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  Here is a good article from Slate on the efficacy of robo-calls vs. texts.  We’ll be discussing these in class on Tuesday as part of the web sphere’s GOTV options.
Compared with TV advertising, door-to-door canvassing, and mega-rallies, automated phone calls are seductive because they harness modern telecommunications technology in the service of political persuasion. [...]

Great group of hacking videos with implications for political candidate sites:

Thanks to Putting Politics on the MAAPP and Scion Democrat for this.
The Department of State has its own blog, Dipnote.
From a recent post, they wrote to the blog readers:
You have let us into your lives, as we sought to let you into our lives at the State Department. Together we have created a space where [...]

Here’s the gold standard:  http://my.barackobama.com
In the following site, I like the idea of adopting five voters.  I like the pictures of the five voters to the right (except one).  And I like Michelle’s video (except it launches right away).
Florida Obama “Adopt Five”:
Yes, this is gratuitous highlighting of something we did in the fall, but Adopt [...]

Thanks to MAAPP for this article!
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/03/welcome-new-media-campaign-tools-2012-0