the editors 01/03/2008 - 4:19pm

The internet offers a better way to involve the public in evaluating our presidential debates, and because we’ve wanted to improve upon attempts to incorporate it into that process, we launched 10Questions.com on Oct. 17, 2007. Now, two and a half months later, the public has had the chance to rate the candidates’ responses to the top ten submitted questions and we are declaring 10Questions an unmitigated success

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the editors 12/28/2007 - 12:06pm

First we highlighted our favorite the candidate-generated videos of 2007; now, in our second installment, we present our favorite voter-generated videos.

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the editors 12/27/2007 - 1:10pm

Why do we like year-end lists so much? Do they provide closure as we shut down for the holidays? A sense that we collectively endured a year of highs, lows, and middles together? Are they an aid to our attention-deprived senses to remind us of things long forgotten? Lazy substitutes for actual reporting?

My money’s on the latter. That’s why we’ve produced our own year-end list of our favorite political videos of the year. We'll be posting two lists, one of videos by the candidates, and the other of voter-generated videos.

First up: the candidates.

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the editors 12/20/2007 - 4:17pm

TechPresident presents our 2007 Campaign Web Index, a year-end study of which campaigns are best at using the various elements of the web. For the survey we've tapped the very brightest minds working in tech and politics, who happen to be our own bloggers and other friends (some respondents have asked to remain anonymous). Check out their votes and opinions for who's best at online video, advertising, social networking, rapid response, and much more. Some of their responses may surprise you, and some may be entirely predictable. And the overall winners are...

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the editors 12/18/2007 - 11:36am

Just in time before tonight's deadline, we've added Barack Obama's responses to the the top videos on 10Questions. We're glad his campaign took the time to participate in 10Questions, though Obama was unable to record his answers to the top questions. Instead, the campaign hunted down videos of his statements from speeches and the campaign trail.

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the editors 12/15/2007 - 5:53pm

Today, December 15, is the official deadline for candidates to post their answers to the 10Questions.com online presidential forum. But since we are hearing from several campaigns, including those of Sen. Barack Obama, Rep. Dennis Kucinich Gov. Bill Richardson, and Rep. Ron Paul that they are still hard at work on their answers, we've decided to extend the deadline by three days, to Tuesday, December 18.

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the editors 12/06/2007 - 11:15amWe studied the candidates' websites and statements, hunting for signs that they understand the importance of the internet and new technology for America's future. The Republican field, with the exceptions of Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul, barely escaped flunking. 10 comments | Read more ...

the editors 11/20/2007 - 1:07pm

Who will be America's first techPresident? It's time to grade the candidates on their understanding of the power of the internet to transform America's future. We start with the Democratic field...

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the editors 10/19/2007 - 10:06am

In our weekly roundup of political online videos, John Edwards issues a New Hampshire challenge; a mashup of SNL and Mitt Romney produces interesting results; a look at what some think is the "best" Ron Paul video; Fred Thompson grunts his way through a debate; Joe Knollenberg's chief of staff goes berserker; and the Onion News Network identifies the most important issue facing voters.

Videos after the jump.

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the editors 10/17/2007 - 6:14am

We're excited to announce the launch of 10Questions.com, a new kind of online presidential forum, one that aims to make the most of what the internet has to offer to politics. On 10Questions.com anyone will be able to directly pose video questions to the candidates for President and choose which ones they most want answered. Candidates will be able answer in detail and without the time limits imposed by traditional televised or on-stage debates. And citizens in turn will be able to give the candidates feedback on whether they actually answer those questions.

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