Revolution Will Not Be Televised Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything

Name: Revolution Will Not Be Televised Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything
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ISBN: 9780060761554

ISBN-10: 0060761555

ISBN-13: 9780060761554

Edition: 2004

Authors: Joe Trippi

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Joe Trippi's campaign for Howard Dean marked a quantum leap in how the Internet could be used to shake up politics and empower Americans-now Trippi reveals how technology can harness the power of the people in every sector. When Joe Trippi signed on to manage Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, the long shot candidate had 432 known supporters and $100,000 in the bank. Within a year, Trippi and his energetic but inexperienced team had transformed the most obscure horse in the field into a frontrunner, creating a groundswell of 640,000 people and raising more money than any Democrat in history-more than $50 million-most through donations of $100 or less. This is the story of how…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 7/6/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Joe Trippi made national headlines with his innovative Internet-based campaign for Governor Howard Dean. A senior adviser on Senator John Edwards's 2008 campaign, Trippi is an election analyst and commentator for CBS, and he has been profiled in GQ , Fast Company , The New Republic , and the New York Times Magazine . A father of three, he lives with his wife on the eastern shore of Maryland.



Introduction: December 2003



Get on the Plane



The Beginning: Planes, Politics, and Pez Dispensers



The First Campaign: Jimmy Hogan, Irv Gadient, and the PDP-11



The Horror: Thomas Jefferson, Willie Horton, and Governor Moonbeam



The Moment: Killer Apps, Open Source, and The Guy



The Place Where the Future Happens



Vermont: Phish, Chicken Dinners, and the Deanie Babies



New York: Regime Change, September 11, and Pennies from Heaven



Jumping from a Fifteen-Story Building: Puerto Rico, the Russert Primary, and Overlooking Snail Mail



The Open Source Campaign: Hockey Sticks, Troll Bats, and the Sleepless Summer Tour



The Fall: A .357 Magnum, Al Gore, and the Left Wing Freak Show



The End: Murder/Suicide, Harley Davidson, and Going Home



Seizing Power in the Internet Age



The Beginning-1956: Google, Napster, and the Disney Dweeb



The Age of the Internet: A Little Rebellion, Trent Lott, and Jefferson's Revenge


Appendix on the Web


Acknowledgments


Index