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Competing Groups Vie for .Gay Web Suffix

Two for-profit groups are planning to start the application process to create a top-level website domain, “.gay,” adding another suffix to a growing list that includes “.com,” “.edu,” “.org,” and “.net,” the New York Times reports. The petitions for the new gay-focused domain reflect a growing adoption of top-level internet domains by various causes - such as the en  [...]
Posted: Monday, October 26th 2009

Twitter Users Black Out to Protest 'Guilty Upon Accusation'

Avatars on Twitter are blacking out their avatars in protest against a new law, Section 92A, that has passed in New Zealand. The law stipulates that internet service providers (ISPs) "adopt and reasonably implement a policy that provides for termination, in appropriate circumstances of the account of a repeat [copyright] infr  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, February 17th 2009

Obama Inauguration Drives Droves to Web

Viewership at the top three US cable network news websites surged fourteen-fold from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST on Inauguration Day, accounting for 30% of online event viewing, as millions of viewers tuned in to watch Barack Obama take the presidential oath and deliver his address, according to data from comScore Video Metrix (  [...]
Posted: Thursday, January 29th 2009

McCain Pushes New Org with Social Media Efforts

Ex presidential candidate John McCain announced the launch of a grassroots organization called "Country First," which is supported by many of the social media tools that contributed to President Elect Obama's historic win. According to an email to McCain supporters -- whose contact data was gleaned during his run for President --, the goals of Country First a  [...]
Posted: Friday, January 9th 2009

Change.gov Opens to Questions, Comments, 'American Stories'

Change.gov, the site where President Elect Obama's administration communicates with Americans, now permits users to submit questions and vote on those they most want answered. The "Open for Questions" feature launched Wednesday, at which time over 1000 questions were logged  [...]
Posted: Friday, December 12th 2008

Indian Gov May Censor Google Earth

Following last month's terrorist situation in Mumbai, legal advocates in India demand that the country's High Court implement a "blur" on certain locations featured in Google Earth. Earlier this week it was revealed that the terrorists used a number of so-called "new" technologies, includi  [...]
Posted: Friday, December 12th 2008

HuffPo's 'World Affairs' Enlists Bloggers Queen Noor, John Kerry

The Huffington Post, one of the fastest-growing independent political sites this year, is launching a World Affairs section. The new channel shall include analysis from US foreign policy experts and bloggers worldwide. Contributors are expected to include Queen Noor of Jordan, John Kerry and Harvard professor Joseph Nye. Correspondents are expected to represent over 50 countries, and syndicated editorial content will also be f  [...]
Posted: Friday, December 5th 2008

Army Puts Overseas Soldiers Behind Recruitment Webcasts

Beginning today -- Veterans Day -- the US Army will integrate a series of webcasts, labeled "Straight from Iraq," into its website and overall media campaign. "Now you can find out what it's really like to be deployed in the Middle East from the men and women stationed there," claims the subsite on GoArmy.com. The effort -- where users can field questions to Iraq-based soldiers -- is targeted to Americans between the a  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, November 11th 2008

Obama Brings SocNets to Oval Office; GOP Tries 'Rebuilding the Party'

Just one day after sweeping the November 4 election, President-Elect Barack Obama's team launched a website aimed at making government more "open." Features on Change.gov include a blog, biographies on Obama and VP-Elect Joe Biden, details about executive priorities and the upcoming agenda. Areas under construction include "America Serves," a section about voluntee  [...]
Posted: Monday, November 10th 2008

C-SPAN Launches Debate Hub for Election Junkies

Late last week C-SPAN launched the Debate Hub, a space where users can discuss the Presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, view clips, and hash out major topics. Content included real-time commentary from livebloggers and Twitterati. All material was searchable, including video, which was indexed by question and speaker and can be embedded onto other sites. Producer Ben O'Connell said the project was C-SPAN's "first for  [...]
Posted: Monday, September 29th 2008

Updated Senate Web Linking Rules Include Social Media Sites

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee has updated existing limitations on sites that Senators are allowed to link to from their official pages. Senators may now link to YouTube and flickr, for example, in a ruling Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) dubbed "a major step into the future," reports Ars Technica. The tempest stirred last summer when Rep. John Culbers  [...]
Posted: Friday, September 26th 2008

Economist Gives World a Vote in US Presidential Election

London-based business rag The Economist has created a global version of the US Electoral College, based on the population of each country. The magazine hopes to stimulate online brand engagement through the effort, which leverages overseas interest in the US election -- a "closely watched contest" worldwide, said VP Ron Diorio of product and community development in New York. "We thought it would be fun and a bit of an educa  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, September 24th 2008

McCain Pummels Obama in Search Ad Relevance; Neither Does Great

While Sen. Barack Obama has historically outdone Sen. John McCain in terms of social media savvy, McCain bests him in sponsored search and targeted advertising. Unfortunately, neither candidate does exceptionally well in the latter regard. Author Jonathan Mendez of search engine marketing blog Optimize and Prophetize conducted an analysis of how well McCain and Obama fare in se  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, September 10th 2008

Obama Cuts Back on August Web Spend; McCain Raises Stakes

Sen. Barack Obama drew slightly more buzz than Sen. John McCain over the course of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, followed by Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Hillary Clinton, according to recent stats from Nielsen (pdf). Web traffic to BarackObama.com also   [...]
Posted: Monday, September 8th 2008

Ex-Clinton Aid Reps Phorm to Policy-Makers

Behavioral ad targeting firm Phorm selected Ricchetti, Inc., a lobbying firm headed by Steven Ricchetti, to represent its interests on Capitol Hill. Mr. Ricchetti was the deputy chief of staff to the Clinton Administration. His firm has also represented Sirius Satellite Radio and AT&T. Like US-based NebuAd, United Kingdom-based Phorm partners with ISPs to serve ads against data gathered from online activity. And while Phorm positions itself as   [...]
Posted: Friday, August 1st 2008

GOP Unhappy Over Use of Its Trademarks in CafePress Merchandise

The Republican National Committee (RNC) plans to sue CafePress for permitting vendors to sell unlicensed Republican merchandise, including shirts and stickers that portray the Grand Old Party elephant -- even if those portrayals are positive. CafePress.com enables users to "brand" shirts, caps, stickers and other items, then sell them in their own CafePress online stores. "Please cease and desist from allowing vendors to utilize the federally registered trademarks of the RNC or we will be   [...]
Posted: Friday, July 18th 2008

To Bait Young Political Enthusiasts, Mochila Enlists Obama Girl

To compel Gen-Y voters to follow election news on its content distribution channels, Mochila formed a partnership with Barely Political, a racy political site that owns the Obama Girl brand. Obama Girl -- played by Amber Lee Ettinger -- became an internet star last year with her video "I Got a Crush ... on Obam  [...]
Posted: Thursday, July 17th 2008

McCain Lags Behind Obama in Online Fundraising, Social Networking Popularity

The Republican party, represented by John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election race, lags behind Barack Obama's Democrats in online fundraising and social media, reports BusinessWeek. Republicans have devoted most of their focus to disseminating messages on traditional venues, including on TV -- which still costs plenty, but returns less audience share than in previous generations. Meanwhile, Democr  [...]
Posted: Monday, June 30th 2008

Facebook May Face Class Action Suit, Fueled by Canadian Law School Students

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has filed a privacy complaint against Facebook, asserting it violates the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. "Facebook does not make a reasonable effort to advise users of the purposes for which their personal information is used," the group wrote. "Facebook also does not advise users of the extent of their personal information that will be shared by joining a network." Facebook spokesmen denied tha  [...]
Posted: Monday, June 2nd 2008

MoveOn Solicits Agency Assistance for Presidential Campaign

Political nonprofit MoveOn.org is seeking creative entries from agencies in order to help steer the 2008 Presidential election in its favor. MoveOn's political "ad network" will be organized by Fenton Communications, the PR firm representing MoveOn. Jonathan Cranin, formerly chief creative officer at McCann Erickson, shall act as chief talent recruiter and director. Agencies of interest will receive creative briefs and can submit print, broadcast and online advertising. Ads will be tested   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 7th 2008