Obama’s data geeks add up to four more years John Naughton, guardian.co.uk Mastery of the numbers game meant the president’s team was able to exploit its database more effectively than Romney, reeling in £1bn in donations Some years ago I went to a lecture given by Professor David MacKay, who in addition to being a… … Continue reading Obama data geeks
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Floating sheep: mapping racist tweets in election
Mapping Racist Tweets in Response to President Obama’s Re-election Matthew Zook, floatingsheep.org Note: for questions about the methodology/approach of this post, see the FAQ (added 16:20 EST 11/9/2012). Note: as of 11:00 EST 11/10/2012, we have disabled commenting on this post. During the day after the 2012… http://flpbd.it/nZi5W Related articles Judge who sent racist email … Continue reading Floating sheep: mapping racist tweets in election
Linguistic analysis decodes true messages of Obama and Romney
Gesture analysis reveals what Obama and Romney care about By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Science An analysis of the body gestures of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the presidential debates suggests that how candidates speak could reveal what they really care about and affect whether or not voters believe what they… http://flpbd.it/HeO5x Related articles Mitt … Continue reading Linguistic analysis decodes true messages of Obama and Romney
Obama campaign uses social science to boost Pennsylvania turnout
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… http://flpbd.it/QUp0x Related articles Get wired or wither: GOP … Continue reading Obama campaign uses social science to boost Pennsylvania turnout
How Many Techies Does It Take to Reelect a President
How Many Techies Does It Take to Reelect a President? T4O Launches “Innovator Series” Videos for Obama. Kara Swisher, allthingsd.com A large group of tech luminaries — including LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, Path’s Dave Morin, JLab’s Judy Estrin, Dropbox’s Drew Houston, Craigslist’s Craig Newmark and Box’s Aaron Levie — are part of the launch of a … Continue reading How Many Techies Does It Take to Reelect a President
Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate
Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate by Lloyd Grove, thedailybeast.com The pundits may be calling Denver a slam-dunk for Romney, but David B. Givens, who analyzed the candidates’ mannerisms, disagrees: the governor looked ‘aggressive and manic, simultaneously,’ while Obama was ‘cool.’ The governor was manic and t… http://flpbd.it/uwyKR Related articles Jimmy Carter: … Continue reading Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate
Mitt Romney calls Tesla Motors losers
Mitt Romney calls Tesla Motors ‘losers’ By Ryan Singel, wired.co.uk Politics In the back and forth of 3 October’s presidential debate over tax breaks to energy companies, Republican nominee Mitt Romney argued that President Obama’s grants and tax breaks to renewable energy companies equalled 50… http://flpbd.it/cDfBf Related articles Mitt Romney Announce Plans to Run for … Continue reading Mitt Romney calls Tesla Motors losers
Tech Figures Raised At Least $27 Million For Obama Campaign
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 SAN FRANCIS… http://flpbd.it/mrFd3 Related articles Razor Burned: The Beard-less Women of Obama's Tech Team … Continue reading Tech Figures Raised At Least $27 Million For Obama Campaign
Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity
Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity ever by Donna Tam, cnet.com The president breaks all the rules, breaks a Reddit record, and draws at least 5.3 million views, news stats reveal. President Barack Obama broke all the campaigning rules when he held an unmoderated Q&A session on one of the… http://flpbd.it/NRaon Related articles How To … Continue reading Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity
Built to Last: Obama’s State of the Future 2012
Obama's recent State of the Union highlighted the continued importance of increased development of renewable and clean technologies, job training and education through community colleges and e-learning, healthcare and government systems consolidation, information security and rural broadband access, tax code streamlining and fostering innovative US based companies like Apple. And he is showing how his … Continue reading Built to Last: Obama’s State of the Future 2012
Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage
The recent address by Obama was both very well delivered and full of important content on the strategic direction our country needs to take. The President highlighted the importance of expanding our investments in clean technology, biotechnology, IT and education, while trimming inefficiencies in other areas of the economy with unclear outcomes such as … Continue reading Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage
Senator Kennedy: Advocate for Healthcare IT and Reform
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) marks an important milestone in e-health and health-care IT as one of its more vigorous champions is now gone. Since the Kennedy brothers went to my high school and were I feel amongst our strongest leaders as a country I feel a special sense of sorrow with his … Continue reading Senator Kennedy: Advocate for Healthcare IT and Reform
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