Introducing Politicosphere.net
Politicosphere.net follows in the footsteps of PresidentialWatch08.com, a site created in 2008 to map the US political web and keep tab on the online pulse of the election. The election has come and...
View ArticleObamacare chatter brewing on the web
If you have been paying attention to the health care reform debate, you may have seen the "obamacare" expression creep up in headlines and blog posts...depending on which sites you have been reading....
View ArticleTop 5 Conservative and Progressive Blogs in the Politicosphere
Following the publication of our updated map of the political web, and in response to some questions we've received, here's a top 5 list of conservative and progressive blogs excerpted from this...
View ArticleConservative bloggers dominating the health care debate online
Last week, President Obama sat on a conference call with a handful of progressive bloggers to urge them to remain vigilant and active in the current battle for health care reform. "I know the blogs are...
View ArticleMeme-tracking and News-breaking: Visualizing the News Cycle
A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times dedicated a very clear and concise article to the ambitious research spearheaded by Jon Kleinberg of Cornell University on “Meme-tracking and the Dynamics of...
View Articleweekly round-up: what’s news to whom
It’s been a busy week in the politicosphere, with heavy coverage and discussions about three prominent news topics: the war in Afghanistan and the need for more troops, the U.N. General Assembly and...
View ArticleThe Week in Review: No Rangel-gate on the Web
Will Charlie Rangel become an “albatross around the neck of House incumbents next year” as Marc Ambinder wrote in The Atlantic? Are bloggers up in arms over the Chairman’s alleged corruption charges?...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize: It’s all in the clouds
Looking back at the ruckus following the Nobel Peace Prize award to President Obama, the reactions are fascinating to observe on both sides of the “aisle” of the politicosphere. With a little bit of...
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