Topic: Kos Media LLC

SXSWi: Drowning in the Sea of Change

SXSW is a celebration of innovation: in film, music, and interactive technologies. This is the third time I’ve gone to SXSWi, and every year I am happier I spent the time and treasure to attend. Yesterday I went to perhaps ...READ»

How Charity Newcomers are Revolutionizing the Non-Profit Sector

Social cause is not just about writing a check and mailing it to your favorite charity every year. No, not for the newest wave of non-profits. This up-and-coming generation of charities is developing innovative financial structures, embracing the power new social technologies to engage audiences, taking big risks and changing the face of...READ»

The Value of Reciprocity in Social Influence

In the digital age, reciprocity has never been more essential and evident than in the development of communities. Whether it's digging a friend's story, introducing a colleague on LinkedIn or adding a link to a fellow blogger on your blogroll, reciprocity is an integral part of online community development. In our Digital Influence in News and Politics Report, we found those with the greatest social influence heavily relied upon...READ»

McCain and VA Records Online - Full Disclosure versus Transparency

I just read a great post on Daily Kos (McCain Tonight: "Put Health Care Records Online" You First, Sir)that discusses the merits (or lack thereof) of promoting this kind of transparency in regards to information that ...READ»

What Obama Can Teach You About Your Business

Fast Interview: John Della Volpe, founder and managing Partner of SocialSphere Strategies and director of polling at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, contends that Obama campaign marks a once-in-a-generation innovation in American politics.READ»

• How to Build a Brand Like Obama
• The Brand Called Obama
• What Sarah Palin Might Have in Common With Your Boss

The Digg Election

As all of the intricate twists and turns of primary season, convention season, and now the main stage of the election have happened, there has been one site that I have relied on: Digg.com. The social news site where people submit ...READ»

Fast Talk: The Blogosphere's Kingmaker

Markos Moulitsas Blogger, Daily Kos Berkeley, California Markos Moulitsas, 35, is best known simply as "Kos," a pioneer of the Netroots movement of Democratic online activists. His blog is the eighth most popular on the ...READ»

Citizen Media: The High School Years

A yearbook portrait of the citizen-journalist upstarts trying to rule the media school. READ»