Today's the 7th anniversary of 9/11, and both Obama and McCain are honoring the day by putting up a splash page on the front of their websites.

Obama's page features and American flag at 3/4 mast with a 2-paragraph homage. McCain's splash page has a close-up of flag texture with a link to "Learn More" about his theme, a "Cause Greater than Self."

Check out these screenshots:

It simply boggles my mind that neither the Republican or Democratic Party websites link to their respective convention websites from their homepages. Nor do they even mention the conventions--no dates, no locations, no nothing!

One of the most exciting things about watching the evolving use of digital strategy in the presidential campaigns is seeing the emergence of new best practices. The Edwards campaign provides a great example of what I mean. While many campaigns, especially those with blogs, have set up an RSS feed, Edwards has provided several RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds on its RSS Central page for supporters to more easily keep up with news and information from the candidates, the Edwards campaign has created several specific feeds, including an RSS feed of the candidate’s events calendar.