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Giuliani vs. McCain? It's debatable: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Eight Democrats lock horns (online): So what? last Thursday. Tonight, ten Republicans get their chance.The... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 3, 2007 9:14 AM
Google CEO gets Clinton support for Google Health initiative: Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Hillary Clinton: Welcome to Google!Senator Hillary Clinton: I am thrilled to be at the “best place to work in America” that is “helping to invent... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 28, 2007 6:40 PM

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Hillary Clinton in command for 'when' President: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”An in command Hillary Clinton sought to assure the American public last evening that she... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 27, 2007 3:57 AM
Eight Democrats lock horns (online): So what?: UPDATE: Hillary Clinton in command for ‘when’ President Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”AER YOU READY? The first debate of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 26, 2007 2:19 PM
For sale: Giuliani, Obama, Dodd: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Want to show your support for your favorite presidential candidate, but dont have the big... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 24, 2007 8:05 AM
Hillary Clinton: Throw me a party, Thursday!: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Are you a fan of Super Bowl parties? Are you the star at Oscar parties?... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 23, 2007 6:39 AM
Hillary Clinton wins Silicon Valley dollars: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”UPDATE: Hillary Clinton wooed Silicon Valley and it has paid off. Clinton is the top... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 18, 2007 11:27 AM

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Obama and Clinton tussle over women: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Is the United States ready for its first woman president? Not if Barack Obama has... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 16, 2007 6:29 PM

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YouTube spotlights presidential candidates; CBS excludes YouTube/MySpace from content deals; Can YouTube Hear Me? (update); and more: The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Apr 13, 2007 5:04 AM
Barack Obama celebrates 'User Generated Politics' victory: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Barack Obama raised $6.9 million online, but that is not all that Obama for America... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 10, 2007 7:11 AM

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Google, YouTube target $80 million political ad spend: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”UPDATE: YouTube has officially debuted its promised CitizenTube, a political vlog, "moderated" by YouTube News... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 7, 2007 6:07 AM
Obama trounces Clinton in online campaign money grab: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Barack Obama is spoiling Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign fundraising celebration, big time.Hillary Clinton snags $4.2... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 4, 2007 2:45 PM

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MySpace, the election: MySpace is to hold a 'mock' presidential election, open to all MySpace users who reside in the United States, regardless of whether they are eligible to vote in the official... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Apr 3, 2007 10:24 AM
First Presidents club: Clinton, Bush go wireless: Only in America?Two directly competitive former Presidents of the United States from opposing political parties join together on a business conference stage in a for (large) fee inspirational talk to... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 30, 2007 10:52 AM
Clinton 'double-team' in race for campaign millions: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”“Women for Hillary” held a “power” luncheon yesterday, a “lunch hour Web chat with supporters”... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 29, 2007 1:28 PM
In the context of their campaigns, Presidential candidates will need to come to grips with Web 2.0: The 2008 Presidential race could be yet another tipping in the marriage between politics and the Internet. Whereas the 2004 election represented a tipping point in the area of Internet-based... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Mar 21, 2007 6:47 AM

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MySpace, a place for friends (and presidential hopefuls): Following in YouTube's footsteps, MySpace has created a page dedicated to aggregating the official profiles of those US presidential hopefuls that have embraced the social networking site. [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Mar 19, 2007 9:38 AM

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Hillary Clinton, Democrats lead Republicans in Web race to the White House: Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Hillary Clinton began her online presidential “User Generated Politics” presidential campaign 2008 “conversation” early and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 14, 2007 1:48 PM

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Hillary Clinton goes viral: Be my citizen co-sponsor, please!: Edition number 31 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”The Hillary Clinton campaign proclaims at her Website that each and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 12, 2007 1:38 PM

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John Edwards on DVD: Greatest hit in Iowa?: Edition number 30 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Are Amazon, Netflix, Columbia House shipping thousands of DVDs to Iowans?... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 9, 2007 11:52 AM
John Edwards: MySpace trumps Ning, big time!: Edition number 29 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Ning is proving a very unsocial place for John Edwards. The... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 6, 2007 7:49 PM

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Obama trouncing Clinton in MySpace race: Edition number 28 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”MySpace is a hotly contested virtual battleground in “User Generated Politics”... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 5, 2007 5:09 AM
Mitt Romney: Will political branding lead to the White House?: Edition number 27 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Is the U.S. presidential campaign a high-powered, high-stakes one for “truth,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 3, 2007 12:50 PM

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Second Life political dirty tricks? Edwards campaign cries foul: Edition number 27 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Is politics in Second Life inspired by Real Life political dirty... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 1, 2007 9:43 PM
YouTube: Presidential candidates cool in 'User Generated Politics' campaign 2008: Edition number 27 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Did you ever want an online place where you could go... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 1, 2007 4:35 AM
John McCain to David Letterman: I announce!: Edition number 27 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”John McCain today announced he will be announcing that he will... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 28, 2007 8:21 PM
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to march (almost) together: Edition number 26 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Will a Democratic “dream team” 2008 presidential ticket of Hillary Clinton... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 28, 2007 5:47 AM
Courts continue to immunize community sites under CDA Section 230, but what about the Live Web?: Courts thus far have given far reach to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but are the peculiarities of the Live Web poised to change this, and what about... [Read the rest]; Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Feb 26, 2007 6:20 PM

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Oprah Winfrey embraces Barack Obama: Can she drive votes?: Edition number 25 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Oprah Winfrey is “feeling Barack,” she confided in fellow, and competing,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 26, 2007 3:33 PM
Digg, a political snapshot: Do Digg users favor one presidential candidate over another? Are there attempts to game the social news site, by one set of supporters? Is the so-called 'bury-brigade' censoring political opinion?... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 26, 2007 8:57 AM

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John Edwards NOT Social Networking for 'User Generated Politics' campaign 2008: Edition number 24 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”John Edwards is "Social Networking" like a true politician, he is... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 24, 2007 5:12 AM
Bill Clinton million dollar email campaign for Hillary: Edition number 24 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Clinton versus Obama million dollar smackdown! While Obama reached out to... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 21, 2007 3:29 PM
Clinton vs. Edwards, not Obama: 'User Generated Politics' live from Nevada: DIGITAL MARKETS BLOG SPECIAL LIVE REPORT!Edition number 23 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics” The conversation has really begun,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 21, 2007 12:59 PM
Blog Hillary launches, Clinton targets gender 'User Generated Politics': Edition number 22 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics” blogHillary is live! a Hillary Clinton staffer declares in a... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 20, 2007 6:09 PM
Barack Obama million dollar star in Hollywood: Edition number 21 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics” “Got $2500? Mingle with Obama, plus Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen”... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 20, 2007 12:00 PM
John McCain announces McCain Space! Republican 'User Generated Politics' campaign 2008: Edition number 20 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics” Who says Republicans dont "get it"?While the political world awaits... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 19, 2007 6:12 PM
Vote online for President? Internet voting meets 'User Generated Politics': Special Poll: Edition number 19 in this Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics.” The Association for Computing Machinery asserts: Ensuring the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 19, 2007 4:21 AM
John Edwards meets Bill Maher: 'User Generated Politics' TV campaign stop: Edition Number 18 in this Digital Markets Blog special presidential campaign 2008 series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics.” Bill Maher does not need to subject himself to... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 18, 2007 3:01 PM
Got $2500? Mingle with Obama, plus Speilberg, Katzenberg and Geffen: Celebrity/Politics News Flash!Have you heard the name Barack Obama? If you havent, its about time you have. Senator Barack Obama (IL) is a very strong candidate for the Presidential Election... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 14, 2007 12:05 PM
Hillary Clinton trumps Barack Obama, on eBay!: Winning the most powerful position in the world--president of the United States--takes big money.Campaigns are not the only organizations on the presidential money trail, however.Good old fashioned American democracy is... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 14, 2007 10:55 AM
John Edwards' campaign enters Second Life: It may not be official effort -- yet -- but thanks to a grass-roots effort, John Edwards has become the first presidential candidate to set-up-shop in Second Life. I caught... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 14, 2007 7:10 AM

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John Edwards: Be my MySpace pal!: John Edwards has 11,147 MySpace friends, plus a special “User Generated Politics” value proposition for campaign 2008:"MySpace is the the third most popular site in the U.S. John Edwards offers... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 13, 2007 5:48 AM
2008: The Year of President 2.0?: Barak Obama launched his presidential campaign, talked Iraq, health care costs and retooling Washington. So what gets attention in the tech world? Obamas Web site only plays video in... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 12, 2007 8:50 AM
Obama 'User Generated Politics': The cat's meow?: Joe Rospars, Barack Obama’s chief blogger, proclaims today at the “group blog for staff on the New Media team at Obama for America headquarters,” that “First 24 hours: Over 1000... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 11, 2007 5:48 PM
Google wins big as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle: Our American democracy is not the only guaranteed winner in what I am calling the “USER GENERATED POLITICS” campaign 2008. Google is already winning, big time.Last month, I underscored “Google... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 11, 2007 10:30 AM
Is Obama's social network anti-social?: UPDATE: Obama ‘User Generated Politics’: The cat’s meow? A VC is chastising Barack Obama, right out of what I am calling the “USER GENERATED POLITICS” 2008 gate!”“I had high hopes... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 11, 2007 8:10 AM
Presidential Campaign 2008: Rudy Giuliani 'In to win' too?: While Democrat Barack Obama made a formal and rousing declaration to supporters in Illinois of his determination to do all in his power to become the next president of the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 10, 2007 8:59 PM
Barack TV vs. Hillary TV: Obama '08 announces saying 'the campaign is about you': Will Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama soon make history?Will Clinton break through gender obstacles to become the nation’s first female president? Will Obama break through race obstacles to become the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 10, 2007 10:49 AM
Barack Obama launches social network: Barack Obama, the Democrat presidential hopeful, has launched his own social network which he's calling MyBarackObama.com. The site invites supporters to create a profile, blog their campaign experiences, plan and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 10, 2007 6:12 AM

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Throw a party for Hillary Clinton!: Who needs Evites! Team Hillary presents HILLRAISERS! Want to be the talk of your town? Plan an event all about Hillary Clinton: “Hillary Clinton for President” provides an online turnkey... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Feb 8, 2007 2:37 PM

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