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Blog for America was the title of the official Howard Dean campaign weblog from March 2003 to March, 2004. It was previously known as the Dean Call To Action blog, the first presidential campaign weblog, founded by Mathew Gross on March 15, 2003, but became BFA when it was rebuilt using Movable Type by Marc Chadwick and Mathew Gross. It is widely recognized as the first effective campaign blog, and is credited (along with the Howard Dean Meetup) with enabling a new paradigm for grassroots campaigning. Using the blog, Dean campaign members were able to effectively communicate with supporters, posting frequent updates on the candidate, his supporters, his organization, his views, and his detractors. The comments section of Blog for America was noted for high activity and loyalty, and was an effective means of self-organization for Dean's committed followers. The blog is also credited with powering the Dean campaign's impressive fundraising abilities during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary. Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. ...
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A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ...
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March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Movable Type is a proprietary weblog publishing system developed by California-based Six Apart. ...
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However, the limits of the blog's effectiveness as a campaign tool were seen in Iowa and New Hampshire, where despite a large financial, media, and organizational head start, Dean made a poor showing in voter support. Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ...
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Technological issues often created havoc for the blog's administrators and visitors. For example, a common device used by trolls was to create a user name the same as another user's, with the addition of an extra space. For example, if Trolls with an abducted princess (John Bauer, 1915) A troll is a fearsome member of a mythical anthropomorph race from Scandinavian folklore. ...
"Blogger in Vermont" was the real username, the troll would use "Blogger in Vermont" This difference was accepted by the blog software, but was made indistinguishable by the browser software (in HTML, multiple spaces are treated as one). As a result, "Blogger in Vermont" might suddenly appear to be saying condictory and often rude or lewd comments. Although the bug in the blog software was never found, to the administrators' credit, these trolls were quickly blocked.
Blog for America was transformed in March, 2004 into the house blog for the grassroots recruitment organization Democracy for America, paralleling the conversion of the campaign into a Democratic non-profit organization. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency. ...
Selected Bloggers
- Mathew Gross (March 2003 - January 2004)
- Zephyr Teachout (March 2003 - February 2004)
- Joe Rospars (July 2003 - February 2004, as a consultant April 2004 - present)
- Alison Stanton (March 1, 2004 - July 31, 2004)
- Tanner Brooks (March 1, 2004 - July 2004)
- Tara Liloia (July 2004 - present)
Zephyr Teachout (full name: Zephyr Rain Teachout) was the Director of Internet Organizing for Howard Deans presidential campaign. ...
March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Electronic advocacy (also known as cyber-activism,online organizing, and internet activism) is an emerging social work practice in which technologies such as email, web sites, and podcasts are used for cause-related fundraising, lobbying, volunteering, community building, and organizing. ...
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