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Obama Online -- Using Technology, It's the Electorate That Has Changed, Too

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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For as much as Barack Obama has brought change to Washington, it's also us, the people participating and engaging with politics using technology , that have changed, too.

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Why Twitter is the Most Popular Word of 2009

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of course Twitter is the most popular English word of 2009. In a world made smaller by the Internet and new technologies, Twitter forces us to become each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time.

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Obama Online -- What's the Future of Organizing for America (OFA)?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it time for Plouffe, the architect behind Obama's winning campaign, to take Organizing for America out of the Democratic National Committee?

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Palin Online -- Palin's Web Buzz Trumps Obama's

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is there anyone quite like Sarah Palin online? At the moment, no -- not Michael Jackson, not Manny Pacquiao, not even President Obama, according to Google Insights for Search.

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Obama YouTube: Online's Over, No One's Watching

techPresident | Posted 05.25.2011

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As President, Obama could be using the internet medium in innovative ways, but so far, whatever understanding of online media the Obama team once demo...

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Gov 2.0: How The Internet Is Redefining Democracy

New York TImes | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is no turning back the clock. We now have more public opinion exerting pressure on politics than ever before. The question is how it may be chan...

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Team Obama Online Discusses Their Strategies

Washington Post | Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amid the cramped, crowded cubicles inside Sen. Barack Obama's campaign headquarters here, sandals are as ubiquitous as iPods. Two young guys in shorts...

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Obama Outpacing McCain On Web By Miles

Washington Post | Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Less than five months before The Big Day -- Nov. 4, 2008 -- national polls show John McCain and Barack Obama locked in a dead heat. The latest CNN pol...

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