Here is my piece in the Washington Post about a truly exciting example (or here) of how social media can grab something and not let go, and the result can be instant community, that is as strong as any anywhere. A woman with cancer began blogging and tweeting about it. The rest is history. Is anybody in any of the presidential campaigns paying attention? More comment soon on this.
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Great article and post. And now that I'm here, I'm more than a little impressed with your blog. I think I need to know you. Thank you for reporting on a great cause and for your other work on public sector blogging as well.
Posted by: Mike Chapman | January 10, 2008 at 02:16 PM