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Afghanistan's Presidential Election

BY Fast Company CalendarThu Aug 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM

Congrats to the winner of Afghanistan's second presidential poll: You're leader of the world's No. 1 narco state. Opium production has grown 4,000% since the Taliban's ouster in 2001, and the country now supplies 93% of the global ...READ»

MYBO   |  3 comments

The Community That Hughes Built

BY Fast Company StaffTue Mar 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Volunteers flooded My.BarackObama.com -- MyBO, to insiders -- from the day it launched, nearly crashing the site. Under Hughes, it became a virtual system for helping real people do what they wanted to do in real life: elect Barack Obama president.READ»

Chris Hughes
BARACK OBAMA   |  45 comments

How Chris Hughes Helped Launch Facebook and the Barack Obama Campaign

BY Ellen McGirtTue Mar 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM

The untold story of how Chris Hughes, today only 25 years old, helped create two of the most successful startups in modern history, Facebook and the Barack Obama campaign.READ»

PRESIDENT   |  8 comments

Lessons From The Trenches

BY Fast Company StaffTue Mar 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Activating a customer base with digital tools isn't as easy as it looks. As Chris Hughes showed with both Facebook and Obama, detailed execution is at least as important as strategy. Some examples:READ»

Kenan Samms
AMERICA   |  Comment

Call It America

BY Terry TamminenFri Nov 14, 2008 at 3:49 PM

The day after Barack Obama was elected as our next President, Ethan Bronner wrote in the New York Times... “There is a country out there where tens of millions of white Christians, voting freely, select as their leader a ...READ»

Future Tech
APPLE OS X   |  4 comments

Tech Watch: Holograms Being Used on CNN, in War, and In Your Living Room

BY Chris DannenThu Nov 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM

While the effectiveness of CNN's hologram technology on Election night is questionable, the American military attempt to successfully bring holographic soldiers to the battlefield. Also, JVC is bringing 3D technology to television, and LaCie bring us wireless storage.READ»

innovation-green
BARACK OBAMA   |  5 comments

What's Next for the Green Economy

BY Glenn CrostonThu Nov 6, 2008 at 4:26 AM

the day after President-Elect Obama's historic election, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussing "What's next for the green economy?" hosted by the Eco Investment Club.READ»

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President Barack Obama
CAMPAIGN   |  12 comments

How Obama Won It With the Web

BY Chris DannenTue Nov 4, 2008 at 7:15 PM

Both candidates used the Internet to reach America's voters. But Team Obama mastered the medium early and exploited it to the hilt: from an active texting strategy to the MyBarackObama.com social networking site. And along the way, Obama's technology strategy changed the face of politics -- and perhaps the U.S. government -- forever.READ»

Get Out the Vote
BARACK OBAMA   |  2 comments

How Social Media Got Out the Vote

BY Lynne d JohnsonTue Nov 4, 2008 at 6:41 PM

There was a lot of coverage about how the candidates used — or didn't use — social media to garner supporters. But what about how social media sites galvanized their members to go out and vote? From imeem to Facebook, here are a few examples.READ»

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