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Personal Democracy Forum

The New Media Epiphany

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Dave Troy, Free Press, Myspace, Personal Democracy Forum, AT&T, Josh Silver, Dave Weinberger, Alec Ross, Twitter, James Assey, Danah Boyd, Cultural Divide, Facebook, Amanda Michel, Transparency, Mayhill Fowler, Gina Bianchini, Broadband, Propublica, Net Equality, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Internet, Jeff Jarvis, Ning, Randy Zuckerberg, Hank Hultquist, New Media, Google, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Two years ago, I had a personal epiphany at the Personal Democracy Forum: New media could change everything... From communications to politics to culture. At PDF '09: more revelations.

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VIDEO: Obama Campaign Video Was a "Collective Narrative of Hope"

Andy Plesser | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Campaign Videos, Personal Democracy Forum, Barack Obama, Media News
Andy Plesser

I interview Max Harper, a 27-year old community organizer and filmmaker, and a key member of the Obama's presidential campaign.

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Believe It: How a Little Video Blog Powered the Agenda for Election Reform

Andy Plesser | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Personal Democracy Forum, Why Tuesday, Media News
Andy Plesser

I interviewed Jacob Soboff, creator of the Why Tuesday advocacy campaign. The organization set out to change the national voting day from Tuesday to the weekend in an effort to build greater voter participation.

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Andrew Rasiej: When It Comes to Gov't Info 'Public' Means 'Online'

Craig Newmark | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Andrew Rasiej, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News
Craig Newmark

The deal is that any info that the government publishes should be online. Not okay to print and bury someplace where it's hard to find.

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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Morley Winograd, Gen X, Mccain, Bloggers, Rnc, President Obama, Joe Rospars, pdf09, Obama, Washington Post, Frank Rich, Facebook, Mike Gravel, Iava, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Pdf, Obama 2008, David All, Jeff Jarvis, Skype, McCain 2008, Myspace, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Macon Phillips, Alec Ross, Barack Obama, Personal Democracy Forum, New York City, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Randi Zuckerberg, Andrew Rasiej, Simon Rosenberg, Ning, Youtube, Mellennials, Rachel Sklar, 311, Danah Boyd, Media News
Eric Kuhn

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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Personal Democracy

Rory O'Connor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics, Media, Technology, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Democracy Forum, Pdf, Media News
Rory O'Connor

The Personal Democracy Forum has become one of the few truly indispensable annual gatherings, devoted to the nexus of politics, media and technology.

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Mike Gravel on the Personal Democracy Forum

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pdf, Flip-Camera, Youtube, Obama, Democracy, pdf09, Democratic Party, Personal Democracy Forum, Prsident Obama, Mike Gravel, Politics News
Eric Kuhn

"Change is only going to come about when people have the power to act upon the knowledge that they will acquire through the new technology," says former Alaska Democratic Senator Mike Gravel.

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White House Signs Online Video Distribution Deal with California Startup

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Beet.TV, Youtube, White House, Personal Democracy Forum, Media News
Andy Plesser

TubeMogul helps distribute and analyze web videos. Said TubeMogul executive David Burch, "We're very excited to see how technology's changing politics."

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Personal Democracy Forum Live Blog (Monday)

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky and Adam Clark Estes | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Google, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, Youtube, New York, New York City, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News

The Internet has transformed the way citizens interact with their government. The basic ability to access a piece of legislation online revolutionized...

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IAVA Founder on Ning and his Veterans Support Campaign

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Iava, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, War in Iraq, Personal Democracy Forum, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Media News
Eric Kuhn

The on-line and on-air campaign, anchored by Ning-based CommunityofVeterans.org, was established to support veterans coming home. The first quarter brought in $26 million in donated media.

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Marine Finds Unlikely Reinforcements Online: Nerds

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Veteran, Ning, Michael Bloomberg, War, Rey Leal, Technology, Iraq, Afghanistan, Personal Democracy Forum, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Craig Newmark, Media News
Paul Rieckhoff

Nerds -- and I say that with the utmost respect -- are changing the lives of thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.

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Personal Democracy Forum Live Blog (Tuesday)

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky and Adam Clark Estes | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday, the dialogue at the Personal Democracy Forum conference at Lincoln Center in New York ranged from focused conversations on the MySpace/Face...

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Beyond Obama's Town Hall

Ari Melber | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Ask the President, Obama, Robert Gibbs, Obama Transparency, Macon Philips, Blue State Digital, Obama Internet, Obama Interactive, Obama Press, Washington Times, Jesse Lee, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News
Ari Melber

Local events used to be the only way for a president to hear directly from citizens, but network technology has opened up our civic possibilities. It's past time we used these tools to open up the Presidency.

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Media Time on the Potomac: Waiting for Obama, Pt. 2

Danny Schechter | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Transition, Jesse Jackson, Obama, Media, Personal Democracy Forum, Obama Inauguration, Media News
Danny Schechter

The Obama campaign built a ten million person email list with millions of phone numbers that can be texted. What a potentially powerful political resource if put to use.

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Moving Toward Transparent Government

Sarah Granger | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Transparency, John McCain, pdf08, Personal Democracy Forum, Social Networking, Open Government, Internet, Joe Rospars, whitehouse.gov, Barack Obama, Home News
Sarah Granger

A President Obama would very likely improve on the current approach to transparency, epitomized by a White House site where the latest citizen Q&A was posted on the "interactive" page on 3/26/06.

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On The Road Again, With Begging Bowl And Stick

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Most reporters ask the same questions. Meena from Al Jazeera was different. She really wanted to know about "citizen journalism," and made me think all over again about the "citizen" part of the equation.

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Personal Democracy Forum: Blogging The Wisdom Of Crowds

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

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

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Personal Democracy Forum: Blogging The Thin Nerdy Line

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Arianna Huffington Personal Democracy Forum, Jay Rosen Mayhill Fowler, Offthebus Citizen Journalism, Internet Campaign, Arianna Huffington, Ben Smith, Personal Democracy Forum, Offthebus, Mayhill Fowler, Brian Lehrer, Jay Rosen, Ana Marie Cox, Internet Journalism, Internet Journalism Mayhill Fowler, Home News
Mayhill Fowler

I'm speaking on a panel titled "Reinventing Political Media." Not surprisingly, few of the media being "reinvented" show up for what sounds like a dousing of Chinese Cultural Revolution-style re-education.

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Campaign Internet Strategists Clash At Web Conference

Sarah Granger | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Internet, John McCain, pdf08, Personal Democracy Forum, Barack Obama, Tracy Russo Personal Democracy Forum, Internet Election 2008, Senator McCain, Mccain, Obama Internet, Mccain Social Networking, Peter Daou, Transparency Obama, Obama Internet Government, Digital Politics, Rosapars Transparency, Mccain Soohoo Internet, Mccain Internet, Tracy Russo Soohoo, Home News
Sarah Granger

"McCain doesn't use a computer. I mean, I would try explaining email, Facebook, Twitter -- massive social movements -- to your grandmother and ask her to apply that to governing and see if that would work for you."

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Personal Democracy Forum: Twitter Debate On Now!

Sarah Granger | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Internet, John McCain, Ana Marie Cox, Personal Democracy Forum, Twitter, Mike Nelson, Liz Mair, Barack Obama, Techpresident, Home News
Sarah Granger

Beginning Friday evening, representatives from the Obama and McCain campaigns will be embarking on a four-day debate online, via Twitter, and moderated by Ana Marie Cox.

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