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POLITICO – White House messaging in 140 characters

Posted by Scott on February 16th, 2010 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  No Comments

I was quoted in this POLITICO story by Michael Calderone. He examined the recent foray by Obama White House communication staff into the Twitterverse.
Here’s the top of the story and my quote. You can read the full story here.

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W.H. messaging in 140 characters
By: Michael Calderone
February 15, 2010 07:07 PM EST
The [...]

Bing Maps – Cool New Features

Posted by Scott on February 11th, 2010 under Technology  •  No Comments

Check out this video showing of some cool new features of Bing Maps, a project my brother Steve works on for Microsoft. You can see his thoughts on the demo at his posterous site.
Many people at the TED conference were impressed, including Robert Scoble (@scobleizer, with 114,000 followers) who tweeted this -
Microsoft just blew [...]

Obama’s first tweet? Then who the heck is @BarackObama?

Posted by Scott on January 19th, 2010 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  2 Comments

I was quoted in this CNN story by White House reporter Ed Henry (@edhenrycnn). My quote speaks for itself, but I would add that I think it is important for politicians, elected officials, CEOs and other public figures who have Twitter accounts to do the tweeting themselves. Barack Obama never tweeted from @BarackObama [...]

White House email

Posted by Scott on December 15th, 2009 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  2 Comments

One of the most frustrating and often misreported stories during my time at the White House dealt with the archiving of official email messages in accordance with the Presidential Records Act.
Washington is a breeding ground for misnamed interest groups like the liberal, GOP-targeting, professional litigation group CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in [...]

2009: The Year of Twitter and Facebook

Posted by Scott on December 13th, 2009 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  No Comments

hris Lefkow (@dclefkow), the technology reporter for Agence France-Presse (AFP), takes a look at the explosive growth and increasing impact of Twitter and Facebook in this story – 2009: The Year of Twitter and Facebook – from the French news agency. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, AFP has extensive reach. It [...]

Cheney for President? Obama to the center?

Posted by Scott on December 11th, 2009 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  1 Comment

ast week, I spoke with Fox News reporter Judson Berger about the “Draft Cheney 2012″ movement and the role of the former vice president in the GOP. While many Republicans around the country appreciate the leadership Dick Cheney has provided throughout the years, I told Judson that I believed the Veep when he said [...]

YouTube vs. Facebook – WMV Upload Audio Quality

Posted by Scott on December 3rd, 2009 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  1 Comment

Today, I recorded a two-minute video response to the Politico Arena question of the day. The question was about the losses Democrats can expect to suffer in the 2010 midterm elections. You can see my response on the Politico Arena site here.
The primary reason I’m posting the video here is to demonstrate the [...]

Stanzel Communications Facebook Page

Posted by Scott on December 1st, 2009 under Media, Technology, Varied  •  No Comments

As noted in yesterday’s post, I’ve created a Facebook fan page for Stanzel Communications, the public relations strategy, crisis communications and media training firm I formed this summer. I plan to use the Stanzel Communications Facebook page to post news stories, commentary and public relations insights. I hope you’ll become a fan!
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Must read: McDonnell Online Strategy – People Matter

Posted by Scott on November 11th, 2009 under Media, Politics, Technology  •  No Comments

If you have any interest in how political campaigns work or how technology is changing the way candidates get elected, you must read this excellent blog post by Mindy Finn.