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: 9780060779597

ISBN-10: 0060779594

ISBN-13: 9780060779597

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Authors: Joe Trippi

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When Joe Trippi signed on to run 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 team had transformed the most obscure candidate in the field into a Democratic front-runner with a groundswell of 640,000 supporters and more money than any Democrat in history -- mostly through donations of one hundred dollars or less. Trippi's revolutionary use of the Internet and an impassioned, contagious desire to overthrow politics as usual grew into a national grassroots movement and changed the face of politics forever. As Trippi argues persuasively, the Internet is distributing power to the people right…

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List price: $15.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 7/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



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