Micah Sifry

Social Media Is The Future of Politics... and Independence!

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Personal Democracy Forum, Joe Trippi, Open Congress, Saul Hansell, Watchdogging Government, Micah Sifry, Barack Obama, Qik.com, Confabb Noteshare, Jeff Jarvis, Youtube, C-Span, Bob Greenwald, New York Times, Slide Share, Buzzmachine, Media News
Jerry Weinstein

It's fitting to commemorate Independence Day by broadening our focus this week beyond the consumer, to the citizen. They are after all, the same person.

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Personal Democracy Forum: Blogging The Wisdom Of Crowds

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Internet Crowds, Tracy Russo Personal Democracy Forum, Facebook Obama, Crowd Politics, Mark Pesce, Obama Internet Obama Crowds, Internet Politics, Obama Netroots, Gina Cooper, Lawrence Lessig, Personal Democracy Forum, Mayhill Fowler, Micah Sifry, Netroots Nation, Cooper Netroots, Joe Rospars, One Million Friends, Home News
Mayhill Fowler

For quite awhile now, I have thought that the netroots affair with Obama would not end well.

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Arianna, Jeff Jarvis, Micah Sifry, Jay Rosen and Lisa Tozzi Discuss How the Web is Changing Politics

Rachel Sterne | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Jeff Jarvis, Democracy, Lisa Tozzi, Nyu, Jay Rosen, Micah Sifry, Arianna Huffington, Groundreport, Home News
Rachel Sterne

On Friday March 28, media innovators converged for a panel titled "How the Internet is Changing American Politics."

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Arianna, Jeff Jarvis, Micah Sifry, Jay Rosen and Lisa Tozzi Discuss How the Web is Changing Politics

Huff TV | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Jeff Jarvis, Lisa Tozzi, Arianna Huffington, Jay Rosen, Micah Sifry, Media, Nyu, Media News
Huff TV

2008-03-31-mediapanel0331.jpgOn Friday, media innovators converged for a panel titled "How the Internet is Changing American Politics."

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Obama, the Internet and the Decline of Big Money and Big Media

Micah Sifry | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Internet Politics, Hillary Clinton, Micah Sifry, Barack Obama, Primaries, Tech President, Super Tuesday, Super Tuesday Results, Politics News
Micah Sifry

If not for the internet, and all the campaign- and voter-generated activism it has enabled, Hillary would already be the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.

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Sunlight Foundation Gets Obama-Coburn Watchdog Database Done by OMB Watch

Craig Newmark | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Senator Obama, Omb, Sunlight Foundation, Micah Sifry, Coburn, Omb Watch. Government Spending, Politics News
Craig Newmark

It looks like a major watchdog database, USASpending.gov, was launched today, inspired by Senators Obama and Coburn, done by OMBWatch and funded by the Sunlight Foundation.

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