The blogging session at O’Reilly Edemo had one part of the point. Yes, political blogging is “about” a new generation of A-list opinion leaders, those on the panel among them. AND it’s about building groups of the like-minded. AND its a tactical tool that campaigns can use to co-ordinate in public and in private.
\nSocial software tools play a variety of roles:
\n* express opinions
\n* build community of the like-minded
\n* discussion among the diverse
\n* tactical organizing in campaigns for elections and issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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