President Bush Gives First Exclusive Online Interview
George W. Bush will give his first ever interview exclusively for an online audience today, hosted by Yahoo! News and conducted by POLITICO’s Mike Allen.
Jordan's Queen Rania - Smart, Beautiful and Tech Savvy?
Rania Al Abdullah has raised the bar with her forward thinking Web-based approach to international diplomacy.
McCain Launches Spanish-Language Website
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Sen. John McCain has finally launched a Spanish-language website just in time for a holiday that carries more significance in America than Mexico.
Twitter Post Rescues Jailed Journalist
James Karl Buck was bailed out of jail by a 'tweet' post on Twitter, a social networking site. The message “arrested” was seen by Buck’s friends and bloggers in Egypt and the United States via the Internet.
Google Earth Outreach Aides U.N. Track Refugees and Save Lives
Google is practicing what they preach. Their motto of "don't be evil" implies going above and beyond the corporate standard for ethical practices and becoming a socially conscious and proactive organization. And that is exactly what they have done.
Chinese Internet Nationalism Spreads on the Web
A stir of Chinese Internet Nationalism has sprung up to combat the harsh criticisms from the Western world.
The Washington Game Takes a Hit Online
To the dismay of the 2008 Presidential Candidates, the Net unveils many of their distressing links to special interest groups, specifically oil companies.
An Obama Minute
Obama supporters have launched a new grassroots campaign to raise one million dollars in less than one minute.
YouTube Keeps Press Accurate in 2008 Election
Sen. Barack Obama called on YouTube to defend himself in a USA Today interview with Meredith Vieira.
Obama Does It Again: $40 Million In March
Barack Obama raised over $40 million in campaign contributions in March.The $40 million came from over 442,000 contributors, making an average donation of $96 dollars.
Zimbawee Bloggers Fear Election Fraud
The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front has been accused of delaying the results of this Saturday’s general election in an effort to rig the polls and continue President Robert Mugabe’s 28 year reign over Zimbabwe.
Online Petitions Generate Global Attention
Online petitions have become a springboard for advocacy groups to generate global attention and support for local issues. These online petitions are engaging and educating millions, while garnering mainstream media’s attention.
McCain Aide Suspended for Obama Video Twitter
Soren Dayton, a low-level McCain aide, has been suspended for posting a controversial video on Twitter, conceivably ending his political ties in 140 characters or less.
Online Supporters Help Sen. Obama Quell Scandal
"As the e-mails and accusations about this continue to swirl, I need all of your help in the coming weeks and months to please forward this video on and get this message out to everyone you can."
March 12 Becomes the Official “Online Free Expression Day”
Internet users from around the world gathered yesterday to virtually protest government censorship of the Internet.
Spitzer Scandal Rocks the NYTimes Site
Facebook's Political Demographics
Facebook has provided a cornucopia of valuable information detailing the political demographics of over 20 million users through their advertising search engine.
Campaign blog announces one million donors mark met
The official Barack Obama blog announced today they have reached one million donors, much thanks to a poweful online campaign.
Obamamania - Questioning the hype
Senator Obama has undoubtedly used his online popularity to propel himself this far in the presidential nominations; however, talk of a possible backlash is beginning to stir on the Net.
Saving a Presidential Nomination in the 21 Century: It's not happening online
Hilary Clinton has to do something to counter the momentum of the Obama campaign, but all signs online show that its just not happening.
Recent blog posts
- WhatDoTheyKnow: FOI 2.0
- Daily Digest: Non-Conservatives Board the McCain Train
- Berkman at 10: Open Media--Is Openness Enough?
- Policy (and maybe Politics) events: Week of 5/15/08
- From Jay-Z's Web Book to Khatami's Blog (Berkman10 Dispatch)
- Berkman at 10: Is the Internet Good for Democracy, Or What?
- Daily Digest: Edwards Jumps on the Barackwagon
- Berkman at 10: The Future of the Internet is in Our Hands
- Daily Digest: Obama Steers Clear of 527s
- PdF 2008: Rebooting the System (A Peek at the Program)




