The “RSS tap”
One of the campaign aides asked me “what time did you go to sleep?” I answered “around 2 a.m.”
He said something like “you couldn’t turn off the RSS tap either, huh?”
Another key moment for me? Being in a small New Orleans house with John Edwards, his campaign staff checking their Blackberries for news reports. Yes, they read TechMeme and Memeorandum. Gabe will like that. Oh, and Technorati and IceRocket.
They’ve discovered that by using “the RSS tap” they can listen and talk about what people say, even when they are getting called idiots for various things.
If I were on a campaign I’d start a blog called “the idiotic thing” which would display the idiotic thing they did and either apologize for it, or answer it.
I’d add a blog of idiotic things to my RSS tap.
Heck, I might start one. Or Maryam might start one for me. :-)
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December 28th, 2006 at 10:43 am
Robert, tell the Edwards campaign if they start a blog like that (they can call it “Our Bad” or somesuch), I may just vote for them. And I’m not one to vote Democrat!
December 28th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Hell, I would vote for them and I’m not even American (I’m Dutch).
December 28th, 2006 at 11:06 am
For idiotic moves in the tech space, I’m a fan of the blog over at http://www.uninnovate.com/
December 28th, 2006 at 11:36 am
Matt,
http://www.thedailywtf.com is quite the resource there as well.
December 28th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
Robert,
I know you once told me you do not believe in domains per se, but I registered the http://TheIdioticThing.Com for you. I am NOT a squatter! These are yours to use for FREE, just as are ALL OpenDomains.
December 28th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Love the ‘our bad’ idea and even more, hearing how new media is involved with what you observe at the campaign. Darned exciting.
December 28th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Billions and billions of infobits served, maybe 3 or 4 digested.
December 29th, 2006 at 6:42 am
PIMP MY BLOG 4 OUT OF 5 and counting. Come on Chris….
Don’t expect anyone riding the plane game to say anything negative. I’ll vote for another Steak and don’t forget to keep the drinks coming. Help the inner city pour,and pour and pour. “Vote early and vote often.” Mayor D. ; )
December 29th, 2006 at 7:04 am
Dyslexic Satan worshipper.
Sold his Soul to SANTA. ; )_
Dyslexic atheist. There is no “DOG”
Dyslexic political COMMON Tattor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV3GxS2mQfs
PIMP MY BLOG now by Robert Scobble. ; )