DeMint Site Showcased by Wordpress
Lookie there. Wordpress is showcasing Senator Jim DeMint’s campaign website on their political showcase page.
Visit Senator DeMint’s site at www.jimdemint.com.
See other Wordpress based Under The Power Lines sites at www.nikkihaley.com, www.hamiltonforsc.com, www.nathansnews.com, www.lukerankin.org, www.youngforhouse.com, and www.mikesottile.com.
A New Dan Hamilton Splash Page
(Cross-posted at www.politicalnetroots.com)
Have I told you lately that Lauren is one kick butt designer? Check out Dan Hamilton’s new splash page at www.hamiltonforsc.com.
Now That’s A Pretty Website
Check out the latest Under The Power Lines website at www.nikkihaley.com.
My New Favorite UTPL Site
(cross-posted at politicalnetroots.com)
Every once in a while a legislator comes along that lets us experiment on them. Representatives Nathan Ballentine was one of them, letting us experiment with very cool video blogs. Now comes Representative Dan Hamilton who agrees with me that micro-blogs are the future.
Check out this video:
Did he just say RSS feed? You dang right he did. And No, I didn’t tell him to say that. I don’t think it’s a big leap to say that Representative Hamilton is the only member of the entire General Assembly who actually knows what an RSS feed is. Okay, maybe Senator Kevin Bryant does to, but like me, Representative Hamilton is a full fledge geek. The guy reads Wired and knows who Chris Brogan is. He carries an iPhone and twitters all day. You can’t help but love this guy.
Micro-blogging is the future…until another “the future” comes along. Blogs are exploding and content is getting crazy. People just don’t have the time read long blog posts anymore. They want us to get straight to the point. That’s why Twitter is rocking the world right now.
Representative Dan Hamilton’s website at www.hamiltonforsc.com isn’t a site that will be updated once a month, once a week, or even once a day. Count on Representative Hamilton to keep it fresh all day, especially when he’s in session. Add this site to your daily must-reads.
As for all the sites Under The Power Lines has built, this one is my favorite.
Micro-blogging Is All We Have Time For
(cross-posted at www.politicalnetroots.com)
You’re probably wondering why I haven’t been blogging much this week. It’s because I’m pretty slammed up right now trying to launch some sweet new sites.
I’ve realized that site design is changing. Static brochure sites made way for content management system allowing lots of personal content. The problem now is that there is too much content…too much noise. Just look at PNN today. Can you possibly read all those new stories?
Long issue based blog posts were expected of our tech-savvy elected officials just a few months ago. That’ s no longer the case as Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms are allowing our elected officials to stay in constant contact with us. We don’t have time to read those long blog posts anymore. We need people to get straight to the point and eliminate the noise. We need 140-character tweets. We need simplicity.
That’s why Friend Feed is hot and why the Facebook redesigned is great. It’s all about simplicity.
Taking all that into consideration, the Under The Power Lines team is doing something a little different and launching two new political sites built on micro-blogging and a system that ties social networking sites all into one easy to read feed. Stay tuned. They launch later this week.
In the meantime, I might now have time to blog, but I can always find time for a 140-charachter tweet.
Irmo Prayer Breakfast With Nathan Ballentine
Remember last week when I was whining like a little girl about having to get up at 4:30 AM to record Representative Nathan Ballentine? Well, here’s the video:
The Irmo Prayer Breakfast was a great event and I’m glad that I did get up and attend. The food was great, the singers were fantastic, and the commitment that attendees showed toward building their relationship with God was refreshing. This is an event put on every year by Representatives Chip Huggins and Nathan Ballentine. I urge you to attend next year.
It’s Alive!
Introducing Political Net News by Under The Power Lines. What a news aggregator should be…
More stories.
Frequent updates.
Easy on the eyes.
Full disclosure.
We hope this new tool makes your morning brighter and your day more productive.
As Featured on CNN
Our new DeMint / Hensarling Energy Freedom Day countdown website was featured on CNN’s Political Ticker today. Check it out:
DeMint, Hensarling launch ‘energy freedom’ countdown Web site
(CNN) – As House Republicans continue to focus on energy policy, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas launched a new Web site Tuesday that highlights October 1 as the day the congressional ban on offshore oil drilling will end unless Congress takes some action to continue the ban.
The site prominently features a YouTube video clip of DeMint and Hensarling discussing energy policy and encouraging the public to contact their representatives in Congress about lifting ban on offshore oil drilling and oil shale recovery. The site also contains a clock-like widget counting down the time until October 1. Visitors to the site can copy the HTML code for the widget so that they can embed the countdown clock on their own blogs or Web sites. Visitors can also sign an online petition on the site and read a blog about energy policy.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, also recently launched a Facebook application that allows users to add a gas-pump-shaped October 1 countdown clock to their profiles on the popular social networking site.
These online developments come on the heels of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Monday on Larry King Live that she would be open to holding a vote on offshore drilling if it were part of a larger energy package. Pelosi’s change in position echoes a similar change in position by Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Since August 1, House Republicans have been staging a protest against Pelosi’s refusal to hold a vote on an energy bill before Congress’ five-week recess began.
Hot Air on energyfreedomday.com
Captain Ed and crew over at Hot Air are spreading the news about Senator DeMint and Congressman Hensarling’s new site - www.energyfreedomday.com.
SCF Endorses Bob Schaffer
(cross-posted at www.politicalnetroots.com)
We are very excited to have the opportunity to help Senator Jim DeMint and the Senate Conservatives Fund elect strong conservatives across the country. Here’s a new video from the Under The Power Lines team:
Check Out Joe Wilson’s New Site
The Under The Power Lines team is very proud to be working with Congressman Joe Wilson in his reelection campaign. This site was designed by Lauren and brought to life on WordPress by a couple different coders. Hopefully the site will be quick enough to keep up with Congressman Wilson, one of the hardest working elected officials I’ve ever met.
Check it out at www.joewilsonforcongress.com.
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