Iran Cuts Off Foreign Press

…and no one really notices.
Because guys like Andrew Sullivan are providing all the coverage one needs from Providence, RI, as thousands of bloggers report from Iran.

The images, the reports and the video are all getting to the outside world without elite media boots on the ground.
Michael Totten is there, blogging through the protests. CNN is [...]

How an Organization Can Use ‘New Facebook’

Cross posted from K Street Cafe.
Surprise! That Facebook fan page you built for your organization has totally changed, and it may have happened right under your nose.
If you’re like many organizations with a Facebook presence, you probably spent a day months (or years) ago carefully crafting your Facebook fan page to look like an institutionally [...]

Starting a Campaign? Give New Media the Scoop

This is my first post at K Street Cafe, a site that offers tips on new media strategies for advocacy groups.
Last week, The Cato Institute placed a full page ad in many major newspapers with a statement that showed there is not full agreement among economists about Obama’s stimulus plan.
But long before the ink was [...]

The Secret of Making a Great Blog

Seth Godin reveals the secret of making a great blog, citing a few very successful examples:
The function of the blog is to be a standard bearer, the north star that tribe members can point to as a place to meet or for ideas to circle around. The blog isn’t about the writer, it’s about the [...]