Author: Rick Klau

From today’s Courier News, a great article about Hiram Wurf’s weblog: It couldn’t be easier to find out what DuPage County Board candidate Hiram Wurf is thinking. Since March, the Naperville Democrat has maintained a running commentary on local, state and national politics at his Web site, www.wurfwhile.com, making him one of the few people…

So John Kerry is in LinkedIn, and amazingly enough he’s just two links away from me. (And you thought I wasn’t connected.) He’s already listed as the Democratic Presidential Nominee? Kucinich is still running, right? More interesting, though, was this at the bottom of his listing: He’s “considering full- or part-time job opportunities”? He’s interested…

Those of you who followed the Dean campaign may remember Jonathan K-T, one of the campaign’s most accomplished networkers. He recruited hundreds of people to join the campaign, he helped campaign staff in Burlington on dozens of tech projects, and he generated a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for the campaign. Oh — and he did…

A number of people have asked for tips on how to get the most out of their weblogs. I’ve written on some topics before, but figured I’d gather my suggestions into one place, and post them here. Note: these tips presume a fair level of technical ability on your part. If this sounds like it’s…

Want to better understand what’s going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the “war on terror”? Forget about the conventional press: John Robb’s Global Guerillas blog is in a league of its own. John, a former tech CEO, tech analyst, and oh yeah, special ops pilot for the Air Force, is working on a book about…

Josh Marshall: “It just seems like someone must have been paying this guy to do something, unless it’s like a blog where you just set up shop and figure that someday a revenue stream might turn up.”

I’m working on a few specifics, but I’m happy to report that I’ll be attending the Democratic Convention in a few weeks. I’ve been invited to speak on a panel with Kos and Aldon Hynes — the focus of the panel is “How Blogs Help Campaigns and How Campaigns Can Best Use the Blogosphere,” and…

Welcome to a new advertiser, Christine Cegelis. I’ve known Christine since last year, and have been impressed with her candidacy. (A first-time candidate, she’s received endorsements from NOW, AFL-CIO, Howard Dean and many others.) She’s now rolling out an ad campaign on a number of blogs to raise her profile ahead of the convention. For…

Joe Trippi’s new book is out today: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised : Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything. I have a copy on the way, will report back once I get a chance to read it. His forward is online at MSNBC.

John Kerry has picked John Edwards. Not the out-of-the-blue pick I was predicting last night. But I think this is a solid choice — certainly more attractive to the base than Gephardt. And ultimately, I think it’s this report from Will Saletan in Slate this spring that suggests why Edwards may be the most potent…