The Democratic News Service

Now that the dust has settled on the Democratic Convention in Boston, I can take a minute to describe a bit about just what I did there. Casey.com was hired to manage Internet services in the Democratic News Service, a media center within the Convention that helped members of Congress and candidates to reach television, radio and Internet outlets.

The task of our Internet team was not the development or maintenance of the Convention’s Web site, it was well taken care of by a great group of developers. The DNS Internet team worked to connect Dems with opportunities to reach out to voters online.

Among the many online outlets at the convention, the bloggers were the focus of much attention. This was the first political convention to which bloggers were given press credentials. It was a great experience and I’m very happy to have had the opportunity to attend another Democratic Convention (this was my third), and proud of the work of our team of volunteers. Check out some of the coverage from the Convention Bloggers. And my favorite moment? Contributing to Matthew Gross’ blog from two rows behind him while waiting for John Kerry’s acceptance speech way up in the Fleet Center’s nosebleeds. What a wonderful wireless world 🙂