Items by Nicholas Thompson
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Obama's First Online Town Hall: Drama-Free OKness
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 11:30am EDT by Nicholas Thompson
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Obama's "Open for Questions" town hall is a first step toward interactive democracy. Update. -
Thumbs Up for Obama's 'Open for Questions'
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 12:30am EDT by Nicholas Thompson
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Whitehouse.gov launches an 'open for questions' page to ask the crowd for prioritization of issues. The trolls seem to be in control so far, and there are some features we'd like to see added. But overall the Obama team deserves high marks. -
The Best Government Tech of the Bush Years
Posted: January 24th, 2009, 12:00am EST by Nicholas Thompson
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You might be surprised by some of the Bush administration's use of the web and other tech.
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Obama vs. McCain: The Wired Scorecard
Posted: October 13th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Nicholas Thompson
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What do Barack Obama and John McCain say, and what have they done, about policies that matter to Wired? We describe and analyze five issues: broadband, H1B issues, investment in green tech, net neutrality, spectrum. They may or may not come up in Wednesday’s third and final debate. But that doesn’t mean you have to be uninformed or apathetic.
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McCain's Long, Brutal History of Opposing Sensible Broadband Rules
Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 10:40am EDT by Nicholas Thompson
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Yesterday, I published an article arguing that John McCain's policies had contributed significantly to the sorry state of broadband in this country. A smart commentator pointed out that there were tons of reasons for opposing the 1996 Telecom Act. Most of the debate, in fact, centered around censorship and the Communications Decency Act. Was blocking competition and helping the Bell's really McCain's motive in voting nay?
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