Politics

Final post on ConventionNext

Well this will wrap up my posts on ConventionNext. It was pretty neat. Great concept, great idea. It was a small window, would have been nice to have more time, but I’m sure in the future there will be.
I hope everyone takes some time to review the video of the show today. Get involved. Help [...]


Third post on ConventionNext

Ok, video feed back up, I’m sure I missed a lot. Trying to get reoriented with the live aspect of this thing. There are a lot more questions. People are starting to add comments outside of the Congressman. They are chatting with each other.
That brings me to a quick observation. Twitter seems to be facilitating [...]


Second post on ConventionNext

After listening to a few of the questions, it’s obvious the platform is going to be a success. There are some initial problems, like running around the room with a mic instead of having two so the people live can have their own.
I’m not a big Chris Cannon fan. I’ve never thought he has done [...]


First post on ConventionNext

Just getting started, logging into the website (conventionnext.politic20.com). There are a lot more questions now than there were at 11PM last night.
The really cool thing about this website and the questions that should be asked on the guest, in this case Congressman Chris Cannon from Utah’s 3rd District, are ranked similar to Digg. So, a [...]


My participation in ConventionNext

I have the opportunity to participate in a a first of its kind political event on Wednesday April 11th, 2007, called ConventionNext. You can read all the information about the event here.
I don’t really know what to expect. I’m going in with my eyes open and will look at it as an opportunity to meet [...]