February 7, 2008
Obama's Online Fundraising
Since Super-Tuesday, Barack Obama has raised $5.8 million dollars online. I'm very glad to have used my little chart provided by his web site, and helped contribute to that total. Thank you to my friends and anyone else who helps...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 14, 2007
NGP Portfolio Profile
My boss was profiled on the web site, Portfolio.com. Last month I marked my three-year anniversary working at NGP, and this year the company celebrated it's 10th year in business. I count myself very lucky to work for a company...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 8, 2007
Campaign Web Sites, The Morning After
I woke up yesterday, and realized that I had an opportunity. The opportunity to review some campaign web sites on the morning after Election Day, to see how many of them had yet updated their content. What I found was...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 18, 2007
Greetings from PDF in NYC
It's NGP @ PDF 2007 in NYC. We had to catch an early train to get here (guess who missed the 5:02 and had to catch the 5:25?), but it's been worth the effort. Now I'm ready for the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 6, 2007
Old Man OPO
Last week the Washington Post began a series of articles about Political Consultants, including a front page story last Friday about Internet Strategists. The Post dubbed them Online Political Operatives, or OPOs. It's the first I've heard that title, it's...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 15, 2007
Politics Online Conference
I'm currently at the opening session of the 14th Politics Online Conference, which is hosted at the George Washington University by the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI). Phil Noble, President of Politics Online, and a long...Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
March 11, 2007
The Trekkie Vote
Mark my words, this WILL be the next big thing in online campaigning. Watch to see which of the Presidential campaign's is the first to offer a Klingon version of their web site. Forget the soccer moms, go after the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 21, 2006
Screen Shots from the Attic
Last week I was invited to speak at the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on the subject of Congress and the Internet. In gathering my thoughts, and preparing for that presentation, I perused the deep and dusty corners of my hard drive...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
June 3, 2005
The Political Perils of Photoshop
Memo to political consultants: be careful how you use Photoshop. Back in 1996, Senator John Warner's campaign got caught moving their opponents head onto another body, and last year George Bush's web site had a photo of him talking to...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 21, 2005
The Kilgore Plan for Virginia
The Virginia Young Democrats blog reports on the 'Plan for Virginia' from Republican candidate for Governor Jerry Kilgore's web site. What they found was very interesting. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 15, 2005
Well Done Bob Casey!
So, today I spotted a Google Ad in my blog, linking to the campaign of Democrat Bob Casey. Casey is running for Senate in Pennsylvania as a challenger to the Republican incumbent Rick Santorum. It appeared at the top of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 3, 2005
New Scrutiny for Online Campaigning?
So far, the Internet has largely received a free pass in terms of federal regulations of online campaign activities. The 2002 Campaign Finance Law's 'Electioneering Communications' provision did not apply to the Internet. Online communications in any form; banner ads,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 15, 2004