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Blue State Digital in the News
CorpComms: The Power of Influence
How companies are using new platforms to identify key influencers
ieee spectrum: Dream Jobs 2012: P2P Politics
Ever since the Obama campaign, former AOL executive Jascha Franklin-Hodge has been using the Web to improve political campaigning.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: 5 Fundraising Questions for 2012
Despite some positive reports about successful year-end appeals, fundraising is likely to challenge charities throughout 2012.
Toronto Star Canada: Federal Liberals turn to U.S. Democrats for advice
OTTAWA—Two U.S. Democrats, behind-the-scenes strategists in President Barack Obama’s winning 2008 campaign, will be lending some advice to federal Liberals at their convention this month. Rich Mintz, a vice-president of Blue State Digital, and Tom McMahon, a chief architect of the Democrats’ so-called “50-state strategy” leading up to their 2008 victory, will be panelists on Jan. 14, when Liberals meet for their big biennial gathering in Ottawa.
Total Politics: Drinks with… Gregor Poynton
Shane Greer takes the UK political director of Blue State Digital for cocktails.
PRWeek: Public Affairs Roundtable 2011: Changes in policy
Public affairs leaders joined Rose Gordon at this Fleishman-Hillard-sponsored roundtable in Washington, DC, to discuss how their sector is impacted by factors such as the economy and the upcoming election.
PRWeekUK: Blue State Digital Snaps Up Blue Rubicon’s Rob Blackie As UK MD
The agency behind President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign has swooped for Blue Rubicon's head of digital Rob Blackie.
PRWeek: Ford launches social campaign to tout fuel efficiency
DEARBORN, MI: Ford is promoting the versatility and 22 miles-per-gallon fuel economy of its F-150 EcoBoost truck through a Facebook-focused social media contest. The company chose eight individuals from various cities throughout the US to compete to achieve the best fuel efficiency each day through August 27, with points awarded based on each contestant's ranking in comparison to the others.
The Guardian: Web Activism: The great leveller
How grass roots web-based communities have taken a lead from online giants by bringing internet activism into the offline world.
Wired Italy: Joe Rospars: “There is no politics without Internet”
The man behind the Web strategy that led Barack Obama to the respective presidencies and Dilma Rousseff talks about the role of Internet in governments and societies, not just overseas