Sarah’s simple proposal got me thinking and I came across an article in which Marshall Sponder asks:

Now, the only thing I really question is why Eric Schmidt is telling this stuff to Republican Governors - isn't he supposed to be neutral?

And, if anyone has been, overall, using these kind of techniques, to color people's minds and affect their decision - right as they are ready to make one - it's the Republicans. However, I don't think any party really owns the Internet in terms of using it more skillfully. Smart Mobs

I admit I keep playing catch up. Every time I look up the political landscape seems to be morphing before my eyes. On the new political terrain how do we make our assessments?

"The ones that take advantage of this most effectively will be the ones that will be the winners of the next election," Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told Republican governors gathered in Miami. Left-leaning bloggers were credited with giving Democrats a boost during the November elections by "Google bombing"--setting up Web pages with links to a site containing negative comments about Republican candidates. Such a high volume of postings to the same link can make it appear higher on the Google search page, increasing the odds of its being read.

What about flash mobs? Where do they fit in organization and strategy decisions?

Going to great lengths to congregate with strangers and carry out random acts - a craze known as flashmobbing - might not be everyone's idea of fun. But 3,500 of its followers have just proved that the phenomenon is reaching record-breaking levels. The participants gathered on the concourse of Paddington Station in London on Thursday evening, having received instructions on the internet to bring iPods loaded with the clubbers' anthem "What You Do" by Biig Bass. At 7.18pm precisely they began dancing with as much abandon as they could muster. One commuter, Danny Clifford, said: "It was the most bizarre and surreal experience of my life. The clock hit 7.18pm and suddenly the place erupted. Everyone was plugged into their MP3 players so there was no music to be heard." Helen McCormack

What about my space, second life, and other SNS sites?

I've been surveying the field of Social Networking sites. The only way to characterize growth in the field is explosive. Fred Stutzman

Will we go the way of Malaysia?

Malaysia may introduce tough Internet laws to control bloggers and prevent them from spreading "disharmony, chaos, seditious material and lies" on their websites, a report has said. Full

We’ll see - Open ID