Twitter Campaign PR

In answering a question on LinkedIn today, I started thinking about PR campaigns on Twitter -- specifically the presidential candidates. Also, how this relates to utilizing social and viral marketing as a whole.

Two case studies for utilizing Twitter for PR campaigns: …

Links for 2008-04-23 [del.icio.us]

• Clearleft


• Six Apart

Links for 2008-04-22 [del.icio.us]

• Getting Started with Ruby on Rails
  A List Apart


• Hello world!

The Unimaginable Size of The Universe

I have long been fascinated by the numbers of the universe. The vast, immense, enthralling numbers. When I consider the distances and masses of advanced theoretical physics, my mind is absolutely amazed. It fuels my passion for this science.

I lean back and consider …

Links for 2008-02-14 [del.icio.us]

• Will Wright To Launch 2005's Best Video Game This September
  Three years later...


• Amplive - Rainydayz Remixes
  an 8-track collection featuring remixes of Radiohead's historic seventh album


• Fixing Democracy
  Brennan Center for Justice


• Respect Our Vote: Let the voters …

Valentine's Cards that Don't Suck

When you care enough to be ironic, send the very best. Nothing says "I love you" like the time and effort it takes to type your email address in a web form and hit submit. If you're really in love, try actually copying the image into a new email message manually.

God …

Links for 2008-02-13 [del.icio.us]

• Fur Q's "Uzi Lover" on The Day Today
  Chris Morris as a gangsta rapper


• Pitchfork, Decoded / Jossip
  NYC band makes endearingly wordy pop.


• Science Tattoos
  Tattoos aren't as tough as they used to be.


• How to Get Instapaper Functionality from del.icio.us
  A bare-bones …

You Missed Darwin Day

Yesterday was Darwin Day. You missed it and I forgot to publish my post about it. I hope you remembered Charles Darwin, who proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process …

I'm a Kennedy

OK, I'm not really. But apparently Jack Worthington is.

Meet the man who claims to be the long lost son of JFK. Worthington has just made his entrance into public life by talking to papers in his home of Vancouver. There is no DNA evidence yet, but he claims his mother …

Obama Kicks

I'm not sure what the story is on these fly Obama kicks but I need a pair. Do you think I could pull them off?

What would the McCain shoes look like? Velcro lunch lady sneakers maybe? With premium bridge support.

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• Twitter Campaign PR (1)


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Links for 2008-02-12 [del.icio.us]

• Facebook, Twitter, and Bird Flu
  CNN's Lou Dobbs.

Links for 2008-02-11 [del.icio.us]

• Poor Hillary
  It doesn't get more cheesy than this. Wow.


• Patti Solis Doyle Steps Down As Clinton Campaign Manager
  A sudden switching of quarterbacks


• Upheaval in Hillaryland
  Patti Solis Doyle out


• Patti Solis Doyle's Letter
  Over a year ago Hillary launched her campaign …

Obama Beats Clinton

...at the Grammys, that is.

Although I'd love to hear this chap sing some karaoke anytime, it was a spoken-word award for "The Audacity of Hope" that Barack Obama picked up a Grammy -- edging out Bill Clinton. It's actually Obama's second Grammy, but now he and Amy …

Links for 2008-02-10 [del.icio.us]

• Drop Dead Sexy Pinups
  & Artwork by Mark Wasyl


• Cult Movie Theater
  A huge repository of online movies described as cult classics.

Travis: Now in Your Bathroom

I get literally thousands of emails per hour begging -- no, pleading -- with me to make an iPhone-optimized interface to Vocino.com.

It goes something like "Oh please Travis, I absolutely can't live without your content for 10 seconds. I need to check your site from …

Using Your URL for Your OpenID

I'm a big fan of OpenID. I'm also a big fan of neat packages where everything is branded beautifully clean-like. (Did that make sense?)

I dig custom Basecamp URLs, for example. In the same way, I also dig branding my OpenID url. This means instead of using the …

Bloom Blox

Stephen Spielberg finally deigns to make a video game with game creator Louis Castle. And it's for the Wii! Though the game won't be available until May, the trailer has just been released to much online buzz.

If you pictured what it might look like already while …

Links for 2008-02-07 [del.icio.us]

• Kids Are Stupid
  "Young people these days are so smart."

eBay Curbs Internet Revenge

Beginning in May of 2008 sellers on eBay will no longer be allowed to leave negative feedback about buyers.

Oh man. I've left some fucking negative feedback in my day. Oh yes.

Isn't that the whole idea though? Isn't the eBay feedback system supposed to operate as a …

Links for 2008-02-08 [del.icio.us]

• Icon Design Explained (Quickly)
  Last night was a great Oxford Geek Night, with a good mix of topics.


• Dude From 'Ferris Bueller' To Release Even Funnier Movie
  Creationist comedy rules!