I’m sitting here debating whether I should join the fray on the GOP Presidential debate. I’m a “people” and “issues” sort of person, and its hard to focus on that in DC’s political driven environment. So, in that spirit, and because we all know that ideas matter, and we know that politicians make policy decisions…
Category: Politics
On My Radar This Morning: iMedia
I don’t really like these link round up posts — they usually mean I’m short on time, and high on stress. But, I wanted to pass along some interesting tidbits I’m checking out this morning. First up, two posts from iMedia Connection. ~ Find Your Email Mojo in 5 Steps According to a Direct Marketing…
NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michelle Martin
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Michelle Martin’s new radio show. It didn’t have a name at that time–it’s in pilot stage. It was just announced that they now have a name–Tell Me More. Nothing is assumed.” That’s the unofficial motto of the new Monday-Friday talk show under development at NPR. Grounded…
The Power of Mobile Communication Technology
Via Tech President: If You Think Mobile Technology Does Not Influence Elections then consider why in the days leading up to the national elections in Cambodia SMS / text messaging was turned off. Apparently, the National Election Committee of Cambodia has asked that SMS be shut down from March 31 to April 1 at 3pm,…
New Competitor for YouTube: QubeTV
Its the way free market forces work. YouTube has seen a lot of success, but they also have a few major flaws that leaves opportunities for others to compete. I’m on the phone listening in on today’s Conservative Bloggers’ Briefing held at the Heritage Foundation. Rob Bluey: QubeTV and Jeremy Jacobs of The Hill, a…
Archives: Josue on BBC’s Five Live
One of the best ways to bring traffic to your blog (or company) is by being available as an “expert” guest on radio or TV. If you focus on a nitch subject (your product or industry would be perfect if you are a business blogger) or issue, and consistently write about it, its only a…
YouTube and Politics: The Game Has Changed
It has indead. From Phil, AKA ParkRidge47: This ad was not the first citizen ad, and it will not be the last. The game has changed. In case you haven’t followed the story, here is part of it. The video was posted on YouTube on March 5th under the usernameParkRidge47 (Hillary Clinton was born in…
Talking Politics and American Idol on NPR
I had the opportunity to talk politics on “Rough Cuts” with Michelle Martin. Political Blogosphere — Bloggers Kim Pearson and Josue Sierra discuss this week’s news: Bush’s visit to Latin America, the recent controversial firing of U.S. Attorneys and the biggest election of all right now… American Idol. Check it out and listen to the…
Google, Fairness, Bias: Talking to Eliot Schrage
Update: David All has posted some thoughts on the conversation with Schrage. Google’s top executives are known to contribute heavily to Democratic pols. And the allegations raised by prominent bloggers in the conservative ’sphere like Michelle Malkin and others brings to light the notion that at some time, some video might be removed, or perhaps,…
Live from Politics Online 2007 Conference
9:41 AM: I’m in DC sitting at the first morning plenary. Its starting a bit late–it seems there has been some sort of accident on the Red Line here in DC, so people are running a bit behind schedule. (http://polc.ipdi.org/) The topic this morning is “On-Demand Politics: Lessons from the Business Web.” I’m going to…
Politics Online Conference 2007
I’ll be attending this year’s Politics Online Conference in Washington DC. They have brought together a great list of speakers, and looking over the agenda, I see a lot of sessions that are going to be quite interesting. I’m looking forward to it. If any readers of my humble blog happen to be there, drop…
Spanish Media and the FCC
Interesting blog post over at the Washington Post’s Post I.T. blog. “El Piolin” comes to mind…he makes Stern sound like Mother Teresa! Spanish-language broadcasters (Univision, NBC Universal’s Telemundo, Azteca)have gone largely unpoliced by the FCC. This could be the start of acrackdown, not only on programming requirements but also on indecency.The FCC has issued a…