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PoliticsPolitico to Launch Site Covering Local D.C. NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:52am.
Washington - Political news
blog Politico plans to launch a new site that will cover local news in Washington, D.C.,
The New Republic reported. The new Metro site, which will compete with the
Washington Post, will be headed up by former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim
Brady.
Yahoo Hires Talking Points Memo Writer for Political BlogAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2009 - 10:42am.
Los Angeles
- Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) has hired former Talking Points Memo deputy publisher Andrew Golis to
head up a new political blog, PaidContent reported. Yahoo maintained that it is
not launching a new site or vertical, but rather "ramping up" its
original content.
Former German MP Joins Country's Pirate PartyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2009 - 10:41am.
Los Angeles
- Herbert Rusche, a former member of the German Parliament and co-founder of
that country's Green Party, has joined the Pirate Party, whose aim is to
reinvent intellectual property and privacy laws for the digital age, TorrentFreak
reported. Germany's
Pirate Party already has one seat in the country's parliament, after Jorg Tauss
left the Social Democrats party to join the Pirate Party. The Swedish Pirate
Party is already represented in the European Parliament.
U.S. Mayors to Face-Off in Yahoo Fantasy FootballAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 12:33pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Mayors from 11 U.S.
cities, including Gavin Newsom of San Francisco
and Ron Dellums of Oakland,
will take part in an online fantasy football competition this season through
Yahoo (NASD: YHOO). Under the Yahoo Sports Mayoral Face-off, the mayors' teams will be
matched head-to-head each week of the NFL's regular season, with the winners
awarded $15,000 for a local non-profit sports program. Yahoo also will donate
$15,000 to the city with the most votes from fantasy fans.
Georgian Blogger Believed Target of Ongoing Twitter AttackAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2009 - 8:36am.
 San Francisco - A blogger
residing in the Republic
of Georgia is believed to
be the target of a denial-of-service hacker attack that has crippled Twitter,
Facebook and LiveJournal this week, CNET News.com reported. "It was a
simultaneous attack across a number of properties targeting him to keep his
voice from being heard," Facebook chief security officer Max Kelly told
CNET. "We're actively investigating the source of the attacks, and we hope
to be able to find out the individuals involved in the back end and to take
action against them, if we can."
McCain, GOP Apologize for Use of Jackson Browne SongAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 10:19am.
 Santa Monica,
Calif. - Singer-songwriter
Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit he filed against the Ohio Republican
Party, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Senator John McCain over the
use of his song "Running On Empty" without permission in a campaign
ad. "We apologize that a portion of the Jackson Browne song 'Running On
Empty' was used without permission," reads a statement from McCain and the
other defendants.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Music | Copyright | Fair Use | Politics | John McCain | Jackson Browne |
Nextgov.com Tool Aggregates Government Twitter FeedsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 11:03am.
Washington
- Government Executive Media Group, publisher of the Nextgov.com federal
technology community site, said on Monday that it has launched a new tool
designed to aggregate official Twitter feeds from federal government agencies. "Readers
can see real time tweets from across the federal government such as a report
from the Rose Garden on the President's energy bill speech, a warning from the National Terror
Alert Response
Center about terror threats in Sudan, and a
tweet from the NIH on recent findings from their cancer research," said Nextgov
executive editor Allan Holmes.
JibJab Debuts Obama Musical Parody VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 12:29pm.
Washington
- JibJab, the California-based creator of political parity cartoon videos, on
Saturday premiered its first satire of the Obama administration at the 65th
Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner, with the President, himself,
in attendance. The 2-minute musical video, entitled "He's Barack
Obama," portrays Obama as a super hero battling challenges such as the
economy, foreign policy and pirates -- all to a heavy metal rendition of "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home." In a departure from its banjo-centric
musicals of the Bush era, the company recruited musicians from bands such as
the Foo Fighters and Jane's Addiction to take part in the project, which can be
viewed at the link below.
Report: Obama to Name Google's McLaughlin as Deputy CTOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2009 - 11:44am.
Washington
- The Obama administration plans to name Google executive Andrew McLaughlin to
become the nation's Deputy CTO, The New York Times reported, citing two people
with knowledge of the situation.
White House Details Plans to Strengthen Nation's Cyber SecurityAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 29, 2009 - 8:00am.
Washington - Calling this "a transformational
moment" for the United States, President Obama on Friday announced plans
to significantly beef up the nation's cyber security, starting with the
appointment of a new cyber czar, who he expects to name in the coming weeks.
White House Launches Open Government Web InitiativeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2009 - 7:41am.
Washington
- Looking for ways to include more citizens in the federal decision-making
process, the White House has kicked off a new program that it is calling the
Open Government Website Initiative.
Resonate Lands $2 Million for Public Affairs Web Ad NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2009 - 7:48am.
Alexandria,
Va. - Resonate Networks, a
startup founded by public affairs veteran John Brady and former White House
Political Director Sara Taylor, said on Thursday that it has raised $2 million
in its first round of funding to launch what it calls the first online ad
network built for public affairs and political advertising.
New Website to Cover White House Press CorpsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2009 - 8:35am.
Washington
- A pair of media veterans have launched a new niche website that aims to go
behind the scenes of the White House press corps. The site, WHCInsider, is the
brainchild of Tammy Haddad, the president of Haddad Media, and David Adler, the
CEO of BizBash Media. The site will focus on the White House briefing room and
the administration's press office and staff, also providing live streaming
coverage of daily reporter briefings by White House Press Secretary Robert
Gibbs.
Report: 55% of Americans Used Web for Election NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2009 - 8:54am.
 Washington - Over half of the U.S. adult population (55%) went
online in 2008 to either get news about the election, or to get involved in the
political process via the Internet -- the first time that number has been a
majority of Americans -- according to a new survey from the Pew Internet &
American Life Project. Some 26% of Americans counted the Internet as a major
source for election news last year, up from 11% in 2000.
Facebook Co-founder Joins VC Firm General Catalyst PartnersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2009 - 9:08am.
Cambridge,
Mass. - Venture capital firm
General Catalyst Partners announced on Wednesday that Chris Hughes, a founder
of Facebook, has joined the firm as an entrepreneur in residence.
tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | Facebook | Politics | Investments | General Catalyst Partners | Chris Hughes |
Privacy Complaints Make White House Reconsider YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 12:27pm.
Washington
- The White House has stopped using Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube as the primary distributor
for its online videos, following complaints from numerous parties about
YouTube's privacy policies, CNET News.com reported.
Case Against McCain Over Use of Browne Song AdvancesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2009 - 11:27am.
 Los Angeles
- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has lost a bid to have his name removed from a
lawsuit filed by songwriter Jackson Browne against him and the Republican
National Committee, over their use of Browne's song "Running on
Empty" in a presidential campaign ad. U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary
Klausner said that, despite McCain's contention that he had no involvement in
developing the ad, and had not even seen it before the lawsuit, "once an agency
relationship is established, the principal is liable for the acts of her agent,
even if the principal does not expressly authorize or instruct her agent to
take any action."
tags: Advertising | Law | Lawsuits | Copyright | Fair Use | Politics | John McCain | Jackson Browne |
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Selling State as Game Development HubAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 9:49am.
Boston
- With the video gaming industry a rare bright spot in the economy,
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick visited the West Coast last week to pitch his
state as an East Coast gaming mecca, according to a report by the Associated
Press.
Huffington Post Makes History at Obama Press ConferenceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 9:12am.
Washington
- A reporter for the left-leaning Huffington Post made history earlier this
week when he became the first member of an Internet-based news organization to
be called upon during an official White House press conference.
Former eBay Head Meg Whitman Launches Run for CA GovernorAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2009 - 12:04pm.
San Jose, Calif.
- Meg Whitman, the former president and CEO of eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Monday took the
initial steps in her possible run for governor of California.
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