As recently as four years ago, campaign websites were seen as a luxury item. Today, an online strategy is a critical part of any campaign. Many are not keeping up. Lots of candidates have websites. Very few have online strategies.
Political Support helps campaigns unleash the power of the Internet to win elections. The magic of an effective online campaign is not in the technology, but in its strategic use.
Obama and Text Messaging
-- Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008
The New York Times ran a story yesterday on the Barack Obama campaign’s aggressive use of text messaging this cycle. I was interviewed for the article and a few of my quotes made the piece. The reporter, Brian Stelter, interviewed me via email, so I figured I’d publish my responses in an effort to get [...]
Podcasts: Thriving, Endangered, or Extinct?
-- Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008
Recently, we released our 2008 study of the senatorial campaign websites, and there was a particular element that stood out. Podcasts were being used by fewer candidates than the year before, despite the fact that it seemed to be a very "tech-y" and potentially useful way to get a candidate's message across.
When I inquired to [...]
Our Favorite Drupal Modules
-- Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A few weeks ago we unveiled our favorite WordPress plugins. Drupal is another popular CMS platform we utilize here at Bivings. Here's a list of favorite modules we've compiled for it as well. And as always, feel free to signup and contribute to our wiki.
Content Construction Kit
Embedded Audio Field - Defines a field type for displaying [...]
