The Politics Online Conference was held on Monday and Tuesday of this week here in DC at the Washington Marriott. Each year The George Washington University’s Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet hosts this meeting of political technologists. Paul, Kelly and myself (and Heather from Virilion) attended several sessions and wanted to share with you a collection of useful links, tools and books mentioned throughout the day.
Tools
Twiangulate – Twitter tool for search, analytics and mapping of connections between Twitter friends and followers.
Townhall – Microsoft’s new out-of-the-box online toolkit for running political campaigns. Email me for the login for the demo.
Goodmail – creator of CertifiedEmail, helps get your emails delivered.
Varnish – a caching system to speed up your web site
Social Media Communities
Myspace Non Profit Page – a great resource for non-profits, and proof that MySpace is still relevant
Black Planet – “the largest Black community online” run by Interactive One
MiGente – “the largest Latino-American community online” run by Interactive One
Concepts
Augmented Reality – If you like your car’s GPS and your phone’s applications then you’re a fan of augmented reality.
Books
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth
News agencies and bloggers have been buzzing about Pew’s latest research on “The Internet and Civic Engagement” since it came out earlier this week.