Word: platformization
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...Harvard College Democrats discussed the direction of their organization, attended seminars by leading Democratic organizers, and approved their platform for the 2005-2006 academic year at their annual convention on Saturday.The convention drew over 110 people, by far the largest total in three years, according to Dems Project Director Eric P. Lesser ’07. Guest speakers at the event included former Rep. Martin Frost, D-Texas, communications specialist Lisa R. Davis, and Jeremy C. Bird, a former field organizer with both the Democratic National Committee and the Kerry-Edwards campaign. “This is the third year...
...events calendar, one is already in the works under the auspices of the my.harvard team, a team that has already built the technological infrastructure for such an undertaking. The UC should leave this project to my.harvard, the platform that was designed to serve as the all-College homepage. The UC’s website is not and should not be envisioned as a type of all-College portal. Instead, the website should function as an efficient and uncomplicated instrument of outreach for the UC’s most mission-critical tasks. Anything more would be excessive and go largely unused...
...certain actors “broke character” repeatedly. During Link Larkin’s (Tracy’s love interest) rendition of “It Takes Two,” Keala Settle (Tracy) appeared to be discreetly chatting with Paul McQuillan (Corny Collins) on the raised platform. Additionally, certain lines seemed to be specifically added to appeal to the politically liberal Massachusetts audience, such as “Manipulating our judicial system just to win a contest is un-American.” This line will probably not be in the show when the company travels...
...authors of a study that shaped Bill Clinton’s platform in his 1992 presidential victory released another study on Thursday that reevaluates the Democratic Party’s current approach and stresses the urgent need to appeal to swing voters. Elaine C. Kamarck, a lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and William A. Galston, the director of the University of Maryland’s Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, served in the Clinton White House and helped frame his centrist campaign approach with their 1989 study, “The Politics of Evasion...
...long been associated with developing countries. Why not bring the model online elsewhere, circumventing the traditional banking industry? That's the idea behind zopa.com a Web-based lending and borrowing exchange that connects those who want to lend with creditworthy people looking to borrow. Zopa serves as the platform, like eBay. The borrower simply pays a 1% fee to Zopa up front. Members have to be at least 18, have a credit rating and, for now, live in Britain. Zopa plans to open in the U.S. in 2006 and has had offers to take the service into more than...