Barack Obama presidential campaign 2008

Obama campaign sparks new political tech startups

December 4, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

The Obama start-ups
economist.com

Innovation and electioneering

Techniques from the president’s election campaigns have spawned one lot of young firms

AT THE inauguration ball held for staff of Barack Obama’s campaign team in January 2009, the new president “told us al…

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Obama’s 2012 digital strategy left us in the dust, Republicans admit (guardian.co.uk)

Obama campaign uses social science to boost Pennsylvania turnout

October 27, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

Obama campaign uses social science to boost Pennsylvania turnout
Byron Tau, politico.com

The Obama campaign emails supporters in Pennsylvania this handy graphic reminding them to find out some simple information about election day.

The email seems straightforward enough, but it’s actually an exact clone of a social…

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Get wired or wither: GOP must overhaul digital operations to avoid future Election Day disasters (washingtontimes.com)
Look out honey ’cause I’m using technology (balloon-juice.com)

The digital campaign

October 24, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

The Digital Campaign: How Obama And Romney Are Targeting You
Rae Ann Fera, fastcocreate.com

Horses and bayonets may have become the latest Internet meme to come from the last of the surprisingly comedic presidential debates (see also: binders), but as a metaphor for how candidates—who, as of yesterday, were locked in a dead…

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Digital Firm Blamed for Romney Loss Now Working for Marco Rubio, RNC (usnews.com)
Obama’s 2012 digital strategy left us in the dust, Republicans admit (guardian.co.uk)
RNC to launch major digital overhaul following election inquiry (firstread.nbcnews.com)
RNC Searches Silicon Valley For CTO (swampland.time.com)

Tech Figures Raised At Least $27 Million For Obama Campaign

September 15, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management

Tech Figures Raised At Least $27 Million For Obama Campaign
buzzfeed.com

Leaked fundraising documents show Silicon Valley emerging as a key source of Democratic money and power. Valley money bests Hollywood.

President Obama with Google chairman (and occasional advisor) Eric Schmidt

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