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Nov. 11, 2008
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/11/tech/cnettechnews/main4591721.shtml
Very very happy!!!! The site My.BarackObama isn't going anywhere, and will live on.
By Chris Hughes - Nov 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm EST
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Over the past 21 months, millions of individuals have used My.BarackObama to organize their local communities on behalf of Barack Obama. The scale and size of this community and its work is unprecedented. Individuals in all 50 states have created more than 35,000 local organizing groups, hosted over 200,000 events, and made millions upon millions of calls to neighbors about this campaign. There can be no question that these local, grassroots organizations played a critical role in Tuesday's victory.What has made My.BarackObama unique hasn't been the technology itself, but the people who used the online tools to coordinate offline action. My.BarackObama has always been focused on using online tools to make real-world connections between people who are hungry to change our politics in this country.And the site isn't going anywhere. The online tools in My.BarackObama will live on. Barack Obama supporters will continue to use the tools to collaborate and interact. Our victory on Tuesday night has opened the door to change, but it's up to all of us to seize this opportunity to bring it about.In the coming days and weeks, there will be a great deal more information about where this community will head. For the moment, let's celebrate this victory and know that the community we've built together is just the beginning. http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/chrishughesatthecampaign/gGxZvh
Community Blogs Welcome, Ben.Manage | Logout | Search Blogs Post from Chris Hughes' Blog: Announcing the MyBO Activity TrackerBy Chris Hughes - Aug 7th, 2008 at 10:26 am EDT Also listed in: 4 groups Comments | Mail to a Friend | Report Objectionable Content
Nearly a full year ago, we unrolled a new points system in My.BarackObama with a pretty simple goal: to make it easier for supporters to measure their impact on the campaign. The more you did on My.BarackObama.com, the more points you would accrue. A phone call got you three points. Hosting an event got you 15.From the start, the emphasis was on quantifying an activist’s contribution to the campaign – not on encouraging people to rack up points for the sake of racking up points. For some people, that wasn’t always clear.Today, we’re proud to roll out an updated points system called the Activity Tracker. The basic idea is the same: the Activity Tracker helps Obama supporters measure the work they’re doing on behalf of the campaign. Whereas before, the points system tried to measure lots of different activities down to a “point value,” the new Activity Tracker simply displays up front exactly what activity users have been engaged in.The second major change is how the system formulates a total number to gauge activity. The previous Points system consolidated all activity into a single cumulative metric, but now, the new Activity Index is time sensitive. The more work you’ve done recently, the higher the number will be.Finally, and maybe most importantly, the source of a given user’s points is now visible to everyone in the My.BarackObama community. Before, all a user could see when looking at another person’s dashboard was a total point value. Now, the full extent of the person’s campaign-related activity is available for other activists to see.And that information is not just displayed on individuals’ dashboard pages – it also displays on groups pages. So within a couple clicks, you can check out your favorite My.BarackObama group and immediately know how active the members are.The new Activity Tracker is just the beginning of some important new additions to the site that are coming up in the next few weeks. We’d love to hear your thoughts on how it works and how it can be improved.
** NOTE: The bug incorrectly calculating activity over the past seven days has been corrected.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/chrishughesatthecampaign/gG58z8
The Facebooker Who Friended Obama
McCain More Likely to Drop Palin, Bookmakers Say
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080902/pl_bloomberg/azjwbcginwsg
McCain raises record $47 million in August
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/pl_nm/usa_politics_mccain_fundraising_dc;_ylt=AmERPEf00boFosKkwcvEt3xsnwcF
General Election: McCain vs. Obama
*************Polling Data PollDateSample Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 08/29 - 09/01-- 49.2 42.8 Obama +6.4
Gallup Tracking 08/30 - 09/01 2772 RV 50 42 Obama +8
Rasmussen Tracking 08/30 - 09/01 3000 LV 51 45 Obama +6
Hotline/FD 08/29 - 08/31RV 48 39 Obama +9
CNN 08/29 - 08/31 927 RV 49 48 Obama +1
CBS News 08/29 - 08/31 781 RV 48 40 Obama +8
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html
August 29, 2008
http://www.gallup.com/poll/109933/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Stretches-Lead-Points.aspx
Police investigate possible plot to kill Obama at Invesco
http://news.yahoo.com/s/rockymountainnews/20080826/pl_rockymountainnews/policeinvestigatepossibleplotkillobama;_ylt=AtWcb.0GQ8lZA2yJaWUPgxRsnwcF
McCain winning in new poll, follows trend
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080820/pl_politico/12656;_ylt=Al79GA.XNKAjoBEBXDe6M5NsnwcF
Very very unhappy!!!! You don't change the rules in the middle of the game!!!!
Very very unhappy!!!!
You don't change the rules in the middle of the game!!!!
Announcing the MyBO Activity Tracker
Invesco Tickets may be announced on Wednesday
http://www.demconwatchblog.com/
Clinton: 'I never made a racist comment'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_politics;_ylt=AmWeB8qd3ICLEZ_IoLpjCRNsnwcF
Obama is winning the only race that matters: the race for 270 electoral votes.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/4/62921/10167/291/562104
Obama's convention crowd: Biggest phone bank ever
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080730/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_convention
Tickets for the Colorado Democratic Convention
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July 31, 2008
Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, McCain 44%
Race returns to statistical tie
