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.
Author Archives: Sanford
OneWebDay: Stories of the Impact of the Web
OneWebDay is an Earth Day for the internet. The idea behind OneWebDay is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the internet. Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged internet ecosystem, OneWebDay, susan crawford
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Switched over from MT 4.1 to WP 2.6.1
Well – after a number of years of thinking about doing it, I finally completed the task of migrating from MovableType 4.1 to WordPress 2.6. Truthfully, after researching and working with both platforms over the past two years with clients … Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged migration from MT to wordpress, MovableType, WordPress
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MSM should be ashamed…
Watching the investigative abilities of the Daily Show, I have to ask: where is the mainstream media and why are they not engaging in this kind of investigative reporting? Why do I have to watch a 30 minute comedy/satire show … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008, Political Thoughts
Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Comedy Central, Karl Rove, political hypocracy, Sarah Palin
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After four days of a Convention, we get a SNL skit?
Just surprised by the selection of McCain’s VP – after an uplifting experience in Denver. But heck, humor like the one above or this make the case better than not. I have spent the night with some amazing people – … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged John McCain, Tina Fey, vice presidential pick
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DNC08 – Is *this* the Year of the Internet?
An interview at the Big Tent Denver where Rachel Maddow interviews Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc and his thoughts on is this the Year of the Internet in politics. Continue reading
Posted in Big Tent Denver, Campaign 2008, Dem Convention 2008
Tagged Big Tent Denver, Campaign 2008, dem convention, Eric Schmidt
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