http://theunconvention.com unscripting the political process. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:30:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Look for more social media at the Republican convention, meanwhile, thanks to a "citizen journalism" outfit called The UpTake. "The video-centric independent-journalism group has figured out a way to anoint anyone with the right kind of cell phone as a kind of video correspondent, with footage streaming live on the UpTake ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/07/08/citizen-journalism-at-unconventionrnc/ We're very proud to have been featured on both KMSP and WCCO's evening newscasts recently, talking about My Yard Our Message and I Approve This Message. Here are clips from both appearances. WCCO: KMSP: http://theunconvention.com/2008/07/03/the-unconvention-in-the-news/ Yesterday was the deadline for submitting sign designs to My Yard Our Message. We got a ton of signs over the last few days, putting us just shy of 300 signs total. We're very happy with that number, and the quality of some of the submissions. This morning I turned the ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/07/01/myom-open-for-voting/ REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- This city near the top of the world has a distinguished history of hosting summit meetings. Presidents, prime ministers and premiers have come here to discuss their differences and chart earth's future. Yet mere planets were beneath the concern of the nine leaders -- warlords, religious crusaders, industrial ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/06/28/a-watershed-in-the-evolution-of-online-democracy-according-to-the-nyt/ And you should too. Run, don't walk to http://youtube.com/watch?v=R_5VCBsAXDY to approve this message. See http://www.theunconvention.com for how to enter and play. http://theunconvention.com/2008/06/24/i-approve-this-message/ "Ron Paul's campaign is planning an event at a "large venue" with a "sizable" crowd Sept. 2 -- the Tuesday of convention week -- in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area a couple of miles from the convention site. "Paul spokesman Jesse Benton confirms this is certainly in the works but details are ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/06/15/ron-paul-anti-war-rally/ We recently launched My Yard Our Message, a project that asks you to design yard signs, vote on them, and display them in your yard. The project is open for your designs any time before the end of June. We have a design template for making the signs as easy ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/05/29/my-yard-our-message-launches/ I mentioned in our last steering committee meeting that it is possible to access the internet with the city-wide "USI Wireless" network in Minneapolis, using a UMN x.500 account. If you have an email in the form of "xxx@umn.edu" then you likely have an x.500 account. The network is sometimes ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/04/25/connecting-to-minneapolis-usi-wireless-with-umn-x500-account/ Here's a video of our first outing, thanks to Tyler Hallett... http://theunconvention.com/2008/04/24/minneapolis-art-on-wheels-continues/ Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush, is now columnist for Newsweek. This week, he offers some tips on what he calls "the Dem's knife fight": Conventions are elaborate made-for-TV productions. We live in a culture of the visual. Every moment and every event should be scripted. ... http://theunconvention.com/2008/03/31/karl-roves-tips-for-the-convention/