With so much praise being given to the Obama campaign for his strategy behind using the Internet to fundraise, organize groups online and essentially, win the election, many forget to offer credit to the political frontrunners that began using technology before Obama to also succeed in their campaigning efforts. While no candidate used technology to [...]
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Free Post: She’s Back
Posted in Class Blogs, tagged cabinet, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Secretary of State, skeptic on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure we have all heard the news that Hillary Clinton will be appointed as President-elect Obama’s Secretary of State. Personally, I am definitely a supporter of this decision – not only because I think she is more than qualified and deserves the position, but also because her commitment to fostering human rights around the [...]
A Look Back
Posted in Class Blogs, tagged Advertising, Biden, Campaign, Clinton, Democrats, Historic, mccain, Obama, Palin, Reflection, technology on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It seems as though the 2008 Obama/McCain election was the longest campaign in history. Remember in January 2007 when Hillary announced her intent to seek the White House bid. Shortly after, in February 2007 Obama announced his intent to run for president. In April 2007 McCain announced his candidacy.
And the battle began.
For months until Obama [...]
Bullseye!
Posted in Class Blogs, tagged Campaign tools, campaigning, Internet advertising, Microtargeting, Online advertising, Voter analytics, Voter behavior, voter database, Web campaigning on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although the Bush camp seemed to dabble with voter profiling and analysis in the 2004 election, micro-targeting was redefined in 2008 when Obama and his advisors pinpointed exactly how to target and engage voters and ultimately win the election. The use of data mining techniques to segment demographics and predict voting behavior is now a [...]
Free Post: Yes, He Did
Posted in Class Blogs, tagged 2008 election, Change, election coverage, Global reaction, History, media, Obama, Obama campaign speech, technology, United States, yes we can on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will never forget last week’s election. I am a DC transplant and moved here a little more than two months ago. Going out and watching the election with the hundreds of Obama supporters is an experience I will never forget – and, the rest of the night was just as extraordinary. I have never [...]
Free Post: GO VOTE!
Posted in Class Blogs, tagged 2008 election, DC, election, election parties, vote on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the election only six days away, I have to do my public service as a blogger to say GO VOTE on Tuesday!
And, after you vote – check out some fun election parties in DC! So, I just moved here and consider myself a pseudo-tourist for at least a few more months. I want to [...]
