Comments on: A network analysis of the Obama 08 campaign http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/10/14/a-network-analysis-of-the-obama-08-campaign/ Anderson + Koo = Anderkoo Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:05:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marty http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/10/14/a-network-analysis-of-the-obama-08-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-40234 Marty Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:22:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/?p=421#comment-40234 Nice thought provoking graphic... (i was googling around for mesh network images). One of the fun things to do with network maps is to shift perspective on them. Networks don't have an "up" or "down." The key quesitons of the election is if the connected grassroots (mesh) created their own local teams (Obama had myspace and other social network pages before the campaign organized anything online) and the existance, energy and performance of the local teams (fundraising, volunteer turnout, visability, etc) then altered the stucture of the core tree network. Was it really all the brilliance of the core team or did the network create and shape the campaign? did the activity of the mesh network dominate the strategy and action? Nice thought provoking graphic… (i was googling around for mesh network images).

One of the fun things to do with network maps is to shift perspective on them. Networks don’t have an “up” or “down.” The key quesitons of the election is if the connected grassroots (mesh) created their own local teams (Obama had myspace and other social network pages before the campaign organized anything online) and the existance, energy and performance of the local teams (fundraising, volunteer turnout, visability, etc) then altered the stucture of the core tree network.

Was it really all the brilliance of the core team or did the network create and shape the campaign? did the activity of the mesh network dominate the strategy and action?

]]> By: Michael Bry http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/10/14/a-network-analysis-of-the-obama-08-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-35582 Michael Bry Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:51:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/?p=421#comment-35582 Very interesting breakdown of the hierarchy, especially the diversity between the tiers. Michael Very interesting breakdown of the hierarchy, especially the diversity between the tiers.

Michael

]]> By: Gene Koo’s Network Analysis of the Obama Campaign « Aaron Shaw’s weblog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/10/14/a-network-analysis-of-the-obama-08-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-34578 Gene Koo’s Network Analysis of the Obama Campaign « Aaron Shaw’s weblog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:31:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/?p=421#comment-34578 [...] 15, 2008 In typically thought-provoking fashion, Gene Koo has jumped in to offer a response to my half-baked thinking about the network structure of the Obama campaign. He gives us this [...] [...] 15, 2008 In typically thought-provoking fashion, Gene Koo has jumped in to offer a response to my half-baked thinking about the network structure of the Obama campaign. He gives us this [...]

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