Renee ideas

Compare McCain Victory Bloggers to Just Say No Deal blogrolls

Fill in astroturf blogging entry on SourceWatch

How much does the blogger outreach trickle down to smaller blogs, or is it focused on larger blogs as opinion shapers?

How does the outreach work? Phone calls, emails, ads?

Unique access - bloggers on the bus McCain - also Obama?

Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy online

Cheaper to do outreach online than w/ 30 sec. TV spots

Soren Dayton fired from McCain b/c of video he posted on Twitter

Behind the great (and fallen) candidates you find a webmaster and his webteam

Obama has better chance at connecting w/ netroots (than clinton) b/c of his opposition to iraq war

All media should register for media updates from each campaign through their press offices:

McCain-Palin 2008 Main: (703) 419-2008 Media: (703) 650-5550/ (703) 650-5578 www.johnmccain.com

Obama-Biden 2008 Main: (866) 675-2008 Media: (312) 819-2423 and media@barackobama.com www.BarackObama.com

Q's

What is your job description?
How do you pitch stories to bloggers - send press release, copy, talking points?
When/why did conference calls with bloggers start/stop?
Why do many of the pro-mccain and pro-palin blogs in our analysis seem so far outside the organic/tightly linked blogosphere?

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