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
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
Posted in English eCampaigning
Tagged eCampaigning, English eCampaigning
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Participatory Democracy or Integrated Marketing?
On my way to the airport on Friday, I got a telephone call from Friends of Kerry. It had been some time since I had received a telephone call from the campaign – and I was surprised to get a … Continue reading
Posted in Political Tech
Tagged integrated marketing, participatory democracy
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DNC Tech: Open-Source for real?
After all of the hub-bub is done and the Governor is elected as the new DNC Chair – Gov. Dean is going to be inundated with all sorts of issues that need to be addressed: how to work with the … Continue reading
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Recognizing the First Team (continued)
Funniest thing about coming into the campaign that day – was noticing how small the space actually was – and how little space we had. Aside from the players already mentioned, I should introduce a couple of other folks who added color to the campaign in my first days. It should be clear that when I came into the campaign, I had absolutely no campaign experience whatsoever, let alone Presidential experience… Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2004
Tagged Aaron Rosenthal, Aaron Rudenstine, Chad Lennox, First Internet Campaign Team, Jessica MacLeman, Kerry Campaign 2004, Richard Rho
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Recognizing the First Team
You know – so many people will never be recognized for the efforts that were made by the founding members of the Kerry Internet Team – and how the Kerry Campaign built up it’s staff. First off, it was the … Continue reading
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