About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
Category Archives: English eCampaigning
Social networking in politics across the pond
David brings up the need for the connection between offline and online – which is always the challenge about any networking or organizational development. Sticking in one medium will limit the pool of involvement – better to extend across the space and find involvement tactics that involve and incorporate in multiple ways. Continue reading
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Labour, Lib Dems, Tories – how do they stack up?
Careful care and feeding of the list is the way to grow it for future volunteers and funds in the elections ahead. Continue reading
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eCampaign comes to a close – but will the conversation continue?
This morning, Matt Carter sent the last email from the Labour Party 2005 campaign – thanking me for my support and hard work this campaign. And, as suggested, the Labour Party sent two emails on Election Day – one from … Continue reading
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One day left – and a ramp up in email…
After watching the campaign emails all this time, I now am intrigued to post that the campaigns have steps up their efforts – at least from the Internet point-of-view. Labour – Tony and Gordon communicate As anticipated, the Labour Party … Continue reading
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Comparing England’s eCampaigning
Funny – after the Presidential election in the US – I was expecting a very spirited online campaign effort in the UK – especially with a six-month build-up to the anticipated May 5th election date. And, as an interested party and a spectator – I have been watching the websites and on the three major party websites for the past month – ever since PM Blair dissolved Parliament. So, have the parties and campaigns leveraged the vantage point from across the pond to communicate to the masses via the Internet? Continue reading
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