Techpresident

Techpresident

Infobox Dotcom company
company_name = techPresident
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foundation = 2004
founder = Andrew Rasiej,
Micah Sifry
location_city = New York, NY
location_country = USA
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key_people = Andrew Rasiej
industry =
products =
services =
revenue =
owner = Andrew Rasiej
operating_income =
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url = [http://www.techpresident.com/ www.techpresident.com]


caption =
website_type = Blogging
language = English
advertising =
registration = Optional
launch_date = 2004
current_status = Active

Techpresident.com is nonpartisan website founded by Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry that tracks how the internet is impacting the 2008 United States presidential election campaigns. [New York Times, "Here’s the Online Line on Online Politics"] The site follows how the campaigns are utilizing new internet-based strategies and how citizens are creating Voter-Generated Content like YouTube videos, Facebook groups, and other types of media. Techpresident.com is an extension of Personal Democracy Forum, an annual conference and online magazine which focuses on the broader topic of how technology is changing politics and advocacy.

History

Techpresident.com was launched on February 12, 2007.

References

*Plunkett, John. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/technology/12techpresident.html "Here’s the Online Line on Online Politics"] , "The New York Times", February 12, 2007.


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