Posts Tagged with ‘white-house’

Presidential Candidates And The Social Networking Space

Paul Glazowski

I read a Reuters story this morning, in which a 19-year-old by the name of LJ Tsunis was reported as saying how beneficial it would be for presidential candidates in the US running in the 2008 election to “start hanging out on Facebook.”
I would argue the opposite. It would be a very bad thing if candidates were to spend time on Facebook. Or any other Web-based social network for that matter.
This is no attack on those websites. They’re currently enjoying [...]

Politics and Web 2.0 - Bridges United

Paul Glazowski

A few days ago I did do a half-and-half about politics and tech, so it might come as a downer that I bring you yet another mix of the two. It is a mix we at Profy rarely touch upon (we know how volatile things can get) but today’s climate calls for closer attention to both “industries”, so here’s another such item for you.
Bill Thompson, a journalist and regular commentator for the BBC, recently spoke about the Net’s growing influence [...]

More Purpose for Web 2.0

Phil Butler

Web 2.0 is an action platform and should direct technology towards our most pressing needs! There's serious, and then there is SERIOUS!
My job here at Profy is to report on significant (and sometimes insignificant) Web 2.0 technology. Our goal - my goal, is to be honest, fair and impartial about the subjects we write about so that you guys will get an honest “heads up” on happenings in our little world. Sometimes we all need to focus our resources [...]