Topic: Howard Dean

Virality Bites: The Web's Most Unintentionally Hilarious Campaign Ads

In the age of YouTube, there's a huge potential downside for novice online politicos. Here's why going viral isn't necessarily a good move.READ»

After Coakley's Loss: Dems Must Wake Up, Move Left, Be Powerful

Following Martha Coakley’s loss in Massachusetts, Obama will no doubt get a lot of advice to move to the center, to compromise more, to give up any hope for the progressive agenda he was elected to deliver. But that advice is ...READ»

Building a Better Blog with Denise Wakeman

Expert blogger Denise Wakeman talks about the benefits of blogging, how to make time for blogging, how to promote your blog, and how blogging has changed over the years.READ»

Washington Briefing May 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009   Mr. Waddell Goes to Washington Earlier this week, Stacie and I had a terrific opportunity to travel to Washington for a comprehensive debriefing.  Through my membership in the Society of ...READ»

How Chris Hughes Helped Launch Facebook and the Barack Obama Campaign

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»

• The Community That Hughes Built
• Lessons From The Trenches

Technology: How Far and How Fast We've Come

Just watched the video of Steve Jobs introducing the first Macintosh, in January 1984.Maybe those of you were under ten years old at the time will be wondering, what's with all the cheering, it doesn't do much. But it was ...READ»

What Businesses Can Learn from Barack Obama's Social Media Strategy

What did Barack Obama get right in his use of social media, what opportunities were missed, and what can business leaders learn from all this?READ»

The Brand Called President

Will President Obama Change Government the Way Candidate Obama Changed Campaigning?READ»

Excellent Leadership is Innovation - Just Ask Obama

Even in a business blog, it is not possible to sit down on this historic morning to compose a piece about leadership and innovation without talking about Barack Obama. The Obama leadership equation for two years has been Obama = ...READ»

Netroots Nation

Have you heard of Netroots Nation?   Netroots Nation is America's largest gathering of progressive bloggers. This year's convention, which will take place July 17-20 in Austin, TX, features more than 100 sessions focusing on ...READ»

Africa Technology and Investment Digest Week 2

Subscribe to Appfrica by Email   Nicco Mele Launches NewsJunk.com Nicco’s career began as a member of the technical staff for various political campaigns, in particular the presidential campaigns of Howard Dean, ...READ»

The Leading Edge - Gore/Obama '08, Obama/? '12

(also at basil and spice) A Presidential Prediction From the World of Emotional Intelligence If you haven't noticed, more people act (or more accurately react) from emotion than reason. If you need evidence of that, you ...READ»

The Leading Edge - Gore/Obama '08, Obama/? '12

(also at basil and spice) A Presidential Prediction From the World of Emotional Intelligence If you haven't noticed, more people act (or more accurately react) from emotion than reason. If you need evidence of that, you ...READ»

The Man Behind the Curtain

Michael Sheehan is the go-to guy for ambitious politicians and nervous CEOs who want to become great communicators. So what are his secrets?READ»

Back to the Future

This fall's New England technology summit focused on risks and opportunities facing the region's tech sector in 2002. Festivities included some good-natured political sparring and a grimly optimistic forecast from a group of gloomy VCs.READ»

Fast Talk: John Edwards's Web General

Mathew Gross Senior Adviser for Online Communications, John Edwards Campaign Greensboro, North Carolina Mathew Gross, 35, created Blog for America for Howard Dean in 2003 and is now in charge of integrating John Edwards's ...READ»

The Cable Guys

Nick Grouf and David Waxman are using the Internet to overhaul the TV ad business. Advertisers are ecstatic. Ad shops? Not so much.READ»

It's Not About the Doughnuts

Can an old New England pastry purveyor find new life as a hip coffee shop? Dunkin' Donuts plans to give Starbucks a run for its latte.READ»

The Man Behind the Curtain

Michael Sheehan is the go-to guy for ambitious politicians and nervous CEOs who want to become great communicators. So what are his secrets?READ»

Rules for Off-Roading at Work

Going off-road? Go way off-road.READ»

Send in the Clowns

When it comes to the health of your company, it's time to stop clowning around.READ»

It's a Blog World After All

Blogs were once the domain of angst-ridden teens and doomed presidential candidates. But the likes of Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, and Dr. Pepper are all climbing on the blogwagon. Turns out, Web logs are a nifty knowledge-management tool. And companies also see them as a promising medium for advertising (naturally).READ»

Relics of the New Economy: Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? Click here to let us know which once-prominent business leaders and innovators you want to catch up on, and the Fast Company team will do its best to get the goods on those long gone. Who have readers asked ...READ»

The CEO Stays in the Picture!

Yellow Corp.'s Bill Zollars takes a cue on K Street.READ»

Rush Hour

Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur.READ»