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CNN Cuts Ties with AP (CNN Money)
CNN announced yesterday that it will no longer use content from the Associated Press.

Scott Heiferman at PdF ‘10: “Followers” Do Not a Movement Make (techPresident)
A video of Scott Heiferman , a speaker at PdF’10, making a case for why making it simple for people to self-organize can be what it takes to turn social media followers into real movements capable of creating change.

In the closing stretch of the presidential campaign, both John McCain and Barack Obama have invoked the name of The Heritage Foundation to justify their policy proposals and attack their opponent. Unfortunately, neither campaign accurately reflected the views of Heritage. I’ve spent much of my time over the past week trying to set the record straight and protect our name.

Heritage is a nonprofit organization with strict limitations on political activity. As a nonpartisan research institution, we produce analysis on public policy issues, including the candidates’ tax proposals, but do not — and legally cannot — support or oppose a candidate for political office.

I thought it would be useful to share our approach this week responding to both McCain and Obama, particularly because we used the Internet and social media to tell our story. Our goal in each case was to set the record straight and clear up any confusion about the use of our name in their campaign materials. (more…)