January 2012
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A New Birth of Internet Freedom
The first TV signals were beamed from the New York’s World Fair in 1939, but it took until 1952 — and arguably 1960 — for television to make a difference in who we elected. The promise of the Internet to transform politics was hyped in its early days, but not until 2008 did one campaign, Barack Obama’s, so thoroughly master the medium did it help decide a Presidential...
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The Psychographic Profile of a Romney Voter
One of my big passions is the convergence of social and data, and Wisdom just ruined whatever hope of a productive day that I had.
Subtle Patterns →
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Thought Experiment
Newt, Santorum, Huntsman, or Perry (now that that he’s at minimum floated the idea of dropping out) probably cannot sustain a long and winning primary campaign on their own. Paul can, but for entirely different reasons, and not in a winning sense.
At the same time, we’ve seen tremendous disquiet with the field, with talk of a Christie or a Rubio somehow swooping in late in the game....
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My Iowa Prediction
Romney 26 Santorum 25 Paul 22 Gingrich 12 Perry 9 Bachmann 5 Huntsman 1
Momentum beats organization.
Romney has a bit of wind at his back. He’ll finish at or above the final polls.
Santorum will finish a good bit stronger than the final polls, which don’t seem quite to have caught up to the multi-point gains he’s racking up daily. The ceiling for a pure-play SoCo was...
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Remove Clothing Wrinkles with a Water Spray Bottle →
I may try this.
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Slow down.
The act of social exhibitionism on Twitter and Facebook, while satisfying in the moment, leaves something wanting. Lost are the deeper, more sophisticated forms of online interaction that used to characterize the Internet. Remember when engaging online was more than just popping up a YouTube video on Facebook, waiting for the endorphin hit that came when a high school friend hit...
