TechPresident is a

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political website founded by

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and

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with the idea of tracking how the Internet is impacting

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political campaigns. It was launched on February 12, 2007 to monitor the

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. The site follows how the campaigns are utilizing new Internet-based strategies and how citizens are creating

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, such as

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videos and

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groups, using the

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technologies. TechPresident is an extension of Personal Democracy Forum, an annual conference and online magazine which focuses on the broader topic of how technology is changing politics and advocacy.

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