Tweet the Vote: Twitter Vote Report Project Update
At the moment, the Twitter Vote Report project is an amazing and chaotic storm of volunteer programmers, developers, activists, and partner organizations shaping this octopus into a lean, mean vote reporting machine. In just a few days, where there is a wiki, there will be a fully developed website full of organized information about [...]
Saving Democracy with Twitter
Voter Suppression Wiki
It was inevitable that online political organizers would find innovative ways to use social media during this election season, but I am part of a project that’s got me incredibly excited about the organizing potential of Twitter. If you haven’t heard about the election cycle’s most controversial issue–voter suppression–you’ve been spending too [...]
CSPAN Falls In Love with Twitter
For many, CSPAN is the choice for watching live congressional sessions, but CSPAN has fallen in love with Twitter. Check out their new full-page Twitter site that includes a live Twiter feed for any tweet tagged #dnc08, but it also shows you what the popular, or rather, most voluminous Twitterers are.
10 Alternative Ways To Follow Democratic Convention News
A lot of people have been asking me about the best ways to keep track of the news coming out of the Democratic Convention in Denver. We all know you can watch cable news and read the major newspapers, but I decided to make a definitive list of the best alternative ways to [...]
Twitter Explained by Hitler
This does not qualify as a Godwin’s violation (from Radar:
Political Activism on Twitter: The Story of #dontgo
Today the “but how” as in “but how do we use social media as an online activism tool” question was answered for me on and with Twitter. Eric Odom, a Chicago conservative activist (yes, that Eric Odom) started a Twitter hashtag called #dontgo. First things first, what is Twitter and what is a hashtag?
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Twittering Is Not A Partisan Issue
I’m one of the few people around who isn’t totally entranced with Twitter. Back when I had one blog, maybe I would’ve had the stamina and creativity to Twitter, but these days, I find myself using FriendFeed.com to keep track of everyone I know who Twitters and comment if I feel the need. Anyway, if [...]
