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I have been trying out some personal reputation management tips lately, so I started googling my name pretty frequently. I found an article on Network for Good where my name was mentioned. I was quoted from an email I sent to a listserve which was turned into an article and posted on various blogs.

The Network for Good article says:

For the past year, I have tossed around ideas for how I want I can put forth an initiative to promote the use of technology, specifically open source technology, to come up with common sense solutions to problems in America. I know, a year is a long time to come up with an idea this simple, but it is something I am truly passionate about, so I want to make sure I do this right.

This was a very good take on social networking in my opinion. Danah Boyd made reference to social networks as "mediated property," which they very much are. We don't own Myspace or Facebook profiles, they are more like public property which is governed by the laws of the commonwealth.

In my experience over the past election cycle, the concept of the "web team" is slowly dying. There is an increasing demand for tech-savvy campaign staffers across the board. Field organizers are using social networks to turn out young voters to events, finance staff are having to learn the ins and outs of email marketing, and communications staff are put in a position where they can no longer treat bloggers differently from the media. Meet Campaign 2.4.1.