Campaigning by committee -- a big committee
Real AudioIn the current issue of The Nation, writer Micah Sifry heralds the rise of something called "open source politics." It's a classic case of techno-jargon seeping out into the wider world; "open source," of course, is a term more familiar to computer programmers than political junkies.
Sifry is executive editor of a new site called PersonalDemocracy.com, where he's trying to put these ideas into action. He also recommends The Daily Kos and RedState.org as two good examples of nascent open source politics (on each side of the aisle). Jeff Horwich guest-hosts.
Jeff's daily tech news links:
CNET's News.com: Tiny antennas to keep tabs on U.S. drugs
Int'l Herald Tribune: Microsoft ends to end Apple's sprint on music
Yeald.com: Investors say Microsoft search can't edge out Google and Yahoo
