Nancy Scola

Personal Democracy Forum 2011 -- Agents of Change

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.20.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

When dictators understand the power of social and mobile, they move toward controlling it or shutting it down. There was hearty agreement that access to the Internet should be an "international right."

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Sat Dishes and Revolution: Why Al Jazeera Matters There -- and Here

Tom Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Twitter, Facebook, Al Jazeera, Cnn, Ted Turner, Charlie Sheen, Fios, Cablevision, El Abidine Ben Ali, Brian Stelter, Nancy Scola, Jasmine Revolution, Evgeny Morozov, Tahrir Square, Time Warners, Quora, Drudge Report, Mohamed Nanabhy, Media News
Tom Watson

You won't find it on Time Warner or Cablevision, but Al Jazeera's English language television service is laying claim to the viewing loyalty of news-hungry, media-obsessed Westerners.

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Soooo 15 Months Ago: Can Team Obama Close Engagement Gap By Green-Lighting Social Media?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, Social Media, Twitter, George MItchell, Kathleen Sebelius, Joe Biden, Paperwork Reduction Act, Nancy Scola, Facebook, Techpresident, Technology News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Now that the White House has cleared the way for members to use social media, will we hear more from major players, like Kathleen Sebelius on health care or George Mitchell on Israel-Palestine?

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What Is Bill Thompson Doing With His Email List? Organizing 2.0 and This Next Generation of Web Apps

Chrissie Brodigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chrissie Brodigan

It turns out that the success of the Obama campaign, touted for its innovation online, cannot be easily resized and applied to improve engagement in local elections.

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McCain Wades Into Email Fight Over Stimulus

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Organizationally, McCain's campaign email list is very thin, since the majority of addresses were purchased, not organically recruited.

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