Wiring A Web For Global Good – UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown
August 21, 2009 · Categories: Conference/Event, Consumer Generated Media, Marketing Trends, Online Communication, Online Journalism, Political Marketing, Technology, Trends, Video · View Comments
We’re at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today’s interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic — and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy. Found at TED.com.
Steve Rubel Interviews Mike Slaby, Former CTO Of The Obama Campaign
Those of you who have been following this blog since at least the beginning of the last presidential campaign know how much I admire the work of then-candidate Barack Obama’s online marketing team. This is a fantastic interview Steve Rubel recently conducted with Mike Slaby, the Obama campaign’s CTO; some great insights:President Obama Announces Cybersecurity Policy
The One Big Thing: White House Social Media
May 8, 2009 · Categories: Blog Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Direct Marketing, Internet Marketing News, Micromarketing, Mobile Marketing, Online Communication, Online Strategy, Photo Sharing, Podcasting, Political Marketing, Social Networking, Video, Video Marketing, Videocasting, Web 2.0 · View Comments
The One Big Thing you need to know this week is that the Obama Administration has continued their eGovernance initiatives.
In addition to the White House blog, the administration has established a White House channel on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr and iTunes. Predictably enough, they’re calling it WhiteHouse 2.0.
As I’ve said before, the Adminstration’s [...]
White House Unveils Flickr Photostream
April 30, 2009 · Categories: Blog Marketing, Graphics/Imagery, Internet Branding, Internet Marketing News, Online PR, Online Strategy, Photo Sharing, Political Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Networking · View Comments
The White House has set up shop on Flickr and is now uploading photos for public consumption. My Tunheim Partners buddy Pat Lilja tipped me off to Flickr account.
The White House is using the creative commons copyright license that allows for redistribution and remixing as long as the photo is accompanied by attribution. Smart move. [...]
The One Big Thing: Federal Government Spending Data Mashups
April 3, 2009 · Categories: Analytics, Internet Marketing News, Local Internet Marketing, Maps, Marketing Trends, Mashups, Online PR, Online Strategy, Political Marketing, RSS/XML, Trends · View Comments
The One Big Thing you need to know this week is that, as the Google Public Policy blog demonstrates, federal government agencies and politicians are beginning to mashup spending data to help the public visualize how that money is spent.
Last month I discussed the XML data reporting requirements that were included in the stimulus bill [...]
From Facebook Video to Whitehouse.gov: President Obama Crowdsources American Economic Priorities
March 25, 2009 · Categories: Direct Marketing, Internet Marketing News, Political Marketing, Social Networking, Trends, Video, Video Marketing · View Comments
About two hours before President Barack Obama’s press conference last night, I saw this update in my Facebook feed:
Here’s the actual video:
Inviting Americans to submit their questions about the economy to the President and giving them a chance to have them addressed not only helps the President burst the White House bubble, it invests those [...]
Is Obama Crowdsourcing Accountability, Politics, Or Both?
March 5, 2009 · Categories: Citizen Marketing/Branding, Consumer Generated Media, Maps, Mashups, Minnesota, Online Strategy, Political Marketing, RSS/XML, Technology · View Comments
The media has yet to pick up on this but it’s effect will likely be profound: In a Google Group, Chauncyt posted a message (via Raw Thought) about implementation instructions for the stimulus bill [PDF] that require government agencies to report the money they disburse via RSS.
Significantly, the directive is specific about the type and [...]
US Congress’ Official YouTube Channels
March 1, 2009 · Categories: Internet Marketing News, Political Marketing, Social Networking, Trends, Video, Video Marketing · View Comments
The U.S. Congress now has official YouTube channels where all videos from Senators and Representatives will be aggregated. You can find them at YouTube.com/SenateHub and YouTube.com/HouseHub:
Minnesota Congressional Delegation On YouTube
Minnesota US Representatives On YouTube
John Kline (R) – 2nd District
Erik Paulsen (R) – 3rd District
Betty McCollum (D) – 4th District
Keith Ellison (D) – 5th District
Michele Bachmann [...]




