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Twittering about "Twitter"

HT: Patrick Ruffini for this link...an intro to using Twitter to spread your message and increase your impact.

Blogs are "media" not "advocacy"... per se

For good or bad, the Federal Elections Commission has chosen to classify blogs as media, thereby leavin them unregulated.  And like the media, they can advocate without disclaimer or pretense of objectivity.

HT to TechCrunch for the summary of the FEC decision.

Online Party (dis)advantage?

The important (interminable) debate continues :

- From the Personal Democracy Forum folks, published in the Politico.

- David All has a piece in the New York Times about the GOP+new media.

- A very insightful column in the LA times by Jonah Goldberg here.

- From Patrick Hynes here.

- A reality check from Jill Stanek here.

Blogging round-up...

The very astute folks over at the Bivings Group have reflections on the employment opportunities for blogging...finical reward for social change!

One blogger works to keep blogging impact in context.  This is an important debate...but as is often the case...it's easy to talk past each other in online e-debates...it's all about definitions.

Washington's The Politico runs a series of profiles on political bloggers: BlogJam.

A review of a new blogging tool: BlogEngine.net by the team at Download Squad.  They also have a listing of Firefox apps to aid in blogging.

Publishing 2.0 has a comparison of two blogging app giants: Word Press & Movable Type.

Good blogging strategies for challenger eCampaigns from James Durbin. It's continued here.

Add Value to your life...through blogging...

Ok, at the risk of venturing into Oprah territory...this is a good post from the team at Bivings noting that blogging (on the topic of your passion) is a great way to grow and add value to your own life and enhance your insights.

Imagine that...self-interest+sharing+expression = self/community improvement.  :)

25 approaches to blogging

Here's a nice outline of the different forms or functions that blogging can fulfill...maybe this can help your organization, cause or fight form its approach to change:

Liberal New Republic notes the impact...

The liberal New Republic outlines the rise of the e-impact of netroots, &tc.

Blogger encouragement!

Political bloggers, as well noted nearly everywhere, make an impact.  Here's some more encouragement.