Author: Rick Klau

Mountain View (CA) April 1, 2003 (Routers) – In a move that surprised citizens throughout Blogistan, Google continued its acquisition spree today. Spokesmen for Google confirmed the acquisitions of Seven Together (makers of the popular weblog application Movable Type) and Userland (creator of Radio Userland). Plans are to combine the operations of the two companies…

Examining Dean’s platform. I found a nice point by point examination of Howard Dean’s stated platform so far. [The Long Letter]

In comments at the Dean2004 blog, Jerome Armstrong makes a good point about Ridder’s departure: A few months ago, the campaign realized they had the wrong campaign model. Last year, it looked like it was going to be a three-state contest, with IA, NH, and SC deciding the nomination. Along those lines, Ridder was the…

The Times Argus from Barre Montpelier Vermont has a bit more detail about Allen and Ridder’s departures. Allen claims it’s coincidental – that she’s leaving to spend more time with her teenage sons. And Ridder will stay on as consultant, but it looks like Joe Trippi is running things and my guess is that there…

Not sure what to make of this news, so I’ll just post it and reserve judgment till I hear from the campaign:Howard Dean’s campaign, meanwhile, announced that two of his top aides were leaving. Campaign manager Rick Ridder is stepping down as of April 15, leaving the position vacant for now. Ridder will return to…

I’m in the early stages of planning a house party for Governor Dean that will be held on April 26. I really need to hear from folks who are interested in helping out with the organizational details, with building contact lists, etc. If you are in the DuPage County (Illinois) area and are interested in…

On March 14, the Meetup numbers for the Dean for America campaign were just a hair over 6,000. Today – just two weeks later – that number has grown by 50%. Unreal. Tally today: 9, 351. Looking forward to the Dean meetup in Naperville on Wednesday!

The AP is reporting that the campaign is going to hit its internal goal of $1.5m raised in the first quarter of 2003. This is a far cry from the other campaigns (Kerry and Edwards are both in the $4m to $5m range), but responses from some pundits are positive. This is a strong showing…

Gary Hart Joins the Blogosphere. Former Senator Gary Hart (D-Colo.) has started a blog. He joins former Vermont Governor Howard Dean as a 2004 presidential candidate to embrace this technology. [via politicalwire.com] [Political Parrhesia] Very interesting. Unlike Dean’s blog (which is maintained by the campaign and not by Governor Dean himself), this blog appears to be written directly…

The Globe reports that there were more than 600 people in attendance – a standing room only crowd – at Governor Dean’s speech at the JFK Library yesterday. The media sure wants this to be a dogfight – many of the press accounts of the candidacies of Dean and Kerry are increasingly pointing out the…