James Fallows – Insight Sciences

How information science empowered Obama’s reelection

December 10, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

When the Nerds Go Marching In
James Fallows, theatlantic.com

How a dream team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google built the software that drove Barack Obama’s reelection

The Obama campaign’s technologists were tense and tired. It was game day and everything was going wrong.

Josh Thayer…

When the Nerds Go Marching In – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic http://flip.it/Msvvi http://flip.it/KjEIC

Real journalism: The Atlantic’s James Fallows defends publication of obvious Fox News Photoshop (twitchy.com)
Study finds what Twitter majority says doesn’t reflect popular opinion (digitaltrends.com)

Why we need better voting systems

November 12, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

Shame on the Republicans Who Curtailed Early Voting
James Fallows, theatlantic.com

Hours-long election lines stretching many city blocks are a national embarrassment. And those responsible should be condemned across ideological lines.

In 32 states and Washington, D.C., voters are eligible to cast their ballot early with …

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From the Director of the Film That Made a Pilot Divert a Plane – James Fallows – The Atlantic (theatlantic.com)
Invading Iraq: What We Were Told at the Time – James Fallows – The Atlantic (theatlantic.com)
James Fallows doesn’t trust Google not to kill each new product it spawns (boingboing.net)