Politics

Obama Spends Birthday at Blog Event

You know political blogging is huge when a US Presidential candidate spends his birthday at a blog event. That’s what Barack Obama did at YearlyKos, an event spearheaded by influential political blog DailyKos.

August 8, 2007 · Post a Comment

Top French Blogger’s Client Becomes President of France

Congratulations to top French blogger Loïc Le Meur on helping his consulting client Nicholas Sarkozy become President of France.

Here’s a tip to all politicians running for office: don’t seek advice from big corporations on Internet matters. High in their glass towers, they’re too far away from trends bubbling up.

Instead, seek advice from top bloggers. They know what’s going on at ground level. If you must hire a large corporation, hire the ones with top bloggers. Edelman comes to mind.

(Via Hugh MacLeod.)

May 9, 2007 · 1 Comment