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
Announcing PoliticalWarez.com
The goal of PoliticalWarez is to discuss the technology and impact on campaigns – including some of the consultants who offer servicess – to help the consumers of these services get a leg up on understanding what options are out there. After three years of political campaigns and dealing with the technical infrastructure and the business processes that need to be addressed, I hope to convey basic English to a maze of technical jargon and help to overcome the complexity in making the important buying decisions for campaigns. Continue reading
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Tagged campaign technology, political tech, political technology, politicalwarez
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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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What’s The Party For…..now?
IMHO, I do not think the party is a dead, I think that parties takes a lot longer to evolve into a mechanism that can support the fast-paced, fickle nature of the electorate today. Empowered with inexpensive technolgy, an ability to create content at a whim, and express themselves across a wide audience – individuals are finding their voice, without the need of the party. But, as human beings, we often require some form of organization to show our allegience to – to share in our goals and values. This is one of the reasons for parties. Continue reading
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Third year anniversary in Dem Politics
Politics was never meant to become a profession for me – rather, I felt a duty to fight for what was right for the Democratic Party and give up my business and relationship for the important task of electing someone that was “other than Bush”. After years of apologizing for our government in foreign countries, and watching an anemic online campaign form versus what seemed to be a powerhouse of Republican forces, I finally decided to step up and make a difference. Continue reading
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Smith concedes, Davis wins.
Wow – after a hotly contested race, Davis wins. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2006
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