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Politicians petting puppies on demand

October 3, 2006 Comcast Spotlight is selling video-on-demand spots for political-office candidates. TAGS: VoD, Comcast Corp., candidate

Got a question for Obama or Clinton? Join the online debate

April 23, 2007 Charlie Rose-hosted presidential debates on Yahoo, Slate and The Huffington Post to let voters query candidates, assess performance. TAGS: SLATE, debate, candidate, Yahoo! Inc., MySpace, Real-Time

Scottish e-counting under scrutiny in election mess

May 4, 2007 Rejected ballots lead to Electoral Commission investigation of electronic-counting process, other factors. TAGS: scrutiny, election, candidate, process

Want a job? Clean up your Web act

March 28, 2007 Uncouth blogs and social-networking bloopers can hurt your employability, a survey of more than 600 employers finds. TAGS: Human Resources, employer, candidate, personal information, survey, MySpace

U.K. government loses data on driving-test candidates

December 18, 2007 Hard disk containing details on 3 million candidates goes missing at facility run by contractor for the Driving Standards Agency. TAGS: contractor, candidate, speech, U.K., hard drive

Google grapples with increasingly political Web

March 15, 2007 Online explosion of campaign and voter activity poses difficult information-organizing questions, executive says. TAGS: candidate, Google Inc., conference, YouTube, video

MySpace to hold mock presidential election

April 3, 2007 January virtual vote to give real candidates tool to gauge popularity among U.S. users, despite age, of the gigantic social network. TAGS: MySpace, presidential election, News Corp., election, candidate, U.S.

Did worm infect Alaska candidates' site?

October 26, 2006 A husband-wife team running in the state's governor's race blame a hacker for infecting their election Web site with a virus. TAGS: Alaska, candidate, Governor, worm, Webmaster, call, virus, server, password

Wikipedia for politics? A new site gives it a try

October 9, 2007 New politics-and-government wiki PoliticalBase.com hopes to draw readers by offering neutral information and the opportunity to add to entries. TAGS: Wikipedia, Wiki, candidate, politician, politics, entry, database, CEO

Ron Paul: The Internet's favorite candidate

August 6, 2007 The libertarian-leaning Republican may not receive as much media coverage as better-known presidential candidates, but he enjoys a commanding lead on the Internet. TAGS: Ron Paul, candidate, Republican, popularity, Barack Obama, vote, war, Iran, tax, Iraq

MySpace to host college campus presidential town halls

May 10, 2007 Social-networking site to enable users at home to watch a Webcast, send instant-message questions to candidates. TAGS: Sen., MySpace, News Corp., Governor, candidate, Webcast, town, Rep., event, IM, TV

On Web standards, Libertarian candidates win

October 26, 2006 In News.com survey of which 2006 campaign sites followed standards most closely, Libertarians topped the charts. TAGS: candidate, industry standard, geek, survey, Web design, Republican, HTML, Web browser, mobile device, Firefox

YouTube video debate actually worked

July 24, 2007 Posing questions to presidential candidates through brief YouTube videos is unusual but proves successful. TAGS: Chris Dodd, YouTube, candidate, CNN, Barack Obama, YouTube Video, Iraq, video

Microsoft moves closer to new browser release

August 24, 2006 Company hits "release candidate" stage for Internet Explorer 7, first major update offered in recent years. TAGS: test version, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, candidate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Pioneering Net politico dies at 72

March 3, 2006 Harry Browne, two-time presidential candidate, blogger and host of Webcast promoting individual liberty, passes away. TAGS: Webcast, candidate, government, president

Why political bloggers can breathe easier

September 19, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains how political blogs are able to remain exempt from campaign finance regulations. TAGS: expenditure, regulation, candidate, online media, committee, blogger, activity, blogging, election, finance, blog

Learning the lessons of 9/11 for real

September 1, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that the government's diffident approach to cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb. TAGS: cybersecurity, government, candidate, Sept. 11, 9/11 commission, lesson

Technology Voters' Guide: Chris Dodd

January 4, 2008 Democrat, who dropped out of the race on Thursday after the Iowa caucuses, supports Net neutrality and opposes the "idea of assigning people bar codes."Special coverage: Election 2008 TAGS: Chris Dodd, candidate, Net Neutrality, Democrat, broadband

BEA's financial restatements key to warding off Icahn

November 2, 2007 Company needs to get financials in order if it hopes to keep its biggest shareholder from taking control of a possible buyout, legal experts say. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., financials, shareholder, Delaware Chancery Court, proxy, candidate, court, attorney, Oracle Corp., expert

A judicial blessing for vote-swapping sites

September 5, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why a court victory could turn Web sites into a deciding factor in close presidential elections. TAGS: Pat Buchanan, vote, presidential election, supporter, prosecution, candidate, election, Secretary of State, First Amendment, state, California, e-mail
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