http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:19 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:19 There is a post up at ScrutinyHooligans.blogspot you will appreciate. It's called "Birds of a Feather".

Do you see a pattern here?:

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- Ted Haggard and George Bush, Best Buddies -

Here's our President, George Bush, with a Me... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/23 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:19:20 Breaking news via BlueNC:

North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jerry Meek today sent out an alarming email:

[div class="excerpt"]Dear NC Democrat:

It’s Halloween and we’re not surprised that the Republicans are up to their dirty tricks.

Yesterday, I received various complaints about dec... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/22 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:06:50 Below is a 1997 court document where the plaintiff alleges, among other things, that Charles Taylor (R) of NC District 11 watched one of the managers of his bank have sex with her.

Not knowing what to make of this, I confirmed that the amended complaint was real and even interviewed the plaintiff... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/21 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:37:10 There are many issues facing Americans: The health-care crisis, the national debt, the destruction of the environment, crony capitalism and the erosion of our rights.

Instead of addressing these pressing issues in this mid-term election, the Republican party again brings out tripe like this to sc... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/20 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:16:39 [font color="red"]Note to DUers, there IS a way to place tags in DU Journals. I've been experimenting, and I want to run it by Elad first. In the meantime, please read this so that you'll understand why the tags are important in the first place.[/font]

http://www.brainshrub.com/media/pictures/t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/19 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:55:52 http://www.brainshrub.com/media/pictures/tips-political-bloggers.jpg

Today we are going to talk about [link://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth_theft|Bandwidth Theft] and how to make it work for you.

Bandwidth Theft (aka "Inline linking" or "leeching") is when a someone posts media on the web th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/18 Wed, 31 May 2006 10:31:43 I just posted a transcript of a conversation I had with a local National Guard recruiter. It got me to thinking: If I had recorded the conversation, would it have been legal to post the audio on my blog?

Somehow, I doubt it. Heck, I'm not even sure it would have been legal for me to record the m... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/16 Fri, 26 May 2006 13:21:14 http://www.brainshrub.com/media/pictures/tips-political-bloggers.jpg

Occasionally you come across a study that backs up with science what you've learned through trail-and-error.

Over the past year I developed something I came to call "The Magic F". The word "magic" may sound silly, but it was ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/15 Tue, 23 May 2006 13:12:26 From: www.brainshrub.com/candidates-respect-bloggers

[div class="excerpt"][b]CANDIDATE:[/b] Hello, I would like to move that elephant-shaped, 600 pound boulder off your front lawn.

[b]BLOGGER:[/b] That's great! I've been waiting for a politician with the courage to move that rock, especially s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/14 Wed, 10 May 2006 10:04:24 This is for those of you following the DU Journal - Brainshrub: Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Back in high school I used to work as a waiter. I remember overhearing two business people having a conversation over lunch. An older gentleman was giving advice to a younger man w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/12 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:30:24 This is for those of you following the DU Journal - Brainshrub: Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Today we are going to discuss what to do when you catch a politician, pundit or public figure lie or say something unbelievably stupid online. The first step is to save the page to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/11 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:08:51 This is for those of you following the DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Performancing.com has a wonderful piece on [link:www.performancing.com/node/1934|10 Ways To Lose RSS Subscribers] (Note: the link is www.performancing.com/node/1934 I don't know w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/10 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:28:08 This is for those of you following my DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

I want to encourage all serious bloggers to consider volunteering as a moderator for DU.

There are three events that were pivotal to how I write for my own blog:

1) I used to b... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/9 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:33:52 This is for those of you following the DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Okay class... settle down. Open your virtual books to chapter 8.

Today we are going to talk about a website that every serious Liberal political blogger should know about. No,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/8 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:58:47 This is for those following the DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (Tips for political bloggers.)

Although this journal is less than a week old, I've gotten several IMs requesting step-by-step instructions on how to use some of the basic features of the DU Journals. Therefore, I've de... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/7 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:31:02 This is for those of you following the DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (SEO tips for political bloggers.)

Before we go into more SEO tips, let's start with the basics.

Why do you have a political blog?

This might sound like a silly question at first, but by answering this for ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/5 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:18:28 This is for those of you following my DU Journal: Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever! (SEO tips for political bloggers)

Once you've started your political blog the two most obvious questions are: 1) What do I write today? 2) How do I get people to read my work?

The answers are: 1) Anything. 2) P... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/4 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:24:32 For those of you subscribing to Brainshrub: Best. Journal. Ever! (SEO tips for political bloggers)

Today's topic: Attacking people on your blog.

We've all been there - A conservative has personally attacked you on a forum or blog. He said you are an evil, LIEberal. He said that your girlfrie... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/3 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:04:44 For those of you who are subscribing to the DU Journal [link://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub|"Brainshrub - Best. Journal. Ever!"] (BBJE!) here is your first SEO tip:

[b]It pays to let the local press know who you are.[/b]

For example, last week a local journalist was doing a st... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/2 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:41:01 Hello World. Hello DU.

My name is Paul -V-; I am a blogger and activist living in Asheville NC. I maintain the blog [link:www.brainshrub.com|Brainshrub.com].

Unlike my blog, which is written in a more formal style, I plan to use DU Journals to discuss my tawdry sex life, tell you how much I ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brainshrub/1 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:15:29