A few weeks ago Senator McCain's campaign did on YouTube what it needs to start doing -- posting video exclusives to the medium.

Here's a quick assessment of Senator McCain's "Behind the Scenes" videos on YouTube.

The line between mediated and unmediated communication is blurring. A device like Chumby accelerates the blur.

Political campaigns should digitally record everything, to their peril or advantage.

The mobile phone as political communication channel orbits around the simple use of text messages (SMS). Senator Clinton uses them. Senator Barack uses them. Let's talk about the next phase. What's the future strategy for reaching supporters on the mobile phone?