The governator twittering?
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I am not sure if this is a sign that Twitter has gotten to the point of performing an aerial maneuver over a large cartilagenous fish, but California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been on Twitter since October.
But the real problem with the presence is that it’s obvious this is just a tool for some PR lackey to put out press releases. Would the real governor refer to himself in the third person as in this tweet:
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Banning Use of Electronic Text Messaging Devices While Driving http://gov.ca.gov/press-rel…
The Governor also isn’t following anybody. Seems you’d want to at least follow some of the other leaders of the California government.
I don’t have a problem with marketing and political types using social media to spread their messages. Really, it’s their playground too. But if you’re going to enter the arena, at least adhere to the rules of the road. Engagement with the broader community is at the root of social media.
Don’t use Twitter like a broadcast medium.
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Blagojevich statement wordle
Since it seems the Illinois governor can’t keep himself out of the headlines, here’s a Wordle I created from Blagojevich’s last statement on Dec. 20, 2008:
Coming from Texas, living right next door to Louisiana, I thought I’d seen it all when it came to state political corruption. Little did I know…
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CoPress announces hosting plan for college media
You can read the announcement from CoPress, which is potentially good news for college media who are looking to move away from the traditional College Publisher online solution.
Leading the political blogs
UPDATE: Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com asks some more questions:
Open-ended question that I can’t even begin to answer: Is an upsurge in liberal sentiment driving the traffic growth to liberal sites? Or do sites like Huffpo and Daily Kos deserve some of the credit (or blame, depending on your point of view) for the current pro-Democratic trend in politics?
Interesting numbers posted by paidContent about the top political weblogs this campaign season. Just for fun, I coded the sites along political leanings (red-conservative, blue-liberal/progressive, black-objective/centrist):
Total Unique Visitors (000)
Sep-2007 Sep-2008 % Change
Total Internet: Total Audience 181,858 189,468 4
HUFFINGTONPOST.COM 792 4,545 474
POLITICO.COM 532 2,362 344
DRUDGEREPORT.COM 1,215 2,059 70
REALCLEARPOLITICS.COM 192 1,129 489
FREEREPUBLIC.COM 1,022 987 -3
Capitol Advantage 794 959 21
DAILYKOS.COM 192 923 381
TOWNHALL.COM 407 884 117
NEWSBUSTERS.ORG 113 732 547
WORLDNETDAILY.COM 411 636 55
TALKINGPOINTSMEMO.COM 32 458 1,321
MICHELLEMALKIN.COM 103 247 140
REDSTATE.COM 38 235 514
CROOKSANDLIARS.COM 122 218 79
RAWSTORY.COM 219 212 -3
POLLSTER.COM N/A 194 N/A
MEDIAMATTERS.ORG 145 178 23
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM N/A 169 N/A
CQPOLITICS.COM N/A 139 N/A
AMERICABLOG.COM N/A 104 N/A
The results:
Conservative: 8 (5,992)
Liberal/Progressive: 7 (6,595)
Objective/Centrist: 5 (4,783)
A pretty even breakdown between conservatives and liberal/progressives (although Huffingtonpost.com represents a majority of the liberal/conservative traffic. Obviously, all these blogs are benefiting from the intense scrutiny of this historic election.
Rafit Ali asks an important question:
And while these numbers are in and of itself interesting, the biggest question for any of them is what happens the day after?
I suspect many of these sites will do well in the coming year, although certainly not as well as they are doing during the campaign season. Remember that many of these sites (Daily Kos or RedState, for instance) have an agenda, and the agenda doesn’t stop with the election – especially not this election season, with the economy, war, and health insurance promising to be at the forefront of the next president’s agenda.
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Social networks and the 2008 political elections
Just something to update on what I’m doing. I’m writing a new version of the “legal and ethical issues in online journalism” article I wrote for “Keeping Free Presses Free,” and I’m working with a colleague on a study of the use of social networks in the 2008 presidential campaign. Oh, and I’m blogging at the ICM weblog all the time.
I’m also watching the financial news and wondering what’s ahead for 2009. It could be an ugly year.
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Wordpress goodies.
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This is another example of big companies trying to hold back the tide of innovation through lawyers.
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Bob McChesney speaks at Eastern Illinois University
Image via Wikipedia Media critic Bob McChesney spoke Tuesday night, Sept. 16, 2008 at Eastern Illinois University. Below is the audio recording of his remarks and the Q&A session that followed. McChesney spoke for about 30 minutes about the real meaning of freedom of the press, the problems of professional journalism, and solutions to the crisis in the media. The entire audio is approx. 1:20.
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Academic Resources page working again
For some reason, the Academic Resources page was not working with the WordPress 2.6 upgrade. Now, with 2.6.1, it appears to be working again. Enjoy.
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