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: Personal Thoughts
Remembering Teddy Kennedy
I have been watching the coverage of the passing of “The Lion” and thought of the two times I met the man. Back in 2003, where I had joined the Kerry Campaign, we were in the DC office working away … Continue reading
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Tagged Senator Kennedy, Ted Kennedy
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Another thought on Obama and the vision of Hope
What has me thinking is – where is the direct impacting investments? Why did the Cash for Clunkers not actually be directed for better gas-mileage, lower polluting cars versus just any car? Why has the TARP investment now not focused … Continue reading
Can we get over the MSM’s preoccupation with attacking Craigslist?
Can the MSM get over the anger it has for Craigslist and focus on building its own business model? I know that Criagslist is encroaching on the tried and true model (Newspapers Brace for Ad Battle as Craigslist Grows, NPR) Focusing on what is essentially a very simple, community-managed web site that has grown from a simple email list to a trusted, community managed source of content is nothing to be attacking. The newspapers ALWAYS had a chance to be here – and could still be here as other magazines and newspapers are doing (like The Village Voice BackPage and the New York Times). Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News NIGHTLINE, Craig Newmark, Craigslist, Mainstream media
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Congrats on Obama’s CTO choice!
Reading the articles these past 12 hours and wanted to say, I have to agree with many of the people’s opinions extolling the selection of Aneesh Chopra as the new CTO of the Obama Administration including Tim O’Reilly and Alan … Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg announces NYC friendly to Financial (and tech) Startups
This morning, I got down to New Work City (a coworking space I am a co-founder of) and met with the Mayor of New Work City, Tony Bacigalupo and headed to 160 Varick Street – home of a new incubator … Continue reading
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Tagged CoWorking, linkedin, New Work City, new york city
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