political technology

Congressman John Culberson, Qik and a whole lotta’ sunshine

July 28, 2008, by happykatie in political technology

Probably the coolest thing ever.  Ever. John Culberson is dedicated to ‘shining sunlight in all dark corners of Congress’ through the use of Social Media.  A longtime Schipul client, we are very, very excited to be working with him in a new capacity as he navigates the waters of the Social Web. Regardless of your [...]

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10Questions – moving the political needle with online video

October 19, 2007, by happykatie in political technology

I got a great email from Blogher Jory today announcing their co-sponsorship of 10Questions: … a new, non-partisan “People powered presidential forum” hosted by TechPresident.com, in cooperation with the New York Times and MSNBC.com and many of your favorite websites and blogs. Here’s how it works:  you post a short video asking candidates a question, [...]

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Tuesday quickie: Fred Thompson as blogger-in-chief?

June 26, 2007, by happykatie in political technology

Here’s an interesting piece on Republican Fred Thompson’s active Blogging life.  Love, love, LOVE to see a politician embrace and enjoy Social Media so much! While the Internet and blogs are a basic cornerstone of any modern campaign communications strategy, Thompson has been notably enthusiastic about expressing his thoughts online. "The guy actually likes blogging. [...]

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And now we bring you the Democratic debate… sponsored by YouTube

May 17, 2007, by happykatie in political technology, Politics, Video

Like a bajillion other people (‘bajillion = a highly technical count of users, incidentally), I use YouTube for brilliant video finds like GalagaGal’s ‘Waiting for a bus’ and Mr. Show videos.  But lately YouTube has been making me look/feel so much smarter by smashing really great political content into my ordinarily chuckle-induced online video world.  [...]

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Presidential candidates do the Google thing

May 10, 2007, by happykatie in political technology

Yet another reason it would be cool to work for Google – important people swing by your office to chat! 2 presidential candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain, have stopped by the Big G’s complex to speak with Google CEO Eric Schmidt on their campaign, technology prowess and other friendly chitchat I-want-to-takeover-the-world-and-know-I-need-to-appeal-to-YouTube-and-Google-audience topics. [...]

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