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Edwards Campaign, Scoble-style: Leadership Demo?

Michael Klinger — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:45:30 +0000

In the tech world, if you’re selling something, it’s okay to talk about, but it’s far better to give a demo. A social media campaign launch is one way to bring in the tech angle. But giving a demo is another.

That’s the tech/Scoble-esque view taken by Michel Markman — the Edwards campaign announcement yesterday/today was just the beginning of a demo.

Whatever it was, it wasn’t about John Edwards or the presidential campaign, or at least not to Ezra Klein, who writes that it was about everyone else taking some action.

More like a campaign in the old-fashioned sense of a movement, instead of one candidate’s race to The White House.

Klein hears echoes of JFK (”Ask not what your country…” etc), but maybe we also see the shadow of Howard Dean (”… and we’re gonna take back The White House! Yeehaw….” - only instead of focusing on “Yeehaw,” focus on “we”) and his “re-inventor of campaigning,” Joe Trippi (here’s a a cool podcast with Trippi from awhile back).

But back to that demo idea — Let’s say Edwards is giving a demo, not of a particular product or brand, but of a more general product — maybe the most important one in a presidential campaign. He’s actually demo-ing his leadership skills. If we follow, says Markman, he’s a leader.

And if we don’t, well, that’s what other candidates are for.

Tags: Michel Markman, Edwards campaign, Ezra Klein, Howard Dean, Joe Trippi

Edwards Campaign: So That’s How They Make the News

Michael Klinger — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:47:47 +0000

Edwards Campaign - Scoble’s watching news happen, meaning he’s actually watching Washington Post National Political Correspondent Dan Balz type up the news that his paper readers will see tomorrow morning.

Only, tomorrow morning is a long way off for Dan, Robert and John Edwards.

That’s how Dan and Robert got to chatting about the news business, and the fast-changing model for getting information out there faster, better, etc.

It’s also why Robert might have mentioned to Dan that WSJ got there a little faster… (Be nice to these guys, Robert. You might need to borrow a phone at some point!)

One thing you might notice is that in some of the video coverage out there, Edwards is “on,” meaning he sounds like a politician, even in some of his “viral” online video interviews.

We already know that Edwards is frustrated at what happens to him when the cameras are on. You can see the documentary webisodes on his site (check out Plane Truths, for example).

That’s why we’re hoping Scoble’s video will be worth the wait…

He’s gonna have some pretty behind-the-scenes stuff — even moreso than the stuff that’s already out there — that’ll be good to see.

It will be interesting to see if Robert’s camera style spooks the candidate back into his “Ken doll” mode of spinning or if we get a close look at the man behind the, uh, doll.

And then there’s the question for Edwards: does a viral campaign matter? Steve Benen points out that even a closer look at the man might not be enough to fill the coffers.

And if it increases the emotion in the campaign (which it might, by bringing citizens more deeply into the process…) is that too much of a good thing? (”The Howard Dean collapse was an emotional reaction to an emotional reaction,” says Alfred Thompson.)

We’ll get plenty more from Scoble today when they get to Iowa, and if you’re interested in how it went in New Orleans, you can check the Washington Post tomorrow. (just kidding. they’re on it.)

Tags: Edwards Campaign, Scoble, Washington Post, Dan Balz, John Edwards

TiEcon 2006: Former Vermont Governor and Presidential Candidate Howard Dean Opens TiEcon

John Furrier — Sat, 13 May 2006 00:24:11 +0000

“Politics as usual, both Democratic and Republican, is broken,” Howard Dean said in a keynote speech at the 2006 TiEcon in Santa Clara, CA. Referring to issues decided upon in the beltway he emphasized, “If you want those decisions to stay in the hands of ordinary Americans who are so proud to be Americans, run for office.”

Tags: Democratic, Republican, Howard Dean

TiEcon 2006: DNC Chairman, Governor Howard Dean, Interview with PodTech.net Host John Furrier

John Furrier — Fri, 12 May 2006 02:34:11 +0000

On eve of TiEcon 2006, PodTech.net host John Furrier sits down with DNC Chairman, Governor Howard Dean, for a one on one interview.

More photos available on Flickr

TiEcon 2006 - Coming Soon

editor — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:30:22 +0000

PodTech’s Fresh Voices will be in Santa Clara, California covering TiEcon 2006 from beginning to end (May 12 - May 13).

PodTech InfoTalk and PodTech News will bring you keynote speeches, candid interviews, first reviews of new products being shown, and all the sounds from the show floor. Can’t make it to the conference? Be sure to subscribe now to get all of PodTech’s innovative podcasts from TiEcon 2006.

TiEcon 2006 Keynote Speakers:
Shahsi Tharoor - Undersecretary-General, United Nations
John Doerr - General Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Vyomesh Joshi - Executive Vice President, HP
David Lynch - Director & Writer, Hollywood Producer
Judy Estrin - CEO, Packet Design
Jane Wales - President and CEO, World Affairs Council
TJ Rodgers - CEO, Cypress Semiconductor
Howard Dean - Chairman, Democatric National Committee