Read at least 2 of the following:
Books & Articles
[MOBS] Chapter 7 "Netwar — Dark and Light"; pgs 157-164 (textbook)
[CONVERSATIONS] "Passion, Not Echo"; pgs 38-40 (textbook)
Internet Reading (delicious tag "itec333_politics")
"Obama's Social Media Advantage (post election article)"
Comments: Today, we received some data from Trendrr, an online statistics mashup tool, that clearly shows Obama's lead in using technology to connect to his audience, as well as his overall lead in mindshare in the blogosphere as a whole. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-06T17:39:41Z
"Political rumors, full of sound and fury, fly fast online (Chicago Tribune)"
Comments: To be sure, the Internet has proved a revolutionary tool for campaigns to disseminate information, rally support and raise money but it has also enabled conservative and liberal partisans to retreat into cyber-echo chambers where malicious gossip and pseudo-research spread at light speed. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-02T18:14:11Z
"Pew Internet: 2008 Election"
Comments: A record-breaking 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaign, share their views and mobilize others. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-02T18:11:16Z
"Blog Response to Chicago Tribune: Internet Makes Politics ‘Obnoxious’"
Comments: The Chicago Tribune has pronounced political discourse worse than ever before and it’s all because of that “obnoxious” Internet. So, you folks reading this should know that the Trib blames these rancorous times on you. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-02T18:05:31Z
"A (Powerful) Internet Web Around Politics?"
Comments: When Yahoo and Politico.com conducted an interview with President Bush earlier this year — the first ever Q&A with Mr. Bush exclusively for an online audience — it garnered seven million streams on the Web. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-02T18:00:57Z
"Obama Ushers In The Age Of Web Politics (InformationWeek)"
Comments: In capturing the Democratic nomination for president, Sen. Barack Obama has made a historic leap: becoming the first African-American candidate for president from a national party. He also has ushered in a new political era by harnessing the power of technology to radically transform the way big campaigns connect with their supporters, produce new blocs of voters, and, in particular, raise money. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-11-02T17:57:28Z
"Republic.com 2.0 - Harvard Business Online's Larry Prusak"
Comments: If we just really listen and read those who are more or less like us (and we do, don’t we), our type of democracy may decay even further then it has already. Bookmarked by: melander on 2008-01-19T19:43:38Z
"On Wikipedia, Debating 2008 Hopefuls' Every Facet - washingtonpost.com"
Comments: On Wikipedia.org, the write-it-yourself encyclopedia, everyone can be an editor, and every day thousands of them are engaging in fierce battles over the life stories of the 2008 presidential candidates. Bookmarked by: melander on 2007-12-22T23:03:50Z
"Appropriating the Internet for Social Change"
Comments: The goal of this report is to explore the question of how civil society can use – and is using – networked technologies strategically. More specifically, the report reviews a number of current strategic uses of these technologies... Bookmarked by: melander on 2007-06-18T12:59:10Z
