If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em: Baltimore Sun Offers Blogs to All Maryland Candidates

Also published on epolitics.com Call it innovation, call it self-preservation, call it a traffic scheme, but the Baltimore Sun, one of the leading papers covering Maryland politics, has made the decision to offer a blog to every legally registered candidate running for office in the state of Maryland. The offer is bi-partisan and covers both [...]

Vote for Colin Delany (@EPOLITICS) FOR “Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet & Politics”

PoliticsOnline and the World eDemocracy Forum have announced this year’s list for nominations of the Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics. More than a decade old, the award "seeks to recognize the innovators and pioneers, the dreamers and doers who bring democracy online."  One of this year’s nominee is Colin [...]

CiviCRM v Hosted CRMs: Why hosted CRMs are better suited for campaigns

A few weeks ago, Riche Zamor, Principal of SocialContxt, penned two guest posts (here and here) offering CiviCRM as an alternative to hosted CRMs. In his posts Riche sets realistic expectations for organizations and campaigns seriously considering using CiviCRM. For the most part, I agree with Riche. My only point of contention is that campaigns, especially local and small campaigns, should [...]

Reminder: Download and Read ClickZ’s Digital Political Campaigns 101

As the campaigns across the country kick into full gear, ClickZ’s Digital Political Campaigns 101 guide can serve as a go to resource as campaigns managers scramble and struggle to navigate the world of new media (especially if they don’t have a good new media director on staff). Edited by Katie Kaye,  the guide contains [...]