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Thanks to Dean volunteer Adriana Diaz for catching this article: Howard Dean and His American Dream Team In contrast, Dean appears to be building a nationwide constituency, though not by “sheer shoe leather.” Dean has collected more than 18,000 supporters online at Meetup.com, a free Web-based tool designed to facilitate monthly group meetings around various…

Blogging’s on BillG’s Radar Screen Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates noted at yesterday’s Newspaper Association of America Annual Convention that Microsoft is very interested in making sure blogging tools are there to support folks doing “bottom-up publishing.” [via Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley] Whoa.

The Carolina Nine All nine of the Democratic presidential candidates who met in South Carolina on Saturday knew their real purpose was to make a good impression. [via New York Times: Opinion] William Safire concludes: So who won this Derby, besides George? Lieberman and Gephardt finished in a dead heat, with Kerry closing and Edwards…

Carolina Panthers – The Democratic presidential race gets nasty. By William Saletan Mean Dean. Howard Dean has come a long way by distinguishing himself as a confident, effective liberal. He’s managed that rare synthesis of candidate-who-says-what-he-believes and governor-who-gets-things-done.

Some not-so-flattering feedback from a left-leaning blogger about last night’s debate: Quick Thoughts On The Debate Dean’s unfitness for office is slowly revealing itself over time. Little things, like the bad attitude, the way he comes of sounding like an elementary school child in an “I know you are but what am I” argument, the…

Blogs increase the surface area of organizations I’m often criticized for using biological metaphors for organizations, but I think they’re very effective sometimes. Seb’s Open Research Blogs increase the surface area of organizations Jon Udell has got a keen eye for biological metaphors for information systems, and here comes up with a nice one for…

You mean I’m not an enigma? I was reading something today about how bloggers quite often don’t offer the reader any information about themselves at all. I guess it’s true, although I don’t hide my biases it’s probably hard to judge what sort of person I am. So i’ve added a little bit of biography…

Some interesting discussion about the Dean’s official campaign blog: MATTHEW GROSS:The gentleman apparently charged with the primary responsibility for Howard Dean’s official campaign blog is turning out to be one of the best bloggers around. Matthew Gross is the source for official Dean news, but he uses the campaign’s blog as more than an outlet…

I mentioned this back in March when I spoke with Robert Cringely about an upcoming column. Well, the May issue hit the stands yesterday, and Cringely quotes me on the state of the profession. Cool.

The First Debate “All Eyes On Dean for Democrats’ first 2004 rumble,” the Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire writes. “In presidential wannabes’ debate Saturday in South Carolina, the former Vermont governor could tangle over national security with fellow New Englander Kerry, his top rival for January’s New Hampshire caucus, and with Rep. Gephardt… [via Taegan…