Gore: Web may affect campaign finance
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Former Vice President Al Gore said the rapid expansion of information flow on the Internet could change the future of campaign finance, but that hunger for campaign cash will continue as long as political TV ads remain effective.
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In the race for the White House  money and voters are key, yet a new study found few of those  running in the 2008 presidential race are using their Web sites  to provide ready information on how to register to vote.
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My boy Howard Dean talks  about the next generation of politics:  "The destination of the Democratic Party means making it a party that can communicate with its supporters and with all Americans. Politics is at its best when we create and inspire a sense of community. The tools that were pioneered in my campaign -- like blogs, and meetups, and streaming video -- are just a start. We must use all of the power and potential of technology as part of an aggressive outreach to meet and include voters, to work with the state parties, and to influence media coverage."  The Internet will fundamentally change every aspect of society.  It started in how we developed software.  Open Source is starting  ...
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The undecided in the first US primary use the Web and e-mails for news to get closer to candidates.
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The election season generated a creative outpouring--and enormous amounts of traffic--at sites such as Atom Films and iFilm. With the election over, can they hold onto recent gains?
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RUTLAND, Vt. - Following news reports that vermontdemocrats.com was linked to the re-election Web site of President Bush, the owner of the site changed the format on Thursday to include a link to the Kerry-Edwards campaign...
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The information superhighway has been a one-way street in the 2004 presidential campaign,  with President Bush and Democrat John Kerry raising money on the Internet but spending very little to advertise online, according to a study released on Monday.
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Bloggers and other Internet activists made their marks in the past two presidential elections chiefly by building networks of political enthusiasts and raising money for candidates. Now, they are pushing aggressively into policymaking -- and not just over high-profile issues such as Iraq.
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One of the most widely read U.S.  political blogs is inviting candidates for the 2008  presidential election to hold an online debate, a first that  would confirm the Internet's reach and influence.
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Ã¢ÂÂW doesnÃ¢ÂÂt careÃ¢ÂÂ reads the headline on an e-mail message aimed at potential donors to the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ 2008 national Senate campaign Ã¢ÂÂ an appeal signed by former Vice President Al Gore, who is keeping his hand in partisan politics even as he hedges about a possible late-starting campaign for next yearÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic presidential nomination.
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With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action.
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(InfoWorld) - Google has formed a political action committee to exert pressure on the U.S. Congress and promote legislation that benefits the company. The group, called Google NetPAC, saw the light on Thursday, when Google registered it with the U.S. Federal Election Commission, a Google spokesman confirmed via e-mail. "Google NetPAC will support officeholders and candidates who share Google's goal of preserving and promoting the Internet as a free and open platform for information, communication, and innovation," the spokesman wrote. A key legislative and regulatoryÂ concern for Google is net neutrality. Its executives favor a law to force broadband providers like AT&T and Comcast to give all traffic on their networks the same quality of service and speed. In addition to Google, other Internet companies like Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon.com support net neutrality andÂ want Congress to prohibit broadband providersÂ from blocking or degrading Web content and services from potential competitors. Opponents, which include broadband providers and network equipment vendors like Cisco Systems and Qualcomm, say a net neutrality law will let Internet companies like Google continue toÂ ride for "free"Â on broadband networks. Such a law will prevent broadband providers from charging Web companies new fees for higher speeds and a better quality of service, money needed to build faster networks for new bandwidth-intensive services like Internet TV, net neutrality opponents say. If companies like Google don't pay extra, then broadband providers will have to increase fees to consumers, they say. Other regulatory and legislative issues that are likely of concern for Google include Internet privacy, stock-option accounting, law-enforcement access to search engine records and copyright protection. Google also hired former Republican senators Dan Coats and Connie Mack as outside lobbyists, the Google spokesman confirmed. "We've hired outside firms from across the political spectrum that offer effective expertise to communicate our policy messages," he wrote. Other high-tech companies with political action committees include Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon.com, eBay and AOL's parent company Time Warner.
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An updated list of personal financial reports submitted by members of Congress Ã¢ÂÂ including the long-awaited filings from  top-tier 2008 presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain Ã¢ÂÂ are posted online by Political MoneyLine, Congressional QuarterlyÃ¢ÂÂs Web-based publication on money and politics.
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John Kerry's campaign boosts spending on online ads in the final month of the election season, trying to maintain the momentum he gained from the first debate. It's surprising the campaigns haven't spent more online, experts say. By Louise Witt.
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&quot;Last week&#39;s simultaneous outages of GeorgeWBush.com and RNC.org prompted speculation that an electronic attack may have occurred, as the two sites are hosted on separate Web servers,&quot; Netcraft analyst Rich Miller said.
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WASHINGTON _ For candidates embracing the brave new world of online politics, the Internet giveth and the Internet taketh away.
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You the jury The availability of gore and violence on the internet has prompted the UK Government to consider backing a campaign to encourage wider awareness and use of net-filtering software.â¦