1 post tagged “netroots”

I've been quite absent from the blog lately, mostly because I've been tied up on some fantastic projects. Most recently working behind the scenes at the recent YearlyKos convention which rolled through Chicago. We did some cool text-to-screen stuff in conjunction with LocaModa out of Boston. At one point the Edwards campaign picked up on our efforts and asked their supporters to spam our onsite screen! It was truly inspirational seeing almost all the Democratic candidates up close and personal. The political blogger community is an energized, tech-forward bunch to say the least!

Lastly, the title of this post refers to one keynote session led by Andy Stern of SEIU. At the end of his talk, he pulled out a cellphone and asked people to text 35328 to answer a poll question. I knew text messaging had arrived when a union guy asks you to text. Obama and Edwards seem to have the most sophisticated web 2.0 operations right now. Both Edwards and Obama are on Twitter, and Obama even has his own custom shortcode. I'm looking forward to seeing what the campaigns roll out as the 2008 elections draw near.