“http://www.stop-obama.org/>Some Notes on Brand Obama.
a recommended read—– and site
check this from the article:
“…It was a suggestion a year too late. Axelrod already had both the “coherent negative frame” he needed to undo Hillary, and the vast infrastructure needed to communicate it. Axelrod began building such an infrastructure back in 2006 - and when he decided to to put the negative Hillary frame in motion, he had a mechanism on wheels to do it.
While I have yet to document the process, I believe David Axelrod staked a great deal on the netroots early on. Axelrod created a buzz, a stir, and very early activity on MySpace and Facebook, which led to bulletins and forums where Axelrod gradually colonized the gullible imagination of America’s young adults. [Articles on the subject 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
By 2007, Axelrod was holding the keys to a new kingdom. The kingdom of 24/7 Hillary bashing, and 24/7 Obama worship. Only the young, could be so enthusiastic, and only the young, so naive. Axelrod had created a vast pool of energy and agitation, but somehow managed to control it, in ways, I still don’t understand.
The convergence of internet infrastructure, negative framing, and media partiality was not autochthonous. While I am just thinking outloud, to me it appears as if Axelrod’s success originated not in media and infrastructure, but first from his framing.
In order to win the netroots, Axelrod presented Obama in ways he knew the roots would find hard to resist. Then, in order to conquer the media, he simply needed to find channels and ways to funnel what his newly created roots, his enthusiastic new internet infrastructure buzzed, into the mainstream…”
Disturbing FEC news, reforms needed asap. Election 2008, blogging, fundraising, target-marketing and the Presidency…
April 7, 2008
This news is short and very disturbing concerning the FEC in 2008. It seems that with the level of target-marketing in this election all bloggers should be concerned about this law. Is it unethical to use target-marketing practices in the web when it comes to the Presidency?
You decide, after reading this.
Republican proposes legal shield for political bloggers
What will this mean for future elections. What does it mean right now. And more importantly, how do bloggers sway the vote at present by advancing target-marketing? You will recognize the name who is already in the thick of it.
Something is VERY WRONG with this. After you read it you’ll know why.
Devolution of America (Obama) a short film by Flineo…
April 7, 2008
