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The head of the Republican Party accused Democrats of being willing to surrender the tools necessary to combat terrorism as the GOP tries to capitalize on its national security advantage in a tough election year
Mary Schmidt column: Political ad blitz about to begin The difference from traditional advertising is that political candidates hold the biggest "one-day sale" ever, called an election.
Use of Web videos grows in campaigns Scholars contend that negative advertising could help voters discriminate between candidates and pique their interest in elections.
By comparison, issue-based ads contrasting candidates' positions are often seen as more effective in connecting with voters and less likely to generate backlash.
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