Sunday, August 10, 2003

Dan Gilmor gives an inside look at the Dean campaign and its ahead-of-the-curve weblog strategy.   "What's happening here is fundamentally different from the politics of the latter 20th century, when choosing our political leaders turned into little more than a television show and voters were nothing more than consumers. If 2004 is the first post-broadcast election, Dean's campaign has put itself in a strong position.”   Two caveats for Dean fans: 2004 may NOT be the first post-broadcast election, but a taste of things soon to come…and other candidates have a few months to figure out what Dean’s been doing in any case. 5:11:03 PM    comment []   trackback []

This morning’s column in the News & Record will seem like preaching to the choir for many denizens of the blogosphere. But although it’s hard to remember for those of us immersed in the future, the present still requires a good bit of evangelizing.   Here’s a quote from Greensboro City Council candidate David Hoggard’s weblog that I wish I could have included in my column: “An amazing amount of information is coming in, all of it important, all of it pertinent.” This is a two-way medium, and that’s a big part of it’s power. 8:23:02 AM    comment []   trackback []